From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Report detailing a road accident involving car 18GW in France.
| Identifier | Morton\M10\ img153 | |
| Date | 5th June 1933 | |
| Accident to 18GW in France. Whilst driving 18 GW on the Argenton-La{L. A. Archer} Chartre road on 26.5.33 I approached a X road; I looked to my right and left, and saw a car on my right-hand side. I eased a little (ie my speed was the approx: 45 MPH) & sounded my horn. The driver of the other car appeared to slow down. whilst realising that one must give way to traffic on ones right hand side in France - I was under the impression that this driver was giving me the right of way, and consequently continued to cross the X roads. When I saw the car continue and cut in front of me, I braked and then attempted to get past him; but my right-hand side | ||