| Show CAR cail AND TIRE HUE BAN napa myr U USK SE OF 01 YOUR AUTO the blackout on new automobiles and tires despite tile average motorists groans gibans may prove to be a blessing in disguise in some respects according to harold F widely known traffic engineer and lecturer safety leaders adeis le says mr traffic division chief of the national conservation bureau accident prevention dopart department depar par part ment of 0 the association ot of cas casualty balty and surety executives have haie been pleading with motorists note for stars eais to give regular and careful attention to the mechanical cal and operating condition of theli their car cai now got to or walk mr air hammond assures us about halt half of 0 tile the privately pr hately owned automobiles in A merica america are aie more moie than five years old new production has stopped the see sec ond hand market wont last long tires are aie on a rigorous ration basis and it Is likely that other motor car cai necessities will be drastically rationed or stopped altogether but this need not Incon inconvenience yoni enbe us unreasonably reasonable care of the old car will keep it running as good as ever and probably pio bably even een more safely abused and III cared for cars cai a have hae produced deduced wany many accidents in the past perhaps the motoring public will learn the lesson of car thrift and safety all at once here aiu aia some suggestions from boiu mr 11 hammond ammond as to how you ou can prolong the life of your car I 1 drive dihe at moderate speed excessive Ec esslie speed is americas number ono one cause of traffic accidents and the chief cause of rapid car cai deterioration at forty miles an hour a tire will wear twice is as long as at sixty A gallon of gasoline will dri arhe the a average ver age cm car five miles farther A quirt quart of 0 oil will last twice as long and tiu flu ally tile the chances of being kill pd led lu ili an all automobile crash are three times as great at sixty as at forty dont drive too fasti 2 avoid quick sarts aarts and stops quick starts put a heavy strain on the entire car mechanism and also waste gasoline while three or lour four emergency stops from sixty alty miles an hour can ca n ruin a set of tires and burn out brake linings lInIng 4 start stait and stop gradually and smoothly 3 check car frequently for or mechanical defects particularly those which may lead to accidents ua have e repairs made promptly de be sure that the following equipment Is in safe condition and working properly belore before yo iou u drive dailve any car especially a second secondhand hand car steering apparatus pa pai atus ratus wheels tires brakes lights horn hoin battery exhaust system wiring windshield wiper and defroster deti oster |
