THE HAND OF HELP

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 46, 1 September 1928, Page 29

THE HAND OF HELP

MOTORING IN BRITAIN The immense amount of holiday motor traffic during the Whitsuntide holidays afforded ample proof of the. increasing popularity of motoring in Great Britain, and the efficiency of the roadside assistance provided by the Automobile Association. The records received from the road patrols show, that they assisted members on 27.0,702 occasions. Of this total 262,827 were in connection with requests for road directions and information. 5652 members received assistance following breakdowns, and running supplies were, obtained for 2225 drivers of stranded motor-cars and motor-cycles. The A.A. night service assisted nearly '2000 members driving after usual hours. Tho majority of accidents requiring "A.A. first aid" service were of a minor character. This service is rendered to road users and other members oftjie public,: whether A.A. members or not. In' one case, a mdtorist—not a member —involved in a serious accident on Whit Monday, wrote appreciating the excellent qualified assistance . received from the patrol on the road, and in expressing his keen appreciation after further treatment at the hospital, stated: "I would like to broadcast it, and when circumstances permit, I am certainly going to be a member of the finost thing a motorist can go in for."