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Show oo CHAINS TO GUARD AGAINSTSMMNG It Is an easy matter to bo safeguarded safe-guarded ngalnst skidding by going prepared when one starts In the rain Nothing gives a greater fooling of security se-curity than "chains on all fours;" for, of nil skids, the front-wheel variet Is most to be dreaded, as it Is tho hardest to counteract bj' manipulation of tho steering wheel. But in the driest weather the efforts ef-forts of the street sprinkler may bo encountered, or a sudden showor may com up so short a distance from ., home or your next stop, that you .JI would rather take the risk than ct )f out In the rain to put on the chains. J In such contingencies the ability to I do the right thing at tho right timo Is a grent help. S This Is the advice of a seasoned r motorist. First of all. drive alowly over the j wet stretch. Like the Irishman's fall, it isn't the speed that hurts, it's tho suddon stop that does the damage t So, by all means, avoid putting on the brakes, s that simply locks the rear wheels and makes it easier for them I to slide by preventing their natural ! tendency to roll ahead. The moment the car starts to slide off at the rear turn the front wheels sharply In tho samo direction as tho rear ones are skidding. Both pairs then present an acuto angle to ho line of slide movement; and the rear whcols will resume rolling and follow tho front wheels, Instead of skidding. Turning the front wheels In the other direction t III aggravate the tendency to skid to a dangerous degree fter all is said, the best precaution is to havo a set of chains. September American Am-erican Motorist. |