| Show I OW to Dr Drive ve an Auto Under All A Conditions Probably Not One r in Ten Can Efficiently land and land Properly Park His Has Car About Skidding By R R. R E E. E MACKENZIE I Before taking his hla machine out of the thee age ge e a goo good d driver should be confident aa t at every part of It la Is in first class or king order not only so that ha he may ma that his the crake ake aka his trip with ith the assurance that 1 no not have trouble on the road but so so that he will know that a his machine frill n l not fall him In traffic emergencies A. A thorough Inspection of ot the whole machine should be made d at l least once a a- week In order to be sure that It twill will w rive ive dependable service This ithe Inspection tare hould should in include Seeing that the tires are Mated to the prescribed prescribed pressure Inspecting in- in the steering apparatus to make et rt st- st sure sure that all connections are tight test test- i In the battery and filling It with water iad IJ In ad addition t n each day before starting Kit the good driver should make malo sure that out he has the proper amount of ot oil In and crank ease tse ase and that his cooling Astern is filled fed with water which in system cold weather should co contain a sufficient of freeze anti solution He Should quantity shOuld follow ohe the tho instructions for callon very carefully carefully as the efficient c his whole performance and the life of oiling and machine depends upon proper phasing greasing more than on any y other h one thing I Ruing Having made sure that his machine des is perfect con condition the tho driver can d de devote vote his whole energy to driving rather vote than worrying ewing about a missing g cylinder I thana ors ores a squeak wak in in the wheels Even most drivers who are Just beginning begin begin- ning Ing to drive are familiar wIth the main In starting the car They understand under under- stand land that aft after r the motor is started he her shift should sho be put Into first I Ipe slowly engaged peed need pe d and the clutch hile the a accelerator is depressed that after fter n r the car hag ha- hag gained some momen- momen m the clutch should hould be disengaged again and the gear shIft lever put Into the next higher y speed after which the ss- ss slowly dutch latch clutch is slowly engaged while depressing depress depress- ing Ind upon the accelerator again n. Ford drivers of ot course engage and disengage thel clutch in fn the tho same operation to IhM sort lit gears WO GOOD RULES Many drivers however do not realize of two rules in starting I bear h lr First the spark should be If It this is not done the motor mot r i s very apt to backfire and some part partI I t he st or the starters starter's s connection connection tion tion to the motor itself will sooner or ort orter orter t ter break In machines which are not II nipped It d with a I. I starter It is 1 of ot course I exceedingly lY dangerous to try to crank by hand unless the spark Is retarded The second rule for tor starting the tho motor mo mo- tor which some drivers do not practice is to have vo th the clutch disengaged when stepp stepping In on the starting connection By doing this a great load Is taken off orf the battery batter batterS as S it does not have to turn over the transmission gears unnecessarily Many any drivers who have difficulty In starting nave their motors in cold weather would have better success if It before turning on the switch they would turn the motor over several times with the theair theair air nil choked and then suddenly turn on the he switch By doing this they have put an rich mixture of ot gas into their cylinders which Is la rea ready y to explode as soon as the faintest spark passes through the spark plugs As in starting starting- the motor there are aree also one or two W points in stopping which ond J tOJ some e drivers i r still do not practice t A few years ago nearly all aU drivers were taught to throw out the clutch before applying n the brake The be best P practice t cf ai eto t today however o e is to keep p the e eP clutch engaged until the car has slowed down downto to about five miles mUes an hour To successfully successfully successfully success success- fully do this it is of ot course necessary to have the throttle so adjusted where it connects with the carburetor that when the tho throttle is closed only enough gasoline is fed into tho carburetor to keep the m motor tor running idle Having mastered the principles of stopping and starting the car the good driver should be well wel Informed u upon On the proper method of ot steering it it both on city streets and country roads Unfortunately Unfortunately Unfortunately the great majority of drivers still do not realize the importance of closely following approved rules of traffic fic fie The nice remembers members that the rear wheels do not track the front wheels in turning He allows ample but not too much leeway for the rear wheels to miss curbs posts guards traffic signals signals sig sig- nals building corners eto etc As a a. rule it will be found a a. time and trouble saver to turn tarn about by driving driving- around the block rather than Jamming traffic by bv turning in the street This Is not allowed anyway in most communities com com- WATCH YOUR HANDS It is irritating to see the tho driver in front of ot you hold out his hand and get into the left hand side of the street Just before he makes a turn to the right It If he would kee keep close cloe to the right ht hand curb and then turn into his street it it would not be nece necessary sary for him to holdout hold holdout out his hand with the result that the machine following following- him is misled by his signal into thinking that he is going to td turn to tho the left When t turning