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Show Timely Tips Will Help the Careful Car Driver Tire chains are an almost Indispensable Indis-pensable motoring accessory In wet weather, but many a car owner has ruined his tires because he did not give the chains proper consideration. First of all, chains should be of the proper size; not so tight as to eat into the tire's tread and side walls nor so loose as to slip under strain. They should be adjusted to creep slightly so as to distribute the wear over the tire. Put on chains when they are needed no sooner and no later. And take them off as soon as the need Is past. Keep them on the tires as long as they add to driving safety but not a moment mo-ment longer. This advice is particularly particu-larly applicable to paved highways. Apply brakes even more cautiously when chains are being used. A sudden sud-den application of the brakes locks the wheels and often causes the chains to eat into the rubber. |