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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1947.
Leaves From My Log-Book
MOTORING
NEWS AND VIEWS
Official Traffic Signals
The
A NEW CZECH CAR
Cooperation
this
AL a press conference week, the Commlastener of Police referred to "a deplorable lack of cooperation and bad road manners on the part
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torists.". This is just what have been stressing on this page for some weeks past. As con-f fesyed last
Safety. First
week, my privale)
and Courtesy Campaign has yet to show nigeri
of bearing fruit:
A traffi accident this week, hoy ever, showed thest "a dr. plornble Jack of comparation" mauriot he bald exebisively at the dours of local motorista, Our glee, too, zould do more than they do.
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A bua mind a tram were in cul- Diskon In Queen's Head
The new Tatra-107, a four.cylinder younger brother of the eight-cylinder model, is now in production in Czechoslovakia The air-cooled OHV 1,950 éc, engine is positioned at the rear, and it has a speed of some 80 miles an hour, it is claimed. As with all Czech cars, the Tatra has a single central tube chassis and independent four-wheel suspension, The car scats fuc or six people. An additional feature is that the "streamlining" is also carried beneath the egr, reducing wind resistance.
(Aphoto.)
cars
One of the intest
go into production is a 4-horse. power "Renauti.”
ItM
One
main features are Integrad construction, it four fluor atcel
morning the latter vehicle body and an engine positioned ing off a definite second-best.
The specification For quite a few minutes, there the rear.
niso inclades was not a polceman in sight on
independent the road--but there was one inspension on all wheels, Lock- the bus. He stood there, gawk heed hydraulte brakes and full g. Just like any other passen-equipment, It Is a trim-looking ger. A friend of mine, also in little vehicle, its bodywork hav the bus, Gnatly
Ing a definitely American flavour exploded
everything but size.
"Well, aren't you going to do
The Future Of The Motor Car
Kowloon Traffic Accidents
Up to Wednesday, 144 traf- he accidents had been reported to the Kowloom Traffic Office, Three persons were killed, five seriously injured, 62 alightly injured, and 74 cara damaged as the result of these accidents. These figures com- pare with 10, 12, 50, and 34 in October last yearidents which
In the 1,536
occurred betioren Oct. 1, 1046 and Sept. 10, 1047, 81 cere killed, serionely injured, and 717 slightly injured, while damage was aufered by 043 vehicles.
The New Humber Hawk
For All Drivers
I am going to TURN to my RIGHT.
am going to STOP.
I am going to SLOW DOWN.
car am ready to be OVERTAKEN,
To Points-Police
a new kind of
finger-tip gear control lever on the nteering column has
been
I am often Pernaps there is nothing re- A distinguished medium nokerl what volutionary in these sugges Incorporating the future tions, except that it is not yet holds for. mo fully appreciated what a large Loring and | place the two-senter motor-car announced by Sir William What will eas of the fu- will take in the life of the Rootea, Chairman of the Rootes like. The question large masses of working folk Group of motor manufacturers. "Big Morris" yet awhile.
There w apparently be tur
Somes not only from the cut will displace the bicycle, the
It is the "Humber Hawk"-a motor fully-equipped, four-seater. four- Miles Thomas vlec-chateman ofthusiastic motorist but largely motor-bicycle and the
generatiim bicycle and side-car, and it will door aaloon with a four cylinder the Nuffield organisation an. from the younger
visit particularly the schoolboy who sell for fur less money than the engine, developing 66
walks round the factory. It's motor-bicycle and side-car do horse-power. Described as not enxy to answer, but there to-day,
family car and built to precision are some pointers to help.
cars will have engineering standards, the new Firstly, I believe you will engines that will develop their model has been designed to op
mething?" He looked sheepish aid shook like beast. "Oh no," he sald. "I'm not in the Traffic De- "partment!" Unfortunately, in the Beat of the ensuing moment, my friend at lo inke his num-that his policy is to stick to
car of character, precision and
large and bulky ears. economy rather than to ludulge Not
her.
it
That suitude of "Blow you Jack, I'm all right!" is fortunately a common one far too many spheres la this Colony, When it comes to ano. foring, however, lack of coopera. Ulon or courtesy may well result Busty accident. Salutary menatres are enlled for, and the Police •Commissioner hus
stregsed that as fines have not proved a deterrent he is going to exercise his powers and take ears" off the rond as well thefe drivers.
Big Or Small?
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nounced during a Cairo
to
that a large car is foreign Morris, those who drove one the old "lat" sixes know.
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Kennedy Road
I have
These new
By Sir William Rootes, KBE
brake want to go STRAIGHT' AHEAD.
peal to motorists requiring a medium horse-power car with the poominess and accessibility of large car.
