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Spotlight On Road Safety:
EUROPE SHOWS MIXED REACTION TO SAFETY
Delco Car Radios
In
Almost every country is faced with a road safety problem. Britain road accidents average 12,000 a month with në many as 500 fatal carnalties there; our correspondents describe how the problem is being tackled in various parts of the world in
Snob Appeal
From Hugo Kuranda, Zurich,
"You think speeding through the town is smart? You're just a
but fruitless, war against Jar walkers, sekish motorists and
The Wonders On Two Wheels
by Courtenay Edwards
Britain recently rounded of an outstandingly successful year in motor-cycle sport by staging at Earls Court the biggest motor-
cyclists. Every other month a newcle show the world
seen.
campaim is launched, the most recent taking the form of bright-
has CYC
It was the exhibition's silver
visited
of
of
many the
When the present range
ly covered cardboard signs at- jubiler, and there were on view Delco car radios was in the desnob."
tached to pedestrian crossing more than 300 motor-cycles decided that sign stage it was
Big banners with this text signs, announcing "This is the more than 30 different makes quality of reproduction was to de
and 2,000 bicycles. the foremost consideration and to strung across the main streets of place!"
For eight day. cchieve this the designers stipul Zurich during a recent road safe-
thousands ated that the smallest speakety campaign are said to have had.For a few days some pedestrians
were lulled into a sense of false potential customers from security. But only the presence different countries permissible would be one of 6 ins a bigger effect on motorists' man- diameter.
ners than any threats and ward of a policeman afforded them any show to order the latest products
In bourgecis By adhering to this policy amps for "no"
practical protection.
of one of Britain's most success. high standard of reproduction has Switzerland is a serious insult.
ful exporting industries. A previous campaign urging been atmined but, as the set was Nevertheless, Switzerland still to be a single-unit receiver with has an abundance of reckless motorists to keep to the near side
of the road, was also a failure. built-in speaker and controls, drivers. This might seem duc this resulted in the overall dimen
fact that, largely to the
Prince Axel, one of Denmark's
In the first six months of 1949 sions of the radio beings some- | Iron elementary international leading businessmen and greatest the industry exported nearly what greater than might be ex-road signs, no warnings are given travellers, recently declared that £15,000,000 worth of motor-cycle pected since the tendency in post to motorists about their duties. Danish motorists were the worst and pedal cycles. war car radio design has been to
They may do as they like until in the world. They hug the cen- make these sets more and more compact.
they indulge in "dangerous dri-tre of the road in both town and However, it can be said, with-ving," a phrase open to the most country," he said, "and refuse to
flexible interpretation. by the give way." police whose opinion alone counts,
out reserve, that the question of size is the only disadvantage of this receiver which has many compensatory features
During the period of testing the Delco set has been hited on a Series M Morris Ten saloon, Des- pite its size (9 ins. by 7 ins. by Sins deep), installation on this car did not present any difficulty. The set was mounted beneath taz instrument panel by cutting hole in the parcel tray to allow the control panel to protrude beneath
apart
Licences are withdrawn quick- ly; but even worse for many offenders is the fact that their name is published prominently in the local paper under "Official news."
marked,
Rules Vary
and
Life In His Hands
Nice Figures
The value of bicycle exports rose in this period by £2,500,000 te £11,000,000; and motor-cycle exports by £160,000 to £4,000,- 000. Last year the industry sent abroad
£17,725,000 worth hkycles and £7,634,000 worth of mczne-cycles.
is a highly specialised en- From Kenneth Thorburn, Paris.
There is no road safety cam-gineering field in which Britain paign in France at the moment leads the world, and it will sur- and the main reason(say the Prise many people that exports of the humble push-bike are worth cynics) is that no amount
warning will make the French-50 much more than those of the
more spectacular motor-cycle. man a safe driver.
Two million bicycles are sent than Anyone driving a car in France abroad every year to more
and models -Or even crossing a street 100 countries, virtually takes his life in his show clearly demonstrated
needs specialised hands.
markets.
often dis- Traffic signals are regarded, and policemen have less apparent authority over the mad
02 the
of individual
Persian Market
One Arm, for instance, is
10. Persia because there are
fitting stands to the bikes it sends kerbs there!
no
Traffic signs throughout Italy are adequate, but no more than
Dangerous curves In this position it can be easily that. reached by driver or front seat gradients are generally clearly passenger without in any way en-
as are approaches to croaching on leg room. If re-schools and level crossings. quired, the receiver may be fitted In the cities, however, rules with the controls at the top er vary a lot. In Florence it is an rush of cars on Paris streets than at the side for
motor-car horn have police in Britain Even if an additional offence to sound.
unless in charge a
exceptional circums- you are caught breaking traffic a remote control head can be supplied which is linked to the tances, whereas in Rome there is rules your fine will probably be main body by flexible cables. ja constant honking day and night. only 300 francs (5s. 6d).
