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Speed Limits in Areas (IN certain sections of arterial With Derestriction •-Jroads leading out of Signs London, the Minister of Trans
port has lately seen fit to impose a speed limit, and since they pass through built-up areas, one' may not feel inclined to quibble at the decision. The 30 m.p.h. signs at each end have been erected in great haste and herein lies a trap for the unwary, because unless they be quickly observed one soon finds that the derestriction signs have not been removed, with the result that road users may, unwittingly, break the law. To overcome this inconsistency, the latter discs should be taken down at the same time as the limit signs are erected.
Who Is to Blame for IN its Monthly Bulletin of the Most Road 'Road Information, the B.R.F.
Accidents criticizes Mr. Burgin for expressing his satisfaction with the safety of the present road system and attempting to blame drivers for accidents, claiming that only 1318 three in every 200 are caused by faulty road construction. He bases this remarkable statement on the " analysis " of the causes of 100,000 accidents, which is merely a count of the times that police witnesses assigned road conditions as the sole or main cause. The only thorough investigation is that conducted by the County Surveyor of Oxfordshire, who concluded that over three of every four fatal accidents in Oxfordshire could .have been avoided by proper road constration.
Railway Officials WHAT is believed to be the Cover Big Mileage YV largest fleet of goods to Obtain Loads . . vehicles in the Lincoln area is owned by the London and North Eastern Railway. It was stated at a luncheon in Lincoln recently that, in order to extend its road business, this company has covered some 75,000 miles in canvassing agricultural districts in the area. We wonder whether the cost of this mileage will be added to the transport rates to be charged!