Book Review: Wilkinson: Road Traffic Offences
| Published date | 01 January 1971 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X7104400113 |
| Date | 01 January 1971 |
| Subject Matter | Book Review |
it will be interesting to study the assessments when they appear in
the Research Bulletin.
Research has continued and a device with a pumping action driven
from the engine crankshaft has been tried. In prototype form it
worked all the time and the speed of its on/off action was directly
related to engine revolutions. Although it gave satisfactory results
rather similar to those achieved by the transmission mounted
systems it had disadvantages and further development of the idea
was thought necessary.
The most recent, and perhaps most promising, achievement in
anti-locking accessories has come from Mullard. This company has
produced a small electronic sensor combined with an anti-locking
device suitable for mounting to a single wheel. In its present form the
unit
is rather clumsy, but it is anticipated that these can be mass
produced at low cost in about five years' time when they will have
been reduced to the sizes of matchboxes. The day can be foreseen
when brake cylinders will be a little larger and will incorporate their
own anti-locking systems powered by the vehicle's battery. Such
units could be fitted to any type of wheeled motor vehicles and
allow a road safety bonus which is not influenced by a driver's
reaction to progress.
WILKINSON
G. S.
WILKINSON:
Road
Traffic Offences. 6th Edition. Oyez Publications. £6.lOs.
It
is sad to think
that
G. S. Wilkin- vented him from dealing with; this
son's last labour
on
awork which has has been written by Mr. P. J. Halnan,
made
aunique contribution to the Clerk to the Cambridge County
dissemination
and
understanding of Justices, who has brought it up to May,
traffic law should be published post- 1970. The supplement, in paperback
humously. "Wilkinson" is an indis- form, is issued with the hardback copy
pensable
book
in police and legal which contains G. S. Wilkinson's last
circles and the present edition main- edition. "Wilkinson", with its exact,
tains the standard its
author
always scrupulous treatment
of
road traffic
set. We are informed
that
he had in offences and with its invaluable
fact finalised the copy for this sixth examination
of
procedure, is a work
edition with his own hand. The
book
is without which no police library can be
published with a supplement to cover complete.
matter which his death in 1969 pre-
J.P.
January 1971 71
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