Travelling the road in an age gone byAA service vehicles then and now. Negotiating a flooded road: Try to find out the depth of the water. In the unflappable tones of a British Movietone Newsreel narrator, the 1970s AA Road Atlas of New Zealand reflects an age of motoring long gone. An early roadservice vehicleKeys locked inside the car: Look for an unlocked or insecure quarter-light first,' the atlas continues. Slow down, check your rear-vision mirror and pull off the road when it is safe to do so.'

Source: Stuff July 01, 2017 00:00 UTC