Show DRIVE CAR W WITH I 1 H EASE AND GRACE motors show to best advantage under tutelage of the good form driver by ERWIN GREEK GREER president of greer colage col ege of 0 automotive engineering chi cago when the ponies are clattering in on the home stretch all other things being equal it Is the head est rider that brings his mount first under the wire just as a hen kentucky tucky filly responds splendidly to the rein of a skilled driver so does the thorough bred of motors show its mettle to the best advantage under the tutelage of the good form driver pleasure in motoring halt half the pleasure in motor ng comes with learning to man eulate your car with consummate ease and grace cor reet form in dr arling ling means in strain on car mechanism and incident tally mini minimum murin drain on the pocket book velvety stops and starts pre vent unusual strains on the motor clutch transmission axles and tires tl TI ey also cut down the consumption of gasoline and oil A well made mo tor for like a swiss watch match is a sensitive thing it resents abuse but responds wilding gl capably to gentle handl ng starting an automobile Is an ar art simple though it may be nevertheless there are hordes of drivers who never acquire it tl TI e master driver alms to create a steady pull on the driving mechanism from the moment he slips into first speed until the car Is under full headway to wit a homely for mula for start ng which may be taken after the entree of gear sl efting learn to accelerate learn to accelerate simultaneously with letting in the clutch the me ch anical act of gear shifting cin can be learned in five minutes As soon as you have the car in high speed assume a natural corn com fordable for table pos tion avoid avola a strained high tension grip on the wheel daiv ing a car Is not tiresome if one sits in an easy upright position the dilver who slouches in his seat must be oon constantly standly shifting he cannot apply the brakes without sitting erect he ile must change his position to shift gear it is quite as essential to know how to stop the cat car quickly and smoothly ag aa it is to know how to start it the operation of braking is one of the most important in driving ped at shrine of speed the hIgh highways mays are strewn with the wrecks of cars whose drivers wor shaped at the shrine of speed when the crisis comes the green driver Is apt to forget the counsels of his glib instructor and another accident Is chalked to tl e toll of I 1 didn dian t know if ou must test the spirit of your car wait malt until you are perfectly sure of your ability to drive until you would be willing to be the man in the lou have heard many an enthusiast tic owner boast that his car could take such and such a hill on high doubtless it w 11 but at the same time he is putting an unnecessary strain upon his motor when he forces such a performance tl TI e inter ate speed is placed on the car to use it is a mistake to allow the motor to labor good pac dent preventive second speed is a good accident preventive when threading the maze of city traffic the car Is eis ly held under leash and may be stopped gently without jamming the brakes an amateur will allow his mo tor for to race unnecessarily motor rac ing consumes gasoline in ip palling drafts and is also hard on the eng ne after I 1 ou have learned the A B 0 Os s of car manipulation adopt the acael aerator instead of the throttle lever on the steering wheel when you come to a stop in traffic dont forget the man behind the hand held up in warning may save a rear end coll son s on sl ow our in of swerving off into a side street by holding out 3 our arm I 1 or zon tally these signs have become accepted among motorists as a uni versal sign language it s these little courtesies that help to make motoring a pleasure I 1 |