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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY.' JULY 12, 1947,"

MOTORING NEWS AND VIEWS USED CARS

London's Non-Waiting Areas Follow Hong Kong Practice

Mr. G. D. Binstead. Police innd from the agents that these Superintendent of Traffic and vehicles are becoming very popu Transport in the Colony, who re- lar.” cently returned to Hong Kong by

New Tyres air from England said yesterday

Although it was apparent that that second hand cars are felching extremely high prices in Lain in England, he said that sec new tyres were dimeult to ab.

Britain. "Deulers are now asiting.

Parking

On the transport altuation as

sald

1400 for the type of second hand ond hand ones were to be found car that would inve sold for £80n salo in many places. Also there seen from the point of view of the £90 before the war" he said "while did not seem to be any difficulty authorities, Mr. Binstead

in. obloining trucks forex- that similar difficulty to pre-war people ordering new cars in Eug- land have been told they will have to wait up to two years br Incre,"

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tion. I imagine this is because) ed for parking and alleyways and people have got used to it and courts are also being used 05 then there is usually the case of parking space by drivers. No res- a friend of a friend, being in the ponsibility is accepted by the background who can rako up a police for cars loft by their owners

in any of these places as they: few coupons."!

have stated, that they are unable to give such detailed supervision. "A new "non.waiting" system which has been introduced in cer

SUN BEAM TALBOT talo streets in London, is similor to what Hong Kong now has, for EVERY CAR GUARANTEED instance in Queen's Road," "said Mr. Binstead. "Drivers are only

FOR THREE MONTHS. allowed to sol down and pick up ECONOMICAL ·REPAIRS by passengers, load and unlond quaillied automobile engineers. goods, but not for longer than ó

DRIVING SCHOOL: Driving. period of 20 minutes. As these

Jessons the experimental instructors at moderate fees,

given by experienced. streets are in stages in London they are marked with a brilliant coloured chrom band across posts and standards. understand from the authorities that they have proved quite a ruc- Ccss up to the present time.

By Our Motoring

Correspondent、

with prewar

were the

New Traffic

While in England Mr. Binstead visited various motor-car · manu- facturing agents who said that Mr. Dalton's news concerning the port and one manufacturer told days was being experienced by abolishment of the horsepower him that he could export as many the traffic authorities at the mo. tax as levied in England, had no desired by overseas markets. ment over the parking of vehi. been received with mixed feel. Remarking briefly on several cles In the towns. Several blitzed ings but in the main everyone points of interest Mr. Binstead slies in London have been clear had agreed that it should be a said that more and more British

to be atted good thing for British overseas cara seemed

radios compared with Questioned about his general Taxis in the London arca Impressions on transport at home, plentiful, probably due to Mr. Binstead said that the war absence of Allied service person- seemed to have introduced a num. nel, and 60 now taxis had been ber of interesting vehicles in the added in the past year. Mr. Bln utility lines which were found so stead said that one, taxi driver useful in the Services during the told him that fares were war. "One manufacturer in the plentiful and South of England has really gone nhead" said Mr. Binstead. "He has developed a station wagon cum light van body which he fits to several different models. I under-

Etill

that taxi driv.

ing in London was still a good business.

Bin.

"Incidentally" said Mr. stead, "I did not hear too much greusing about the petrol sliua-

Factors That Cause Too Early Tyre Wear

Here are some interesting con- tures, in the same distance on clusions about the operating fac concrete-only one puncture, tors that contribute to premature 8. The average rate of wear tyre wear and carcass fallures, on tyres used regularly on city according to the report of a group streets at the customary speeds of experts who recently conduct was two to three times that of ed exhaustive rond tests in tyres used on rural pavements at America which involved travelling|45 MPH. a total of 2,000,000 miles.

wear

WES

Lights In Hong Kong

Bus Stops

"Another point is that nearly all bus stops in London now have been atted with queueing pens, but of course the wide pavements in England allow this to be dona without any inconvenience."

