MOTOR JOTTINGS.

Northern Advocate, 21 December 1929, Page 15

MOTOR JOTTINGS.

For the first half of 1929, exports'oft'j motor-cars from the TLS.A. by 36t4 per cent, over the ing half of last year. The value ’ cars exported was £80,000,000. - ''y> ■ . ■. ♦ •* • * .'/Mr; •m \ ' f U . The advent of Turkey *s first motor , hoarse threw toll collectors of the W;.: ed Q-alata Bridge into a quundry. hearse wait held up for houfs ■ on its first attempt to cross the bridge, whilom collectors debated what toll it pay. Five cents is charged for passenger cars and 10 cents, for lafge cars, but the hearse seemed to fit into’E;,, neither classification. It was flouily?f put in the truck class, and 15 cents. .. ’.i- ~....... y* .... ~: i„ V'-V# w** % If ■ -It n ■ fc -Vw/rf'. JJi S*Jp p An automobile death list of 20 pergons jsach mo,itfh Mjxsmnsme&wl 1 . specialists r reports in tlie Paris diltrict show [slightly more are due to “imprudence,” doctors think that someof the/jjmprudence is' a wrong label for pKjrei? ' caly incapacity. Dr., Raoul suggests that defective sensibilities and iaulty reactions often tff blame, and suggests physical* exatpihations to test the general .competence 1) of applicants for drivers’ ’ i 1 •■■■ .wmmrVi.—jni