AUTOMATIVE NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 35, 6 February 1930, Page 4

AUTOMATIVE NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Highway Across Panama,

'. A highway is to be constructed across the Isthmus of Panama ;o Colon. 'I'iie project; •to be started the iie.»t cavr season, will cost approx 1 i'iit>> iy £.I.OCOOCO. " Sweden Has 1,800 lanes, Not less than 34,155 miles of highways in Sweden aTe served by 1,800 licensed bus lines of which- 200, began operation late in 1928, T&rough co-ope-ration between 72 lines, a passenger may travel direct from Karesuando above the Artie Circle, in Lapland, to Oestratorp in the southernmost province of Scania, with but two short breaks in a 2,014 mile journey./ ; British Plan Compulsory Insurance for Motorists. . Every British motorist will have to carry a certificate showing that 'he is insured against third party risks .if the Bill now beng prepared by. the Ministry of Transport becomes law. In addition to providing for compulsory insurance of drivers the Bill stipulates that certificates of insurance, like the driving license, will have to toe shown to policemen on demand. Italian Automobile Industry Grows. The automobile industry in Italy is enjoying a wave of prosperity Orders from abroad- are increasing with the result that a numbeT of automobile factories are being enlarged. x The Tecent campaign Ho boycott foreign-built automobiles : has been stopped by Mussolini- and the importation of foreignbuilt 'motoT is again increasing.