to the left f or stopping h however it rn is a absolutely o el essential s nU FP that ft the driver signal the machine behind him In making f a left rt hand It turn many drivers seem to think that they have to pull away over to the right hand side aide of the tbs street Just as ae they are about to turn across t the tho traffic into n their he left hand street f They would I save av much u confusion I Islon sion slon to the he machine behind them If U half halt halfa a Do block before they comp come to the street I IW into W which they are to O turn to the right 11 ti they would get into t the extreme left lefthand lefthand hand lane Inno of traffic Then when they are ready to turn if they hold out their left hand machines behind them can keep leep on going as they turn off to the left In this connection remember that the traffic lanes near tho the center of ot the street are for tor cars that are not planning to turn off to the light right at atthe atthe atthe the next several streets The Tho traffic lanes at the right hand aide side of ot the street are for cars which plan to park or make malee a D. turn to the i right in tho the next block or two Always avoid sharp turns either to the right or to the tho left When moving out from the curb or when swinging into the curb do so slowly and gradually Even in avoiding bumps ruts and track crossings do not move the steerIng steerIng steering steer- steer Ing wheel too fay far or too suddenly for in doing so j you ou imperil 3 your our own car as all neighboring cars As long as both front wheel wheels or both rear wheels do not hit the obstacle at tho the same time timo the results are not bad In getting out ot or streetcar tracks or ruts the wheels should be flipped quickly to one ono side and then quickly to the other thereby scrapIng scraping scrap scrap- ing the tires Ures as QS little as QS possible and keeping complete control at the same came time SKIDDING Skidding is probably one of ot the tho most common causes of automobile accidents Yet if the driver is careful he should have no trouble from skidding The only skid that can be controlled absolutely absolutely Is the skid that does not start Slow Mow even turns and slow even stops and starts will avoid skids sleWs Is Never ever apply the brake suddenly and never disengage the clutch until you have almost come to a Do stop On icy ley pavements you should never at attemPt attempt attempt at- at tempt to drive without tire chains Also by keeping the e windshield I S c clean you will Jei ec do away with I m much of the e possibility of skids caused by the necessity of suddenly sud- sud de denly applying the brake fro reb ai one Probably b not more than one driver out of ot ten can efficiently and properly park his car cu The one best method of parkIng parkIng parking park- park Ing in a limited space Is to pull up parallel parallel parallel par par- to the car behind which you Ou are going to park and about one foot away from it Turn the front wheels sharply toward tho the curb and back slowly until you see that by swinging the front wheels hard over to the tho left your right front fender will Just clear the left rear fender of the car ahead of you Then turn the wheels fully to the left and back to proper position at the tho curb Once you jou ou know positions at which extreme turns are to be made you should be able to park your car in one backward movement move move- m ment Country driving although not necessitating tating such constant alertness on the part of the driver nevertheless demands constant constant con con- cond stant exercise of ot every point of goo good driving The first thing to be learned for comfortable touring or long distance I Driving is a a. safe method of ot relaxation Authorities on agree that the safest and d hand and I sanest grip o on the wheel is one han hand the r above the other one one palm palm up the other down This grip provides tho the greatest 1 leverage on the wheel with the least exertion And all aU of the necessary exponents exponents exponents ex ex- ex- ex of ot safe driving hand driving hand brake horn throttle etc eto are within easy reach The intermittent use of ot the hand throttle tie tle on good open roads will rest the right v foot J and leg lee The occasional use of the hand brake brale besides being an excellent m method J f of conserving both brakes is also expedient and safe saCe At ALno no time should ul l both hands be free Of the wheel Small stones ruts and bumps will QuIckly disturb the urn um and throw the car in the ditch ARE YOU A Nl NICE E Good driving an find d 1 nice steering Is is for the most part the tho application of good sound common sense You lou will know a So nice by His gradual turns and stops His keeping to the right of or the road particularly on curves and over over the crests of hills His extensive and Intelligent use of arm signals His comfortable expression His avoidance of all obstacles however howe small without endangering tho the occupants occupants occupants pants of his car or any other car His ease cose of handling His strict obedience of ot every traffic regulation His courteousness in fn hugging the right of the road when you jou OU blow your request to be bo let by His protection of his motor his use of second and first speeds His alternate use of ot foot and hand brakes on long grades or In emergencies His thoughtfulness of pedestrians he thinks for them His respect respect for tor railway crossings he stops looks loos and shifts gears before is actually on the tracks His skillful steering Ills His properly adjusted steering apparatus appa appa- ratus His use of ot the brakes before he gets to the curve His reali realization tion that having seen seen the child he not the child chilA is responsible His nice steering |
