Tramcar Etiquette.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 12, 16 September 1908, Page 38

Tramcar Etiquette.

If the example set by West Ham is followed the day of dull Blue-books is past, and “Punch” may be superseded by Local Government Board reports, remarks a London paper. The following entertaining hints are contained in an official guide to the corporation’s tramway system:— A ride in a tramcar is worth hvo in a sweet-scented, liver-jerking oilcan on wheels. Don’t tell the conductor that you pay for his clothes. This remark—like some of the clothes—is getting worn out. Don't put your feet on the trolley-wire —you might give the passers-by a shock. Look before you leap (from a tramcar). Then—wait until the car stops. It is not necessary, because the conductor punches your ticket, that you should perform the same operation upon him. When in doubt play trumps; when in West Ham take a tram ride. The best overhead equipment for a t ram way man—brains. A word of praise goes further than 500 volts.