Drivers Need Not Give Statements
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NAANY drivers did, not know that it IV' was entirely. at. their own option whether they made a statement to the police after an accident, said Mr. J. D. Eaton Smith, retiring president of Huddersfield Incorporated Law Society, last week.
• If drivers were public-spirited, they would give statements—because the police needed help to try to reduce road accidents; but if drivers viewed the matter in their personal interests, they would not make them.
Made in the excitement of the moment, such statements were unconsidered, and drivers should have a legal option to modify them later, said Mr. Eaton Smith. : Mr. James Chadwick, Chief Constable of Huddersfield, commented later on Mr. Eaton Smith's remarks. He advised drivers involved in an accident to tell the truth as they knew it. The value of statements would be assessed from others' by independent witnesses.
A court, he added, did not rely on the spoken word of anyone. All the facts were heard by experienced judges and magistrates, who came to a decision on the evidence before them.
LEYLAND FASTER THROUGH ALPS
AFTER taking a Leyland Worldmaster through the Swiss mountain passes, Messrs. Maarse and Kroon, the largest independent Dutch bus operators, decided that the vehicle was faster than those specially made for such routes.
The bus has a dual-purpose body. In summer, when used for Continental tours, there are 38 luxury reclining seats and a separate rear compartment, with refrigerator, wash basin, toilet and wardrobe. For winter local traffic, the compartment is removed and replaced by nine extra seats.
The operators work regularly within an area bounded by Amsterdam, Haarlem and Leiden, and daily carry some 3,000 workers from Amsterdam to Schiphol airfield.
WORLD HIGHWAYS EXHIBITION •
AN exhibition of photographs and models of highways and bridges all over the world is to be held at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Great George St., London, S.W.1, from November 7-18. It will be open to the public on and after November 8.
The title of the exhibition, which will be opened by the Minister of Transport, will be "Roads—How the World is Solving its Traffic Problems." Of particular interest will be a model of the redesigned city of Munich, showing its through and ring roads. .
The exhibition is being organized by the Institution of Highway Engineers and various other bodies concerned with roads.