Although Mr. Blastend was in England only a short time he said yesterday that bo' was surprised now traffle to notice on his return, the vari indication lights for the tramway ous brilliant hues of the cara' on pedestrian islands are shortly to Hongkong roads compared to the be installed in the Colony as an quieter colours preferred by road experiment. These lights have users in Britain. On the other been designed by an engineer of hand, when arriving in England. the Government Electrical De Mr. Binstead sald It seemed to partiment in

Traffic

It is roads had 'shrunk hey will do away pared that they

the

A number

hoped

with

of

aion with him as though cars on the English

the normal typo

standard light employed in most

being

countries today which, AB All users know, are continually knocked down and are extremely expensive to run.

Kong lights designed for...

Pet Ther

indestructable, I am told. will not only warn traile of obstruction but they will light the Island fiolf so that

are

pedestrians will be able to sea to board the tram and also be able to see kerbs, quite clearly.

The local Police Traffic autho-

9. Misalignment is the greatest Eight automobiles were used on mechanical wear factur, causing the tests which revealed that tyre wear ten times normal

influenced directly 10, Measures recommended to by: Cor speed, rate of braking) car owners are: Start and stop rities are now requiring appli and accelerating, type of road-slowly, reduce speed on sharp cants, for new Heences and ali way surface, tyre inflation, wheel curves and steep hills, check tyre persons wishing to renew-their alignment and wheel balance, at inflation cach week, and keep driving leences for the current mospheric temperature, tyre loads within the rateti capacity acason, to produce. two photo- switching or rotating from one of the tyres.

graphs of passport size, Reasons position to another

for this, sald an offlelát, is provide easy identification in the event of an accident and biso

around the

car, and the driving habits of the operator.

Factors which contributed directly to tyre carcass failures were:--neglected culs, punctures,

C

Automatic Light Switch

そり

enable a general checking up to be carried out

Our speedfly,

Vigorous action is now being stono bruises, rim bruices, and The now 1947 Buick (series 5 taken by the authorities against fabrle breaks, heat, fälligue, over- four-door sedan) is one of nine the pubile hire vehicles who tout load and incorrect Inflation, tread new Buick type of automobiles around the Colony's stronts and separation, deterioration of the cach powered by the Fireball main thoroughfares, with a view rubber and fabric from oil and straight-eight equipment. water, damage from tyre chalns,

The "51" sedan cater mainly beton don the traffic, coll

understand that about and certain types of abnormal carrier of six persons. When the fined for cruising in the past for comfort and is roomy 300 public hire drivers have been

The more important findings of inside is illuminated by an auth they would be very pleased if the doors are opened, a small step month, Police traffic oficials say this Investigation were as fol- matic light switch which is general public would support

operated by A door-switch.

thom in this direction by nai

"went,"

lows:

3. Variations in Cor specd Drive

is through a full length hiring cruising public ears, but caused greater differences in the torque-tube, with the rear axle taking then from their legitimate rate of tyre wear (loss of tread held in T-square allomenicily

Ser-stands.

rubber) than did variations in vice. brakos Aro braking and acceleration, type and, operated. They are self-energiz conditions of road surface, tyre ing which

mcans that a few

Inflation pressure or any of the ounces of pressure on the brake pedal is multiplied into pounds of other factors investigated,

2. The rate of tyre wear pa| concrete pavements at a nominal speed of 05 MPH was four times that at 25 MPH.

pressure at each brake dual-

One feature of the car. able at extra cost, which should interest Hong Kong residents is 'a weather ventilator. This con- 3. In stop and go tests, simu- trois the atmosphere in the in- lating city traffte conditions the terior of the car to the travellor's rate of wear was seven times comfort in either heat, cold or that in normal driving on rural rain.

pavements at a speed of 25 MPH Hong Kong are Messrs.

Agents for the Buick sedan in

China

4. The rate of tyre wear on International Motors, Ltd. Bank dry pavements was approximate of East Asia Buliding. (Tel, ly double that on the same pave- 81440). ments when wot..

5. Rate, of tyre wear during the first 500 miles of use; was! three times the rate after tyres had been driven 3000; to 6000) miles.

6. The rate of wear for the tyres on rear wheels was from 180 to 200 per cent of the rate on front wheels, by dyngd, fa

7. Rough, loose, corrugated gravel surfaces produce" :- high} heat, impact and fatigue which

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