Show parisian bus drivers face new speed test new york paris bus drivers who apply for driving licenses are now required to face a strange piece of appa apparatus with a stranger name naine the meter which tests their ability to judge the speed of approaching vehicles the inventor of the prof emillo alara of barcelona recently arrived lif in this country to confer with american psychologists the prospective bus driver professor mira explains la Is seated 15 feet feel away from a table on which three rods lods are rigged up with pulleys and a 0 rheostat t so that the rods can be moved at varying speeds und and in different direct ions if the driver can esti estimate lata quickly and accurately the time nt at which the rods will meet he la Is considered a good risk nt fit ing the speed of passing street cars autos dogs and other hazards |