TOURING IN GERMANY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22146, 27 June 1935, Page 18

TOURING IN GERMANY

FOSTERED BY HITLER The Hitler administration is fostering motoring throughout Germany. A new network of highways, which is part of the Government's plan to relieve unemployment, is being built, particular attention being paid to increasing driving safety. Traffic lanes on the new roads are separated by strips planted with shrubs, to shield drivers from the glare of oncoming headlights. A particularly interesting feature of the new highways is the erection of thousands of white posts at intervals along the roadside. Each post carries a telephone box. For a small fee a motorist may rent and carry with him a portable telephone, which he plugs in at one of the white boxes in case of motor trouble or accidents. Immediately assistauce comes from one of the 2500 first-aid stations scattered all over Germany. The policy of the Hitler Government to make motor touring throughout Germany as attractive as possible to visiting motorists is already bringing worth-while results. Last year, in round figures, some 5000 overseas motorists took their cars to Europe and toured through Germany. In a similar manner Italy and Franco are striving to attract motor tourists and are now simplifying the entry of visiting motorists and their cars. Much of the maze of international red tape so long associated with the entry of private cars into Europe has been wiped out—in fact, the motor-car has now become merely a part of the visitor's baggage.