Clinging to rigid metal hand holds, sixmlar to thqse used in modern tramp and trams, firemen ride in safety or new* hose car ts, • recently put into setvice - in N.ew- York City. The new handles were adopted to overcome the disadvantages of the conventionial leather straps, which become cracked and weakened in outdoor service. To give further protection to the men riding on the tailboard, the new trucks are equipped with a shatter-proof glass rear wind shield fitted' with wing-type wind defiectors. . Semaphore-type direction signals and a flashing red light on the cab are added safety features.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 179, 16 August 1937, Page 14
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