| Show VEHICLES DESIGNED FOR VICTIMS OF GREAT R E WAR WARN A R N Novel v l Means of Locomotion f for r Maimed Veterans Bein Bei Being Be Be- i ing g Tested in London LON LONDON ON Oct 1 IS Recent Recent tlona tiona In London are arc expected to prove of great r at b benefit to many thousands of ot war ve veterans erans who were ere w ro deprived of or the use u s of or their limbs Imbs and who have o been anxious l some sonio satisfactory a means l n no of Ioco- Ioco loco oc motion g sT The latest demonstration n in tho Inner Circle Regents Park N N. V. W was t organized by an En English lIsh trade paper the Motorcycle and Cycle Trader and concerned itself exclusively with hand hand- propel propelled d and motor-assisted motor cycles of ot I. I various arlou rlou kinds v ULTIMATE PROBLEM A writer in tho London Times com commenting on the tho exhibitions says sayoS sa 9 After all there Is Is or ought to be a close cose connection between those those- who ho have lost limbs and those who as ns motorists either cither Oil on car or cycle ccle still possess their limbs but voluntarily make the least possible po use use- of them In other words liquid fuel should not stop short at re remaining re- re staining an auxiliary to muscular energy when there Is th the possibility of its becoming be becoming he- he coming a substitute If It the motor cyclist Co I I. I of early days started with the motor assisted bicycle only to user of or a a machine e which was Wh In IW every sense cense self propelled Is la It not fair reason mason reasoning ing to argue that disabled persons will ultimately demand as Indeed they have every right to have vehicles which are completely reliable and equally independent ent of ot muscular exertion Before the war this was a kind o of machine for which very little scope ex existed existed ex- ex isted and such demand as there thero was could bo be satisfied by bath chairs and fitted with wheel auto-wheel attachments attach attach- ments Toda Today however the number o of men who have been incapacitated HS S faras far faras faras as locomotion is concerned must run into many thousands and since as a rule they aro are otherwise other by no means m-eans Invalids thero there should be great possibilities p for many years cars to come for machines of amore a amore amore more ambitious character I MACHINES IN USE There arc ore plenty of stalwarts shorn I of an arm or a leg who very practically show their disdain for any special e invalid in invalid I II valid machine I by sticking tI n to t the accepted c type of motorcycle cle Already a t this season a I i a one armed rider rd h has done dono quito quite t wellin well wellIn In In competitions he he mounts his machine I Iby by the run and jump on method with remarkable agility while agility while during tho the Whitsuntide holiday the the- writer saw a a. I one-legged one hero controlling his sidecar machine as though there had never ne been such a a. place as Festubert Ic tubert Needless I to say certain modifications have to be made in the motorcycle but none of or these involves any great difficulty For FOP Forthe Forthe the legged one ene ed rider everything will be hand controlled except the foot brake including in in- eluding possibly the starting mechanism I For or the one-arm one it Is is necessary to arrange arrange arrange ar ar- range the gear box so that it cs can n be operated by a a. pedal This however owe has already been done in certain racing machines machines ma ma- chines for ordinary rider so that no I fresh problem has come como forward for so so- lution Providing that he can carry a crutch SO-I SO with him bim the one-legged one rider Is aj Bs safe eaf I on a moto motors clo as h his s' s mere 9 0 fortuna fortunate to tbt br h tf t the one armed one n ma map ts is not q quite so well off tt Ulven nil all allner ner h technical I cal knowledge in the world world- and quickly to ascertain the cause of ot mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- trouble it Is is' is Isery very ery difficult to lo toI perform adjustments adjustment with one hand hanel only I Hence nce absolute reliability reliability in the mechanism ism Is of ot the first Importance The machine machine machine ma ma- chine to be satisfactory must also be I sufficiently powerful to start without personal effort on any hill even en if Ii this I should mean a sensible reduction In maxI maxImum max- max I mum s speed ed In both these thele points however how how- howl l I ever it is believed that the modern motorcycle moI mo- mo I easily satisfies requirements pro pro- vided It be in the weight medium-weight class The She lighter maehl machines s of Ot the cheaper cate cats categories t gories Jorles oriel would It Is feared not have quite the mar margin n of ot safety demanded If the thoi disabled motor cyclist Is to set out for a 3 arun arun run with the full confidence that he can complete It tt without asking for any aid what whatever ver NEW BRAND DEVICE Although h the machine Is strictly speaking not ot a motorcycle at all all a new and very verv promising vehicle expressly designed det de- de t signed for tor the is 15 worthy of ot a a. brief description It is the design of oC Granville Bradshaw and has bas already ver very verj satisfactorily undergone its preliminary tests teats It consists practically t of a sidecar sidecar side side- car body body if If Cn necessary g hood and d da ds s screen can be added added on on four wheels The h motive motive mo mo- ft eJ I tive power is electricity a single g motor n driving the rear axle by chain and the charge contained n In the batteries is sufficient suf suf- sufficient I i i t f for a run do of some o thirty five I miles TI Maximum r speed Is about fifteen miles I ef il pr Per hour r Considering e n that a full battery charge costs about 2 shillings and that the wear and tear on tires Is extremely I small this vehicle should be highly economical economical eco eco- in running while its inherent quietness of operation cannot fall fail to bea be bea a strong recommendation I SIMPLE AND LIGHT The keynote of ot the vehicle Is Is extreme i simplicity with lI light ht weight At the same time the need for special adaptability has not been lost sight of or I It is stated that it can be m made de to be controlled either entirely b bj by hand or en enI entirely en- en I by foot or by any suitable compromise compromise compromise com com- comI I promise between these two extremes There are two brakes one brakes one electric in conjunction with the tho motor controller and the other of the Ordinary o motorcycle type consisting of or a a. shoe shoo working in m a dummy dumm belt rim on one of or the tho back I wheels |
