Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-18 | Page 21 | Use the Clutch

USE THE CLUTCH Keeping Engine Pulling Has I Proved Costly to the Motorist Keep your engine pulling is an Instruction that has proved fatal to I many an on i Many are now of ot the opinion that It is far safer to let the engine run idle when breaking than to try to It keep pulling New drivers have been taught to keep the engine pulling when rounding rounding roundIng round- round Ing a corner cornei or desiring to change toa to toa a slower speed by shutting down the gas and applying the foot brake Thus the car is slowed to the same speed as the engine Frequently one reads of auto accidents accidents acci acci- dents It Is la thought the driver at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts to apply the brake and struck the accelerator Instead Then the crash came This recalls a striking case A man considered a a. good driver was at attempting attempting attempting at- at tempting to turn his large touring car Into a garage Another car was coming comIng coming com com- ing behind him He lie looked around as ashe ashe ashe he put his foot out for the accelerator and his car leaped ugh through ugh the garage doors doon The auto struck a supporting post Knocking it out The Tho second floor flor was let down on him with many autos He lie was caught In the tho debris and in the ensuing fire tire was burned to a crisp while thousands of ot dollars in damage re resulted fd This man was wan a believer In to the theory of ot keeping the engine pulling But it has been found that it t Is Just Justas as easy to drive a car with the tho accelerator accelerator accelerator as IlS with the hand Then I If a a. driver schools himself into the use of the tho clutch such an accident as the ab above ye Is not apt to follow when an drives with the ac- ac he must release It as soon as ho he removes the clutch Thus the en engine engine engine en- en gine is permitted to r n Idle at a low speed When the auto 1st reaches for the foot brake should he miss It and strike the accelerator he ho has done no I damage