"Synchromatic" Gear
I want to TURN to my LEFT.
straight from
Introducing the new model to the Traffic De-
a gathering of experts represent partment that
ing motor interests in all parts; Kennedy Road
of the world, Sir Willlom em- definitely
see two distinct types of small power much more efficiently "No Motors car: the two-scater 5/6 h.p. than we have been accustomed phasised that the "synchroma- We" finger-tip gear change roud-at the moment, anyway, litre) and the four-seater to; their springing will be developed by his Company re-1 want to TURN to my RIGHT. Doctors, residents in Kennerly 10/14 h.p. (1/2 litres). The quite different, too. The nor
presented a departure .from Road, and official vehicles are next step in motoring will be mal leaf spring is a relic from normal practice. This type
of Use these signals and D avoid While the re the road, a special permit ray-
the only ones permitted to use what one will term the medium the ages of the stage coach gear is normally incorporated accidents,
ear of about 18/20 hp. (2/3 The coil spring which is work in a three-speed gear box, while vised taxation at
the litres) with a 6/6 seating capa-ed into the Independent spring the "synchromatic" is a ing to be obtained from Home hus re Police.
ing of to-day expensive and method of remote control sulted in a spate
There will still be a demand too costly to produce. We in conjunction with the for higher horse-powered cars, shall go even further back in proof four-speed synchromesh but the majority of the world the history of vehicles for the gear box. Sir William sald this
The roadside telephone box met by the future springing, which will be has been achieved without heavy services of the R.A.O and A.A. three categories I have men- on the principle of suspending weight or high cost.
became available to members of the body of the motor-car, justj
The "Humber Hawk" repre- and more than a million new both organisations on April 1,: as the bodies of the carliest sents a notable contribution coachen hung on leather straps. Britain's new export drive, being have been fitted to
to keys came into use. New locks each box, Doubled Mileage
the direct outcome of the Rootes and over a thousand of them rationalisation policy.
cover Great Britain. The old
of rumours about the "new big I am quite sure that this will cars" that manufacturers are be news to many motorista. It guin to turn out, it is interest was news to me, and I ing to hole that in France the often ised Kennedy Rond as an
tren seems to be towards smalf-
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city.
have demand will be
tioned.
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Develop-
In design, it is a combination type of key is now obsolete. mento in fuel of two previous models-the 16 will give dou-hoise-power "Humber" and the ble the mile-14 horsepower "Hillman." age per gal- Among the advantages pro-
lon we get to-day: brakingvided by the new synchromatic will be far more effective and gear-change are simplicity of speeda will be high. I predict operation, increased roominess that on the average the car of in the front compartment, and the future will have a cruising Owing to the positioning of the greater safety on the road. sheed around 80 mph. But, of course, progressive Govern-ear-lever, there is no need for ments will have to provide suit from the wheel or take his eyes the driver to remove his hand able roads.
Cars will become better off the road. tailored, not as is very loosely
termed "more
streamlined,"
They will have an air of re- velopment in tyres. They are finement lacking in the major too heavy to-day they are too ity of the motor-cars produced subject to wear, tear and blow- In the world to-day. There auta. This is not to suggest | will be no bits and pieces which that tyre manufacturers have Aro difficult to clean-no pro not made wonderful strides and Jecting handles, lamps or other contributed enormously to re- gadgets. These cars of the lable motoring. But they are futuro will have heating, ven- keen on devoloping tyres which tilating and radios fitted as 'will help towards lowering the standard equipment indeed, weight of the automobile; will within reasonable time it will have guaranteed lives of 100,- be possible to talk from your 000 miles; be noiseless in road car to your business while contact; hold the road better travelling.
and give more riding, comfort.. "Flying Car"
When I talk to the school-
boys who visit the factory I get the
In Britain, where we suffer from fogs rather more than many places, fog penetrating devices will be greatly develop ed. In what direction it la difficult to say just as it is diffi cult to say what is going to happen with atomic energy and most enthusiastic reaponge Jet propulsion. All these pro when I talk of my belief in the blems, however, re receiving fying motor-car. Who can the first consideration, of our doubt that the day will arrive scientists. For a manufacturer when special strips will be pro such as myself to prophesyvided at the side of the main what they can give us would be arterial roads of the country impertinent; I confidently be from which you will tako off. love, however, that scientists fold up your wheels and fly 300 will provide us with new forms or 400 miles to your destina- of energy for the propulsion of tion? motor velilcles and means Who
can doubt that the whereby fogs will no longer motor-car may ultimately not bothor us.
[ only, fly' but also swim? The We phall see an Improvement man who lives on an island In car lighting equipment and must go from place to place by the elimination of the dazzle, water by aly or by · land-ho bana of night driving... -54, 2 should be able to do so in thin
There is room for great de-l one vehicle.
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