PILLION RIDING.
[By CAM SHAFT.)
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1931.
SPARKS
FROM THE PLUGS
[transport for two, and at the best escapes n catastrophic ind, ennuot
a means of recreation surpassing fail to reduce the average prissen- any other its lasting and hene-ger to a state of nervous prestra- Scial effects, and the wealth of tion. On sich a ride the element] happy memories it will leave you for all time. ·
..
JAPAN'S ROAD MILEAGE.
of danger would assume alarming THREE-FIFTHS OF ASIA'S proportions, and the amount of pleasure derived by the rider would, be in nitesimal.
Perfect Dondition.
TOTAL.
SHANGHAI'S MOTOR TRAFFIC.
1,664 MOTOR TRUCKS.
A total of one thousand six hun- dred and eight four motor trucks. (including 'passenger huss) were
"DIP" YOUR LAMPS.
BRITAIN'S NEW (ANTI DAZZLE REGULATIONS.
COMPULSORY BY 'OCTOBER 1932.
Draft regulations to prevent imo- tarcar headlight dazde bave bien
port
Trosled Glass.
Thuring the hours of darkness, it headlamps are not permanently de- flected, it will be the duty of the driver of a motor vehicle approach ing any other vehicle coming in the opporite direction so to de Acet the beain of to render it in- cápaliks of dazzling in similar cir. Jaziling."
In other words, he dip;
Pillion riding is a subject that has kept old fogion and bigoted
Only. After a Thousand Miles. pedestrians, Retired Colonels" and Mothers of Ten," well sup
No rider with less than a four
'So much has been written of the importance of highways of the plied with inspiration for their at-[figüre mileage should ever carry a Ya rider should ever attempt to world to stimulate rowth and in-registered at the polite traffic office tacks on motor eyeling and motor passenger. I suppose I would be carry a passenger a machine
Foruasce - "use" of "the dYBÓRIO
hite that is little, more than ot the Shanghai International cyclists for years past.
condemned RN
a facelist if 1 were which is not in perfect condition comonplace at this juncture Settlement up to December 31, 100,sued by the Ministry of Traus. what has been more or less an un- Yet, at the same time; nu experi- to raise that figure, but frankly throughout, particularly as regards to stress the seed of hair and betThis figitte, na a uniter of fact, orced rider who has the well-being. am sorely tempted to do so; ex- the steering and brake assemblies; ronds in the East Ceylon,
British Malaya, and Netherland | includes tracks al, registered with of the movement at heart, would perience in riding is such an inthe frame also should receive at East Indies, it is true, have fairly the Chinese and French municipali deny that pillion riding, av frequent-portant thing; it breeds, among tention; it is quite strong enough andern bighways (those in Ceylon ties, owing to the fact that truck. If the front lamps of any meton the front from ah électric bulb not ly practised, by vertain riders, ather things, rond sense, which is, for two, but remember fint hyre said to be the best in the Easty; if permitted to take to moper doubling the load for which it was the United States, as hardly any to hostile criticism, and these place in the psychological make-up designed you are reducing the markads, in the modern tense, execht riders, who fortunately are in the of the rider, the greatest of allgin of safety by Half; this is not minority, have only themselves to infety factors. blame for a
really does lay its exponents open
state of affairs that of considerable moment too would, with the use of a little com- the type and position of the pillion nonsense and foresight, rapidly went to be used; I have found that the best kind are the paeumatic stats sold by several well-known
cease to exist.
A Fine Sport.
$
to ensure
2.
|
but. China, half again as large as
1
35,000 Miles for Motorists.
without Seltenient rences would be useless, to their owners for ser slee in all parts of the city. Of this number, 69% were public and 20 private vehicles.
on business has been found by those who have fried it to ecrtain quite as many pitfalls as other lines of comercial enterprise, and to be equally subject to the law of the survival of the fittest.
1. It will be illegal for either
I'vehicle to exceed 36 waits in power.
This is the standard power the average car on the road to day, and the majority of mo torists will not have to change their bulbs. But in the "enses of irge luxurious cars and power. ful sports models now Stted with Tamps varying from 40 to 00 waits, smaller poser lainps will have to be fitted)
|
be
written law becomes compulsory. Every lamp showing a light to
exceeding six walls 'in power must fitted with Frosted or obscured glass, or some other device enusing the light to be diflused. This incana that bright kide lamps will disap- pear,
:
The regulations, which are to bo
called "The Road Vehicles Light- ing Regulations, 1031."- will apply to all mechanically propelled vehicles, except trancars or trolley special tights fitted for naval, mili vehicles, and searchlights or other
tary, Air Force or fire brigade pur- poses. They are to be looked upon as an Act of Parliament.”
few in and around the larger As bad as it sounds, but finme of thut country the mileage is cruders of population: in the whole
The earning capacity of a two- isreakages are not pukiowo, and lightly more than double that of ton truck may run as high as $50 you will be surprised to find how Ceylon, and incomparably the grea- day under present conditions, often an aportant nat er so will ter part of these see marre primitive while the operating expenses aver exhibit signs of working loose ads of enth, sand clay, or gray,ge $28, including crew, gasolene, Give attention here to the tyre graded and drained.
