CTC Gazette, Vol 1911, No 5
Articles in this issue
- The Secretary announces the publication of Vol. VI of the British Road Book covering North-West England, published by Thomas Nelson with Bartholomew maps and covering 110 routes with profile and strip maps.
- The American Automobile Association and the Touring Club of America both extend invitations to CTC members visiting New York, promising assistance and a cordial welcome.
- A legal explanation of what hotel-keepers' liability means in practice for cycle tourists, warning members about the effect of signing visitors' books that contain a special notice waiving rights.
- Announcement of a new facility whereby CTC motor-cycling members can obtain international travelling passes at 11s. 6d., covering all necessary certificates and documentation for Continental touring.
- Publication of members who have been most active in recruiting new cyclists to the Club during the year, with the leading recruiters named and their totals given.
- A continuation of the cycle camping tour account, describing further camps and roads covered during this self-contained expedition through the British countryside.
- A report on the Metropolitan District Association's Whitsuntide club run, describing the route taken, the members who participated, and the roads and countryside of the tour.
- Francis Covell describes a cycling tour from Grenoble through the Dauphine Alps via Vizille, Bourg d'Oisans, La Grave and the Lautaret and Col de Vars passes to Briancon, offered as a France-only alternative to a solo rider's earlier England-to-Italy tour over Mont Genevre.
- News from the Roads Improvement Association, covering its activities in pressing for better road surfaces, the removal of dangerous corners, and the establishment of regional centres throughout the country.