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Show ROAD BANKING IS PLAN OF BEITISH According to n recent announcement announce-ment from the office of tho v rma nont International association of Roail ''onurrsses In Pari, the Bnlisli ministry min-istry of transport Tiaa direct. .1 us divisional di-visional ronrl eriKlneers to see that j local officials In constructing liltrh-I liltrh-I ways in England, allow for super-elevation super-elevation of roailwujo on corner 'furves wherever dcRlrable. Tho action I was tak.-n following- Investigation and recommendations by the British Roadfl Improvement association, which pointed point-ed out the benefits to be pained through banking at sharp curves In the way of safety to traffic. In the event of two vehicles meeting1 at a curve. It was declared, they could V.. maneuvered on a banked curve with more certainty and less risk of Skidding Skid-ding II also declared that there would bp much less wear upon tb p.avf-ment French road engineers lonj? ago adopted the banked curves and In some parts of the United States they are now In uno. |