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Responds to touch

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Responds to touch

Date1/29/1985

Names

Lennon, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Picture

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Original Toronto Star caption: Responds to touch: Steven Block; of A.G. Baird sheet metal contractors on Milvan Drive; shows how a new British-designed device can stop a truck. A pressure-sensitive rubber bumper activates the vehicle's air brakes. A truck edging backward at a normal speed is stopped within 7.5 centimetres (3 inches) of tire roll; says British maker.

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010273F

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