To the Editor of the "Nonrn-Cuima Dany News"
SmI note that M. de Rufe has relumed "from the invigorating [climate of Tsingtao refreshed to continue to foist his peculiar ideas on [your readers, Although, unlike M. de Ruffé, I am unable to boast of thirty-three years motoring experience, I feel capable of aking issue with him over the question of bulb versus electric horn.
To deal first with his statement that the sound produced by a bulb horn is infinitely less. nerve-racking than the one emanating from an electric horn, this is a very sweeping statement and I can it he so desires demonstrate at any time to him a popular English electric hora known average bulb horn. Further, as in the eae of electric horns, there are puld Thorns and bulb horns, and those who visited France in 1927 will have a vid. recollection "of the frightful Ip-squeak" bulb horn which was then' in vogue in. that country and Which "wae responsible for most. The nerve-racking moise for" which Paris was then notorious, 'Admittedly it ig a simple matter to" Keep one's finger' pressed me definitely on an electric horn switch, but as M. de Rulfé admire, a, bulb horn can also be misused, and to re-{ura to Paris again, the Parisian taxi Jariver. of former "days appeared to experience lltile eimieuity im misusing his wind instrument. Ieldentally. Would be interesting "to. hear medical man's opinion whether a Fustoined mote of mellow tone is more for less Jarring to the nerves than a [teries of hoots of the same tone.
RUNG categorically asserts that the possibility of bulb horns being stolen is without foundation. may be interested to hear that recent-Thad cession to borrow a ctr 80 equipped fora. fortnight, and within two days T had Tost the blub Whilst leaving the ear" ranked in Hongkong Road, He. further. as-sena that every bleyele 1s equipped with a bulb horn, whereas my" Dression fs. that bells are. the Atting most commonly employed and' that ur lost bulbs and horns find an easy market amongst cyclists and OF course, as M. de Ruffé states, possible to fit 'a horn on the Inside of the ear, but for this a more expensive type must. be. purchased and its fAtting wil require boring {hrough the scuttle, which manufac: turers go to great lengths to. avoid doing with a View to eliminating {ar as possible fumes and heat entering the driving: compartment. Of course It'ean be done, bus in these times of opression the cheap and easily fitted fexiernal horn will undoubtedly" appeal more to the majority of ear owners, Certain other defects of the bulb horn are disregarded by M. de Mme: where "the "majority st ready. ace The great tlabllty tu. coun
Unmurfaced, and therefore Indeserise bly gusty, "of. the reed becoming Slogeed with dust andthe bulb here thereby becoming inoperative alt) Oe moeely of reinering cccaslone when one te meat tisaly feed the fullest "control over. the Wehiele, which is lable to Tesult rivers using ther racons highway Scene under the plea of en emerges, To my mind itis futile to legislate for the exclusive tse of one type of horn or another, since the crux of the matter Is whether the horn which {tis proposed to employ is sullable or Rot for town use. "The best way {0 fatlain this result is forthe Settlement authorities to lay down. that before any car is licenced for 1996 it must be prerented for Inspection of its town horn and cars will only Hieeneed after a certificate has been fused stating that it is equipped wilh a reasonable horn. There {2 no Moed "for sclentige instruments 10 [gauge the volume of the sound of th-Gividual horns If the examining acts are equipped with normal hear-{ng although it might be desirable to have a. board of appeal to when owners. who feel that i being refused. a certifeate they have been
payment of a fee, unjustly ested my appeal ater As regards the vexed question whether the use of horns should be prohibited during the night, there ie. one point which would appear to be
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