Auto Gossip
In Britain the new Hillman Imp costs £5OB compared with £448 for an Austin or Morris Mini. 1116 de luxe version costs £532. compared with £494 for- Austin or Morris super Minis. ¥ ¥ ¥
The Christchurch City Council’s traffic department will hold another of its refresher courses for motorists in the M.E.D. theatrette at 7.30 p.m. next Wednesday. ¥ ¥ ¥
The Sao Paulo Anti-noise League, sponsoring a campaign against traffic offenders in Brazil, inaugurated a “week of silence” with a concert of five orchestras. ¥ ¥ ¥
In Texas, children from the age of 14 may drive their cars to school irrespective of the size of the vehicle. The only qualifications are that the distance justifies the means of transport and that the pupil has passed his driving test ¥ ¥ ¥
A German driving school has introduced a refresher course for motorists who have not driven much since passing their original driver's test. There have been so many applicants that an extra instructor has had to be engaged ¥ ¥ ¥
A resolution asking for the introduction of compulsory lighting for horses and donkeys was recently passed by a conference of traffic experts in Rome
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30127, 10 May 1963, Page 11
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