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Show ADVICE ON HOW ' TO AVOID SKIDDING Use of Non skid Tires and Chains Is Ecco!:ur.eiided; Keep Car Always Under Control. skidding is one of the troubles of winter driving, and it behooves the driver to- be on the alert whenever there is snow or ice on the highways. Most skids are caused by excessive speeds, which are further particularly dangerous iu the winter because the motorist then drives with curtains on and ears covered. ' Non-skid tires and chains are a valuable valu-able aid against skidding, and will help to keep a car under control, but they do not protect at all speeds. Not all rough-tread tires are effective helps against skidding. But if you will fake pains to select those which are really well designed to prevent slipping, you will secure considerable protection. Where chains are used the wheel may stop when an unprotected point between the links rests on the pavement, or at excessive speeds the chains themselves will slide. Do not drive too close behind an-othter an-othter car on a slippery pavement, ixe-meniber ixe-meniber that it takes more room to bring the car to a stop on ice or wet asphalt. If the brakes arc not evenly adjusted, and one. takes hold more than the other, this will tend to start a side skid. Avoid jamming the brakes on hard; apply them as 'gradually 'gradu-ally as possible, and let the car coast-easily coast-easily to a stop. About the only ting the driver can do if a skid does start is to turn the front wheels in the direction of the skid. If it is not necessary to stop keep on the power, as the rotation of the rear wheels will help to straighten the car. Milestones. |