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Interesting Calcu- lations.
Motorists frequently indulge in calculations, and curiosity is often expressed as to the revolutions a mile made by the engine. To cal- culate this multiply the number
ROAD CHIVALRY.
The Duke of York's
Appeal.
The Duke of York, patron of the newly formed Road Fellowship Lengue (National Safety First As- sociation), sent a message of on- couragement to the first meeting, which was held at the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland-avenue, W.C., recently.
"I am gratified," he wrote, "that the appeal for good followship on the road which I made in my speech at our Safety First incot ine Inst November should have been the inspiration for the forma tion of this new section of the National Safety First Association.
"I hope that by the end of the year you will have recruited such an army of good sportsmen on the road that it will have a material eflect upon the standard of driv Ing, cycling, or walking. No- where nowadays is chivalry moro necessary than on the rond."
The Quick and the Dead, "Every day Is Leap Year day when crossing the street," sald Lord Dewar, who proposed the health of the Minister of Trans- port, Lieut.-Col. Wilfrid Ashly, at The
that followed. luncheon
There are only two classes of people who can cross our streets -the quick and the dead. Traffic in fcreasing by leaps and bounds, and our destrians are surviving by the same process. '
"What we want," said Col. Ashly, "is road sense and road man- Hers. Thirty-six per cent. of ac- cidents could be avoided, he added, by the exercise of proper care ami judgment on the part of drivers of motor vehicles, but the pedestrian and the cyclist were often incon- siderate. Another causo of, neci- dents was Indifferent hand-signals. "Going up and down the country. I am sometimes at n loss to know what the palicemen really mean my driver to do," he declared.
Col. Ashley confessed that he was not a member of the Lenguo, and proceeded to repair the omis- slon by handing a half-crown sub-
GREAT MOTOR- COACH STATION,
1927 figures show that the Bri- tish cycle and motor-cycle industry is still more than holding its own in the face of all competition, sot only in complete machines, but also in component parts. 1927 British of revolutions the rear wheels scription to Lord Montagu of motor-cyele exports show an in- make per mile by the gear ratio, Beaulieu, the chairman of the or- erease of 10 per cent, over 1920 Wheel revolutions are as follows, ganisation. records, while U.S.A. trade has not taking into calculation pro- suffered a decrease of 11 per cent,bable wheel slip:--28in. tyre, 721 In British Possessions the demand revolutions; 20in. tyre, 606 roVO- for British motor cycles has relutions; 30in. tyre, 672 revolutions; mainel practically the same during in. tyre, 650 revolutions. If, for 1926 and 1927-at an average of
a car has a top gear 26,650, but the American figure example, has dropped from 9,682 in 1926 to ration of five to one (top gear used 6,659 in 1927. This reverse, how. for the mile), and the wheels are ever, is balanced by an increase of shod with 30in. tyres, then the 17 per cent. in European trade; in number of revolutions of the this latter market United Kingdom molor (crankshaft) would be 3360 returns show an increase of 28 per a mile. If the mile was covered in, say, three minutes, then the It appears the ehlef
engine would be revolving 1120 countries times a minute. taking increased consignments of British products are Denmark, In- dia, Dutch East Indies, South
cent.
50 Able to Load at
Once.
Unknown to most, Londoners a large and animated station, deal- ng with throngs of passengers daily, has grown in the heart of the metropolis.
It is the Central London Station, Crescent-place, St. Pancras, W.C.
Africa, Switzerland, France. Briin 1926 to 102,805 in 1927; next for motor-coach traffic, which ac tish trade with the United States comes British West Africa with commodates more than 50 giant appears to be more hopeful in view 20,982, and Netherlands East In-conches at a time, and is used as of the increased export, of motor dies with 17,022.. eyelea from 14 in 1926 to 26 in 1927.
Parts.
a depot by nearly all the motor- coach companies.
No trade worth mentioning existed
The busy and exciting scene at! with South America in 1924 and Although there appears to be a the morning rush hour-about
A o'clock-is revelation. 1925. Now, however, small can-slight falling off in the British ex-nine signments are being despatched, port of cycle parts, this is counter- Rows of gigantic conches stand In the figures for the Argentine hav-balanced by an increase in motor a line rapidly being filled by Ing inefensed from 19 to 52.
eycle parts despatched overseas. families, by girle with tonnis
The following table shows, the Cycle and motor-cycle parts were rackets, by business men and percentage of total imports coming exported during 1927 to a total youths in blazers. The depot it- from United Kingdom in a few of value of £2,668,952-the U.S.A. self in very like a railway station. the principal markets:
figure for the same period being £264,162..
Per cent. Switzerland ...57 (1327) India
.92 (1926) Italy ....
G2 (1926)
Australia
South Africa
69
79
(1927). (1927)
(1928)
New Zealand ..80
Germany ... ..52 (1926)
Cyclés.
There are platforms, waiting- rooms, advertisements, alot ma- chines, booking offices and wor- It is interesting to note that Ger-ried oficiale. many Imported British motor-cycle. From here coaches go all over parts to the value of £229,755, com- England and Scotland-there is, pared with £64,879. in 1926.
for example; a two-day journey to Glasgow. Some of them contain restaurant saloons, others have a special trainer for extra luggage. An official told a Daily Mail repor- ter:
India again is Great Britain's chter customer for cycle parts, the value of 1927 consignments being
£238,481.
In 1927 British bicycles were des-
Among the chief producing coun- The most popular trips are the patched overseas to the extent of tries the following have taken con- long distance ones, and on Satur- 283,462-an increase of approxi-siderably increased quantities of day and Sunday places in the care mately 10,000 over 1926.
British motor cycle parts:-Aus- are not easy to obtain. trin, Germany, Italy, Japan, Swit zerland, while Belgium, France and Switzerland have increased their
India is the largest customer in this branch of the industry, and increased her demand from 84,529
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