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That it is untrue that drivers are to be equipped with capacity indicators.
That it would take more than 17,000 mirrors to make some road hogs pause and reflect.
That a few old-time two-horsed wagonettes are still in use in the Margate area during the holiday period.
That the majority of trippers to this popular resort, however, prefers the modern motor coach.
That it will be a long time before swash-plate engines become a commercial proposition for business motors.
That 50 years ago people thought twice before attending a wedding 30 miles away, but car, coach .and bus have altered all that.
That "Don't Sell Now" has done its work well.
That charcoal smoulders steadily in many countries.
That horses will soon be employing their own chauffeurs.
Of " napping " drivers taken to police stations for sobriety test. That manufacturers should observe their own gross weight limits. 0 Someone asking if " Max " is likely to have a
sister called "Mm." —0 That all drivers and their mates should know something about First Aid.
That if war were abolished, A.R.P. would surely mean Anti-Railway Precautions.
The reminder that September is the month when most Red Cross lecture courses begin.
From The Times: That in Canada harvesting costs have been reduced by 75 per cent, by mechanization.
That the instrument or facia boards of some commercial vehicles are vying with those of de luxe private cars.
Of a prominent association official who is a connoisseur in fiddles.
Approval expressed of the recently opened stretch of new road between Bedford and Luton.
That portable weighing machines are said to be unsatisfactory for dealing with multi wheelers. ,