This same frm brought out-a Policemen are on duty beside A particularly useful feature of
and In 40,000 miles of driving multi-coloured "Carmen Miran- the Delco radio, not to be found trake lights at busy crossings and around France the only publia da model for South American
fined two on the majority of car radios, is jay walkers are the fitting of a switen whereby for crossing on the red...if the warning. I have seen is a faded markets because they found their the Paris-Fon-less garish earlier models were the set may be operated on either policeman cares to notice them pre-war sign on
tainebleau road, saying: "Better not finding favour there. Or 12 oils a pont that is often as not he does not.
Extra frame-tuber are fed to Road
in be late than never drive care- safety campaigns appeal to those who retain their
some models 20 only fully
give more schools are unknown. The radios when changing cars.
Turning from considerations of general measure which the Minis-
In most places, however, the strength in countries where level while on size and reproduction to circuit ty pt Transport applies rigorous-rule of the road would sean to roads are a luxury: design, it is interesting to note is that holders of driving make a chance you'll pro- others special guards are provid- ed for the benefit of cyclists that a dry metal place rectifier, licences issued bezore 1948 must bably make it."
Pedestrians are supposed to wearing flowing robes; or chain which should have unlimited life come forward for a fresh driving is employed in place of a valve
have the right of way on pedes (covers for protection against tall reetider and that, in addition, sve
trian crossings, but few of them jungle, grasses.
The motorcycles were still the tives are employed in the other stages of the circuit.
especially as delays in delivery Due
than to the desim quite
are, in the main, shorter number of stations may be re-
Last year. ceived during the hours of day- tight when reception of signals is more difficult.
Five Valves
distant
test this year.
Do one
Italians are fast frequently taking blind
brakes and with a large dose of of all the car drivers. recklessness, it is only surprising that the accident rate is higher than it is.
corners on the horn, screeching risk it; what is more,
sertis to expect them to least main interest at this year's show,
Speed A Necessity
From Rodney Campbell, New
York.
not
Controls have been kept to a minimum. Two knobs are pro vided, that on the left-hand In America, where single States
they
Dangerous City
can get a licence,
per-
The new Excelsior Talisman, a two-stroke vertical twin of 244 c., offered for £110 plus £29 From Max Peters, Amsterdam, 14s. tax, attracted special atten- Dutch matorists generally be-tion, for machines in this power- have well on the roads. One of class have long been neglected the chief reasons is probably that by British manufacturers. road tests are severe and that So did the new Triumph and more often than not applicants B.S.A 650 C.E. vertical twins, combining the function of on/care as long and as wide as whole have to try several times before erbird's
in view of the Triumph switch, volume control and wave sections of Europe, speed
In Holland, in fact, cyclists and formance at Pectacular
recently. changing (by pulling or pushing), reckoned a necessity. while that on the right is devoted The accident rate reflects this
off road safety than the production line each did 500 solely to tuning. The tuning reare with 37,500 Americans killed on Pedestrians seems to be more of when the first three to come
a merace to is dimly illuminated so that no the roads last year and 1,150,000 anyone else. This is especially so miles at an average speed of over distraction is caused to the driver Americans badly hurt. Nearly Amsterdam, with the result 90 m.ph. during darkness, while the tun-5,000 accidents involved teen-age that the Capital has the reputa ing scale for both medium and drivers and 2,300 involved woman tion of being one of
drivers.
for traffic in dangerous cities response to public Europe! Now, in
With prices raging from £60 Local laws enable policemen | to £400 there were motor. In the course of the past months the set has been tried in New York and various parts of London, at Sil where almost a sixth of American but on the other hand the large a wide range of lightweights traffic accidents occur, City and scale safety campaign held in powered by the reliable, econg- verstone and at placer along the State road transport officials are Amsterdam a few months ago was mical little 98 r. Villiers unit. South Coast. · Af all points dur-
beginning a new road salety not a success.
A welcome trend noticeable ing daylight it was possible to drive.
-Amsterdammers continue to this year was the provision of Fick-up a number of BBC trans-
some mid-Western cycle in rows of five or six in the sprung frames, either as a stan-
long waves is calibrated 12 Incires...
in
.the mast
To Suit All
clamour, particularly in the States
California, to fine trespassers on the spot. cycles to suit all needs, including
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However, as the evening wore | on and the sky darkened, so the number of stations audible at good strength Increased-a stolai
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p.m. on a recent evening.
World's Worst
From James White, Copenhagen. Denmark wages an unceasing,
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