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The present 6-Cyl. FIATS come from an unbroken line of 6-Cyl. models since 1907. The experience gained undoubtedly reflects itself in the present series.
In short, they lead because they set a standard which others try to reach.
Inclined straight line drive, side valve engine, flex hub clutch, lockheed duo-hydraulic brakes, silent third, girder braced chassis, special purification system for air, oil and petrol, anti- theft protection, completely equipped and low gasoline consumption-20 M.P.G.
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TRAFFIC TOLL IN BRITAIN.
18 Killed Daily in Britain by Cars.
MINISTER'S MESSAGE TO COMMONS.
London, May 10,
Serious alarm over the number of street and road casualties in Great Britain was expressed here this week by Minister of Tran- aport P. J. Pybus and other govorn ment und police officials charged with traffic control and supervi sion. In 1931, there wore 6,691 persons killed and 202,119 injured ́in traffic accidents in this country, Mr. Pybus told the House of Com-
mona.
These figures--for one year of peace--are more than four times the number of British troops kill. ed ́and injured and died of disenso in the whole Boer War. The pu blication of these statistics syn. chronised with National Safety Week and the meeting of the Na tional Safety Congress, which die- cussed the whole field of traffle and industrial accidents.
Eighteen Person Killed
Every Day.
Trafic casunities—the rate of
mean that daily there are about eighteen persons killed and 535 in. Jured on the streets and roads of this country. For the whole of last year, compared with 1930, there were 614 less deaths, but 24.224 more injuried. In London, alone, for the first three months, this year, there were 27.977 traffic accidents, involving 314 deaths and 10,865 injured. Of the dead, 224 were pedestrians, 20 occupants of vehicles, 46 cyclists and 24 ho- torcyclists.
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1932.
ASPHALT "SURF BOARDS" GIVE LATEST THRILL
Riding the rail to the tune of the road of a motorcycle is the latest sport of the adventurous lads around Portland, Ore. Instead of surf boards, the boys, use planks with the motorcyle as motive power and not the motorbónt. A sandy road also does better than the zea's waves, Terrepianing, they call, it without fear of broken legs or necka.
TAR ON ROADS.
A Suggestion to Surveyors.
By Chiltern in the News- Chronicle."
has the qualities of such with A TRUE TEST. Jample room for four people.
So far as driving goes, I have Morris Isis Driven Over never had a more comfortable position in any saloon and it was
a joy to drive it for 200 miles with i
only a few minutes' stop
Selected Course.
“A THOROUGHBRED.”
With the low-built desigu, ne- curate steering and excellent roud Invited by Messrs. Morris (New It is time the tar treatment of holding, cornering was delightful South Wales) Ltd., to test a Mor- which is nearly the same to-day-roads received more consideration and the feeling of control at high ris Ials saloon over the paper's from road surveyors and public speeds exceptionally pleasing. The own selected course, the Sydney authorities. Not only is it a nul-six-cylinder engine, which gives Truth summed up its impressions sance, but it is damaging to the the car a tax of £14, was smooth, of this car as follows:-- value of ears.
and powerful. In the chassis the "The Isis was driven up, steep There may bu controversy design of the famous Riley Nine bills in second gear and against about the gritting material best is closely followed. The gear- the stop-watch, with the engine suited to a particuar rong, but box, with four speeds, has a third "revving" its hardest. Top-gear surely there can be no argument ratio which is silent above the hill-climbing, acceleration and adopting a system of doing half
average so-called 'silent third maximum speed were other prom- the road at a time,
and changes up and down wereinent features of the run, which The damage done to tyres alone simple.
over pot-holey and cobble- by the whole width of a road hay- No attempt was made to see stone ronds with occasional ing a dressing o'sharp chipplugs is what maximum speed the car could stretches of sand thrown in for Commenting on the accident (g- considerable. After a car bas do, but 65 m.p.l. was often reach-good measture. ures, in his speech before the Na-passed over such a surface--evened and an average of 40 m.p.h, at- "Through all this, driven under tional Safety Congress, Sir Henry if a puncture does not occur-in-tained after we left London and ordinary touring conditions, the Piggott, Deputy Secretary of thenumerables bits of grit become until we
ais behaved like reached Lancashire Morrin Ministry of Transport, declared embedded in the tyres and even-this, although no risk of any kind thoroughbred, never hesitating" that a large proportion of casual-tually causé punctures as well as was run at road junctions and
for a moment, and recording n ties could, and should, be prevent-allowing wet to rot-the fabric. villages were gone through at low performance that was astonishing..
from continuing. "If some There is also the question of speeds.
"Including all the hill climbs, disease or plague claimed victims damage to the finish of the car.
acceleration and maximum 'speed on this scale the whole medicalIt may not seem a big job to clean
Losts, without any coasting, being The best speed of the <' I faculty of the country would be a car, but it is such circumstan-thought was 48.50. Acceleration.ditions all the time, the Morris driven under setual touring con- mobilised to meet the situationces, as few drivers can undertake on top gear and from a standstill is saloon proved economical. It and provide a remedy." He add-the task before the tar has har-through the gears to 46 miles an envered fifty-one miles on exactly ed, however, that little more coulddened on the cellulose.
hour, was good, and the same can two gallons of petrol." be done than to reduce the number
Riley Alpine Six.
be said about the braking. I have of accidents by means of further
Recently I mude two long heard different opinion on Riley penal legislation, or by additional
journeys on a Riley Alpine - Six, suspension, but this saloon war class road legislation.
IL car which, while it not look a large cae, is one that!
does most satisfactory.
economy this Riley Alpine Six is a For attractive exterior and high-(rather fascinating car,
ed
What is needed," he went on, "is that public opinion the public conscience in -155 aroused as to insist that the reck- less motorist, who has endangered lives of others, shall be adequate ly punished."
As regards blame for the mujori- ty of traffic accidents, there is 'nearly general agreement that, in The cities, it resta on pedestrians, and, in rural areas, on motorists. Of the 224 pedestrians killed in London' in the first three months of this year, ́police place the blame for 160 thereof on pedles- trians. There is undoubtedly a lot of "jay-walking" in London-a fuct which has been made plain since the introduction of automa- tie traffic light signals on a num- ber of streets here. While motor- ists, naturally, have to pay care- ful attention to these signals, pe- destrians make a practice of ignor. ine them in crossing streets.
So far as accidents on country rods are concerned, the official Royal Automobile Club here said the great bulk thereof are duo either to motorists passing one another at blind bends, or other spots where there is not clear vi- sion ahead or to drivers from sideroads entering the main roads without proper care. In the towns, he declared, the best renie- dy against aceldents would be to make "dangerous walking" a pun- ishable off nez and to tale altante er action against enrèless cyclists,
Although there was a decrease of 614 traie fatalists in this country in 1931, as compared with 1930. Sir Henry Piggott pointed out that 1931 was a year of depres- sion, with a decline of 3.2 per cent. in licensed motor vehicles, which would rerount for part of the 8.5 decrease in fatal accidents.
As regards the decrease of 73 in the number of street fatalities in London, in 1931, as compared with 1930. he said it was almost entirely accounted for by the fact that 67 fewer motorcyclists and billion riders were killed on the London streets last year. He also nointed out that the motorcycle is being used less than formerly, as a means of transportation in the London area.
Incidentally, a large dealer in artificial legs told the New York Herald Tribune correspondent that, since the demands of war casualtica aubaided, almost his on- tire business in that line
came fro persons injured in motor. ezrl: nécidents,
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•A'Scottish judge has expressed the view that horse-drawn vehi-les should have a reflecting mirror, as
it would hold materially in avold- ding street accidents.
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