Seeing sights by convoy
With the growth in self- . drive tourism throughout • the world, various j methods have been developed to give the car-borne tourist the son of commentary that might be expected on a sightseeing , coach or package tour ' Tape cassettes are a I widely used favourite but I in Canberra, capital of I Australia, a rather unusual I service — the “radio motorcade” — is offered This service is based on a convoy of up to six j cars, each fitted with a radio and led by a guide vehicle equipped with a I low-powered transmitter. | The radios are light- | weight portables that can I be used in any type of | car. The lead vehicle — usually driven by Radio Motorcades founder Con Reynolds — takes the convoy on a scenic tour of Canberra, giving road instructions and pointing out all places of interest.
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Press, 12 October 1976, Page 31
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