SAFETY IN TRAFFIC

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 35, 10 August 1927, Page 4

SAFETY IN TRAFFIC

1 NEW INVENTION

Various attempts have been made at different times to introduce a mechanical signalling device on motor-cars indicating clearly to traffic in the rear the intention of the driver in front The difficulty has always been to provide easy and certain, control. Elec-trically-worked hands have been tried but have failed on the score of absolute' certapty in action, a wrong signal being necessarily worse than no signal at

There has now appeared, however, an attachment that provides a complete solution of every problem involved. This is a mechanically-worked hand which is attached to the back of the car, and is operated by Bowden cable from the steering wheel, column or any other part found convenient by the driver. There is nothing to go wrong and the signal is clear day or night' as the hand carries a red prismatic reflector. The hand is normally hidden behind a shield. There is a cam, enclosed from all dirt, which gives the indicator three positions, in each of it is held by a simple spring One points to the right, and another to the left, while the third, the vertical position, gives the Bignal "stop." The invention is the work of a New Zealander, and is being placed on the market here. It has already been taken up in Australia, and it is noteworthy that the New South Wales po-lice-have made it compulsory for all buses, while it has the strong approval of the National Motor and Eoads Association of New South Wales. It is being brought under the notice of the proper authorities in New Zealand. It certainly fills a long-felt want, and ought to form a compulsory part f the equipment of every motor vehicle, as it gives protection not only to motor traffic itself, but to all other vehicles. —Published by Arrangement.