A Public-Spirited Action
Sir, —“Thank You’s” nice letter of appreciation for e timely warning of danger ahead of the car raises a point that seems worthy of elucidation. Driving recently along Ham road, I realised. from previous experience, that I was approaching a nasty and almost invisible trench across the road; so. noticing in my mirror a car behind. I gave the driver the cautionary “go slow” signal commonly in use in the United Kingdom. The net result was that he accelerated and shot past in blissful ignorance of what was coming
to him —and quit* spectacularly did. Apparently, the only signals officially recognised and universally understood in this country are those indicating a driver's intention of stopping or turning. How, then, is one motorist supposed to warn another of danger ahead? Or do the present standards of road safety and courtesy render any such refinements superfluous?—Yours, etc.. ILAM. January 5. 1981.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29714, 6 January 1962, Page 3
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