SPECIAL TYRES FOR GRITTING MACHINES
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GRITTING machines for use on frosted and ice-bound roads may have tyres shod with diagonal crossbars of equal wifIth of hot less than 1 In., extending the full breadth of the tyre, and with spaces between the bars not greater than their width.
MR. HINDLEY TO ADVISE THE S.J.C. ON FINANCE
WE referred recently to the fact that VV Mr. R. Hindley, an 'accountant connected with the road-transport industry, had been invited to act as honorary adviser to the sub-committee of the S.J.C. set up to deal with all financial arrangements arising out of the Government's control of longdistance traffic. Mr. Hindley has accepted the invitation.
HARD DRIVING MOST UNPATRIOTIC, SAYS NOEL-BAKER
Tt 4EASURES adopted by the Ministry alof War Transport to impress upon drivers of road motors the need to control the vehicles in their charge in such a manner as to economize in petrol and rubber and to reduce the number of road accidents were outlined last week by Mr. Noel-Baker in the House of Commons.
He stated that in co-operation with the Ministries of Information, Supplg and Fuel and Power, and the Service Departments, his Ministry had endeavoured, by widespread publicity, to induce private motorists, service drivers and drivers of heavy passenger and goods vehicles to avoid driving at high .speeds. The assistance of the B.B.C. and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents had also been obtained. • The purpose of this campaign, he continued, wag to bring home to all operators and drivers of road vehicles that driving at high speed was not only dangerous, but also exceedingly waste
ful of scarce commodities. The .fuel and rubber situation was very serious, and to drive at high speed, except on urgent Government or Service business, was most unpatriotic,'