Show MOTOR BUS REMEDY FOR CONGESTION nv nY n. n r c. c FULTON In tho Scientific American In a a. consideration of or tho the reasons for the tho growing acceptance of or tho the motor moor mo mo- tor lor or bus as an economic necessity In passenger transportation It Is well first to e examine tho ultimate effect of or Increases In population upon traffic facilities While tho the necessity for immediate im- im mediate action to solve sol serious Herlous con congestion es- es Ion tion problems Is now being felt only b by tho the l larger rs-er rs cities tho the requirements of or smaller cities clUes and their future de development do- do deserve deseno Just as ns much consideration con con- to prevent pro this congestion In n years cars to come conic It Is evident that the traction lines I aro arc becoming more moro and more Inadequate i t quate to handle tho the congestion that I Is Is s Increasing every day Since Sinco t the tho e I I amount of or traffic they will wm hold hoM is limited b by the tracks on which thc they I run It will be he Impossible for themo them to o keep up with the growing needs of or transportation unless new tracks are iro laid lild This however Is prohibited b by y tho the Increasing congestion of or privately l owned vehicles on tho the hl high high- h- h Wl ways Increasing population on theone theono the tho ono one hand demands moro more public transportation transportation trans trans- facilities l. The Increasing number of ot privately owned passenger et and commercial vehicles on tho the other hand land demands hotter better highway ties tics Can ono one factor be bo satisfied except except ex- ex ex ex- at the tho expense of or tho the other Cant Can't Lay More lore Tracks Track In Jn the thC majority of or largo cities clUes It Is out of or the question to lay moro more tracks for or surface car lines Unes In thickly populated business and residential sections sec sec- there thero there Is no room room for or them In view of this tills fact It Is only logical to assume that motor buses will be bo used to o relieve tho the congestion cone as they are freo to operate on any route without tracks bracks And It Is 18 very y possible that tho ho time will como come when traffic will have ve Increased to such Buch an extent extant that till tho streets will wilt seem cm unable to hold It As far ns an a less leas thickly populated sections sections sec seC- aro arc concerned there thero Is Js every reason on to believe that future futuro development development develop develop- ment of or transportation facilities will favor tavor tho the motor bu but bust Tho The laying laying- of tracks for fot a l. l surface car line lino represents 1 senta a hu huge o Initial eXp expense nse for right of ot wn way bridges bridge grading and r rails if U I such a line does docs not prove provo profitable It cannot bo ba diverted The flexibility of or tho the motor bus system however cr does docs not confine confino it to any one ono fixed route Efficiency and economy of or operation operation operation opera opera- tion are aro In favor of ot the tho motor bus These economics economies aro are principally due to tho the fact that tho the tremendous overhead overhead overhead over over- head expense of or tho the surface car lines aro dominated In the tho operation of or motor motor motor mo mo- tor buses buso The Tho bus Is Its Ils own power plant and It consumes power only when In operation Since it la is speedier than tho the surface car a bus can make moro more trips per da day there thereby h Increasing Increasing- tho fife revenue rC per unit of oC expenditure flu Hin More Conn Convenient Motor rotor bu bus bus routes offer man many mans conveniences conveniences con con- that cannot be offered by traction lines Another point they unload passengers ers at th tho cur curb which i Is 19 s much safer aCer In Tn cast case of or a a. blockade a bus can detour This fact r r rno no no ne works work as a a. benefit In two ways It ways it makes a more dependable transportation tion system and tends to tho the congestion Incidental to blockades Not Dl being confined to tracks track buses bUset can cnn receive and discharge passengers pl nearer to their homes Then too we have olho ha the tho obvious fact that people would rather ride In a motor bu bus not only because of or Its Hs convenience but because of or the suggestion It conesor conveys con of or outdoors outdoor I JI Th The nem foray service handbook gives Ives the following Bit Mt of ot good advice ad that seems well worth passing passin along lIe Bo consistent In looking for trouble If JC a certain part of or the equipment la is out of or order determine Just what conditions con con- could cause the trouble then theno go o over O tho the apparatus investigating each ench condition until tho the defective part Is located Suppose for example that one ono headlight ht does not burn everything c else being alright It would bo be highly Inconsistent to look for this trouble In tho the battery or the generator as os It is cr very cry evident that It Is confined to the limp lamp circuit the lamp may be burned out or tho the wires to lo the lamp may be short circuited or open If H these possibilities are gone hone Into thoroughly the trouble will be bo easily and quick quickly cleared up In all cases of ot trouble fir first t determine all nil possible causes for tor such trouble and then proc proceed proceed pro pro- c ed to eliminate them one ono at a no time until the possibilities are arc narrowed down to the exact defects Think first and try tryout out In a I. 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