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Useful Suggestion for A MOST interesting idea Heavy-braking expounded by .Mr. R. B.

Recording Device , Daniell, A.E.R.T.E., at a recent

meeting of the institute of Road Transport Engineers, was that an instrument should be devised to record any use of the brakes beyond the normal—in other words, to show emergency stops or excessively heavy braking at other times. He suggested that drivers should be allocated marks to count for a bonus, and a deduction should be made from these for each occasion on which heavy braking is shown without an adequate reason being given. He thought that in this way vehicles A24

would attain a much longer trouble-free life. Now it is up to the instrument manufacturers to produce such a device at a reasonable figure. It would be in the interests of both vehicle manufacturers anc operators.

A SIMPLE and ingenious " device to effect control of ignition advance was recently protected in this country. It comprises a torsion bar embodied in the drive of the ignition distributor, the " lag " being used in what may be termed the reverse sense.

Torsion-bar Drive to Distributor Controls Ad vance

Some Grave Faults in "Selling' British Coaching

THERE is a brief, and therefore well-re membere d, poem about a Spanish Don w h o ordered sumptuous volumes filled with old and indifferent stories, That he has his contemporaries among those responsible for preparing much of the literature relating to coach tours and excursions, is a fact that is quickly borne upon anyone who has occasion to peruse the publicity efforts of many operators. Poverty cannot be pleaded as an excuse, for considerable sums must be spent on production. The trouble lies in leaving the text to the mercies of those who are all too obviously devoid of the powers of observation or description, or both. Can it be that the writers have never been on any of the tours with which they deal in so uninspired a fashion ? The coach tour is selling not only road travel, but also Britain, both to the overseas visitor and holiday-maker from the home country, and the scope for rich descriptive writing about the romance and beauty of the land is immense. Anything less is to under-rate apriceless asset. The Essex Bus Washer THE novel Essex bus-washUsed By Eastern A ing machine was described

National in this journal on August 20.

In this connection a member of our staff was able to see the device in service operation soon afterwards and was impressed with its efficiency, simplicity and robust construction. Double and single-deckers at the Chelmsford garage of the Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd., were thoroughly washed and cleaned in about two minutes apiece, at a cost of 0.34d. per bus. One of the obvious important advantages of the machine is that it does not take up any floor space, as it "hangs in the rafters," so to speak. The driver does not do any complicated manceuvring, but merely backs slowly between two guide rails until the rear intercepts a light-sensitive ray, automatically lighting an indicator lamp near the front of the bus. He then moves forward far enough to switch off the light, and the washer is winched down around the bus. Full marks to Mr. W. J. Morison, M.B.E., chief engineer at Chelmsford—already well known for his inventive genius and fund of pioneer reminiscences.


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