TWO TONE HORNS FOR FIRE ENGINES
BELLS INSUFFICIENTLY AUDIBLE
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, January 27. Superintendent Hume, of the Lower Hutt Fire Brigade, has proposed twotone alternate sounding horns, instead of bells to replace the siren on fire engines. Such horns are available and are believed to be more audible than bells in traffic. Bells have proved insufficiently audible and engine speeds have been reduced, giving fires more time to get a hold. There is no conflict with the sound of sirens, these twotone horns being quite distinctive.
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Southland Times, Issue 24654, 28 January 1942, Page 4
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86TWO TONE HORNS FOR FIRE ENGINES Southland Times, Issue 24654, 28 January 1942, Page 4
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