Motors and Motor-drivingLongmans, Green, and Company, 1904 - 521 pages |
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... fitted with two vertical pivots ; the wheels pivoting separately on each , and being kept parallel with one another by a connecting - rod . It is impossible not to notice how very much this invention has controlled the fundamental ...
... fitted with two vertical pivots ; the wheels pivoting separately on each , and being kept parallel with one another by a connecting - rod . It is impossible not to notice how very much this invention has controlled the fundamental ...
Page 17
... fitted to it without having studied and perfected them sufficiently . The two other steam vehicles were almost identical brakes , especially constructed for this race , weighing about three tons when made ready for the trip , developing ...
... fitted to it without having studied and perfected them sufficiently . The two other steam vehicles were almost identical brakes , especially constructed for this race , weighing about three tons when made ready for the trip , developing ...
Page 29
... fitted on to it when the weather is bad . Ladies do not like arriving at tea - time with their fringes out of curl , or the feathers in their hats drooping or facing the wrong way ; but always remember that the driver should be quite ...
... fitted on to it when the weather is bad . Ladies do not like arriving at tea - time with their fringes out of curl , or the feathers in their hats drooping or facing the wrong way ; but always remember that the driver should be quite ...
Page 40
... fitted with an engine of sufficient power to maintain a speed of twenty miles an hour , of low compression and amply silenced , and with a body which may be entered from the side and may be closed or open at the pleasure of the owner ...
... fitted with an engine of sufficient power to maintain a speed of twenty miles an hour , of low compression and amply silenced , and with a body which may be entered from the side and may be closed or open at the pleasure of the owner ...
Page 59
... fitted with these engines for use in hot climates and places where petrol cannot be purchased are obvious . Ordinary lamp- paraffin can be found in almost any part of the globe . SECOND - HAND CARS I do not advise the purchase of a ...
... fitted with these engines for use in hot climates and places where petrol cannot be purchased are obvious . Ordinary lamp- paraffin can be found in almost any part of the globe . SECOND - HAND CARS I do not advise the purchase of a ...
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Page 438 - The Interpretation Act, 1889, applies for the purpose of the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the purpose of the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
Page 429 - State, continue in force for a period of twelve months from the date on which it...
Page 432 - ... pounds, or in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or in the discretion of the court to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.
Page 451 - ... shall cause two of its wheels on the same axle to be so held that the wheels shall be effectually prevented from revolving, or shall have the same effect in stopping the light locomotive as if such wheels were so held.
Page 423 - ... (2) If any person acts in contravention of this section he shall be liable...
Page 419 - If any person drives a motor car on a public highway recklessly or negligently, or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances of the case...
Page x - That, as they admit of greater breadth of tire than other carriages, and as the roads are not acted on so injuriously as by the feet of horses in common draught, such carriages will cause less wear of roads than coaches drawn by horses. " 9. That rates of toll have been imposed on steam-carriages, which would prohibit their being used on several lines of road, were such charges permitted to remain unaltered.
Page 422 - ... shall be liable on summary conviction in respect of each offence to a fine...
Page 417 - ... a light locomotive shall be deemed to be a carriage within the meaning of any Act of Parliament, whether public general or local, and of any rule, regulation, or byelaw, made under any Act of Parliament, and, if used as a carriage of any particular class, shall be deemed to be a carriage of that class, and the law relating to carriages of that class shall apply accordingly.