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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Over-strong Coach MEW concepts concerning Bodies May Endanger "structural strength in body

Passengerc work are emanating from • American experimental centres It has been shown that there is a certain high safety factor in motor-coach construction beyond which injury to passengers in the event of collision is liable to increase The reason for this can be gathered by examining .the two main sources from which such injuries arise These are failure or collapse of the structure, generally localized in the region of the impact, and violent catapulting of passengers and driver from their scats against obstructions in front, due to the extremely high decelerating force Consequently, the greater the collision resistance. the more will the passengers tend to be thrown forward Designers have been advised that injuries from the crushing of the structure usually affect few passengers, whereas a high crush resistance may add to the danger of all the occupants A24 Road Transport CarVIUHEN domestic and indits ried Fuel to Paris " trial fuel supplies were cut During Strikes . . . off from Paris by the recent

strike of railway and inland water transport workers, the authorities were faced with a serious situation. Liquid combustibles such as mazotit (raw petroleum) are used to an extent unknown in this country, the average weekly consumption now being 7,000 cubic metres Nearly all arrives by railway, river or canal, and reserves would, normally, last about 10 days The Government acted with commendable speed Cutting out red tape, for the moment, it asked the road transport pool to mobilize every tanker available The response was immediate Starting from zero on a Tuesday morning, tanker lorries brought 3,500 cubic metres of liquid fuel into the city lily the end of the week It was a good effort by French hauliers to carry 3,500,000-litres of liquid fuel into the city in under a week. Good Reports on the ACCORDING to the Training within IndusMinistry of Labour, the try System . . . . Training Within Industry

scheme, known as T W.I., is making good progress. Up to the middle of October, the number of T.W.I. supervisors who had satisfactorily completed attendance in groups were Job instruction, 92,829; job relations, 31,073; job methods, 5,582. The number attending groups each week on all programmes was 1,200 in December, whilst 1,282 concerns have adopted the scheme.

Private Car Hirers WILD money seems to be Who Turn to Highway vv making a new class of Robbery . . " spiv " out of some of the pri vate-hire car men. Rates are rising outrageously and the sky seems to be the limit with many of the less scrupulous—or rather, the downright dishonest. This form of highway robbery is' encouraged by the new bourgeoise, as well as being unwillingly supported by transport-starved exmotorists. Fortunately, the Passenger Vehicle Opera

tors' Association is trying to persuade the Government to take action in the matter, so at least this racket will not escape notice in official circles, There is at present no legal requirement as to rates to be charged by operators for private hire.

Has Any Reader Had THE Editor has sometimes

an Experience Like I wondered. as to.. the most

This awe-inspiring drive that any of the readers of this journal has had. His worst experience in this connection was when motorcycling through a forest during the Battle of the Marne, in 1914. It was dusk, and he had been warned that the woods were teeming with the enemy, although the irregular front line had advanced a little beyond them. The stench resulting from the earlier battles, combined with the hot weather, was also not conducive to comfort. Suddenly, the motorcycle experienced a puncture! Never was a tube repair executed more rapidly, despite the operator's frequent glances through the trees and over his shoulders as leaves and undergrowth rustled

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