DIRECTION SIGNAL.
EXCELLENT ENGLISH DEVICE
An excellent device for indicating direction has been patented by an English firm. Its adoption by motorists would greatly minimise the chances of accident.
The device consists of a rectangular box, rotable through quarter turns, and lixed across the dumb irons of the car. On the right-hand end of the box is a red lamp, whilst four panels—illuminated from the inside, show in large lettering whether it is the intention of the driver to stop, proceed or turn to cither side.
One of these boxes is carried at the front of the car and another at the rear, while in front of the driver, on the dashboard, is a miniature box, which works in unison with the other two. The driver thus sees for himself exactly what signal is being displayed.
The special points of this system are that the signals are equally visible by day as by night, and are as prominent at the front as at the back of the car. They illuminate the number plates, the tail lamp being combined with the rear box, and a great point is that the signals cannot be misunderstood.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 96, 24 April 1928, Page 20
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193DIRECTION SIGNAL. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 96, 24 April 1928, Page 20
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