tyres, repaita, licence, and depre pressures; a soft rear tyre may be
ciption: "so that the grows profil 2. It will be permissibile to de... perfectly quo in
would appear to be substantial, some circum-
fleet headlamps dependently of stances, but it always, gives a
Owing, however, to heary overhead rims: they may be a little passenger a very disturbing ecrsa con,213, pusasses Gt (per cent of lion readers it difficult to keep all dipping, as it is enlid-or both
Japan, with its to milenge of canes and the fact that competithe steering either downwards I have not the slightest hesita.sive, but, like many other things, ton of rolling, and detract all roads of any sort in the Con- the trucks of a Bret cumstantly downwarus and to the left, which, tion in saying with all emphasis, will prove to be the cheapest in very considerably from what any finent, af Asia. Though various played, together with a certain that, if reasonable precautions are long run. The seat should be fixed all other respects he very classes of rouls in Japan are not irreducible, percentage of ancol means "dipping and swivelling...
pleasurable run.
specified, officin's of the Depart-Jectable accounts, the transporia taken, pillion riding is safer, more jas far forward and as low down a
ment of Home Affairs state that
Apparently this dipping" will comfortable, and, on a purely four- possible; in this case position is
Batety First.
only 35,46 miles are now being
not be compulsory "until October 2, Enforcement Dimculty. ing run, infinitely greater fin than leverything; if it is correct, the
Nothing should be loo touch used for automobile traffic; the
1932-no doubt, to give motorists,
Summed up, the regulations frouble
the solute emainder are consu loved as trails, solo riding. It is only when these presence of a. passenger will pasi safety and maximum pesible com- not suitable for motor vehicles,
an opportunity of relitting their mean that a great many motorists ears. At that date the following will have to spend a few pounds precautions are ignored or half dyely improve the stability, steer fort of your passenger; remencher. British India has the next larg- heartedly complied with, that the ing, road-holding and Fraking emph-that he or she is entirely, depenst road milage, but, munks far be
orders will opérate ;
on the readjusting of their lighting rider would beg not safe, but in a rities of the machine and will addant on yen, and let the knowledge
The beam of light from head-arrangements before October 2, of your responsibility be the force less dangerous position; without a to' the comfort of à long ride in [that
lamps must be either permanently 1932. restrains the too enger passenger. The type of rider who leasurably; if it is wrong, these throttle: that drops your speed on
kindstent that it is incapable of dazzling deflected downwards to such an ex would, either through Farelessness qualities, far from being improved, corners to miles below your own
safety limit that perdita
LI more away or to fitted to the dificult proposition without the life of his passenger, is a danger steering will feel unconfortably
he left, to render it incapable of police to patrol every main road or neglect, knowingly endanger the will be made infinitely worse. The sports anys) to did mist to
person standing in rond aft lights seems, on the free of it, car that it can be defected down enrolment of battalions of mobila wards, or both downwards and to both do himself and everytie clseght, and there will be a
Kreat anywhere.
dazzling is similar circumstances. out of London, Itendency to develop a speed woll The following remarks are ad ble above thirty-five miles per hour, dressed as much to the fairly ex-The machine will develop an into interpret that gleeful rudge from | behind, and the words, “Let's give: perienced 'rider, as to the compara, berent capacity for skidding on the that Bentley a licking." If you de live novice, for to know what to dightest provocation, and the pñs all these things, you will surely 'd' is one thing, and to do it is senger will lose all feeling of incur the contempt of these same
"sporty boys," Int whenever good' another, and it is only by follow. security: Cornering will be ex drivers congregate, there you will ing these fundament al rules for the | credingly dimelt for the rider and be welcomed, and you will enTR safety of ourself and one's passén a nightmarish experience for the reputation that you will grow to guard and live up to just as long ger flat jillion-riding can be bade passenger, and a ride of any duras you are able to look a Bonnikken. ʼn safe and reonomical menus offtion under such conditions, if it in the faen ›
the.
pw Japan. Of its 223,280 miles, 04,007 are macadam, 180,248 re unimproved earth, and 1,030 are unspreified.
Asia's Total. The total mileage of all The Netherland East Indies rank of highways in Asia (as of Jang
unchallenged; that shapes and the remainder of slightly imisel (graded and drained), 114, third with a total of 36,175, -, ary 1, 1931) is 1,07240s comprising duding 25,030 miles of inendnin 219,920 miles of improved earth, 62,442 of earth, sand-clay, or judgment and improves your driv«
proved earth roads, French Indo-f ng to a point that will surprise China has some trends, 800 469 nandam. and G62,517 even yourself and that, perhaps. above all, makes you for once slow out of its loin of 20,418 being reified. This total mileage com
lern vanendah highway.
(Cóntinura an nezé ̧Column.}
pares - with 3,705,158 in Ameries, 257,009 in "A friest. - 2,453,161 in: Europe, and 380,500 in Oceniin.
To enforce the dipping of hend-
a
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PARTICULARS OF S3 MACHINES.
ENGINE --A, J. S.- design and manufacture, 495 c.r. capacity twin gylinder, Dore, 65 m/m, Stroke 75 [/m Side by side salven. Alumi- pim alloy détachable cylinder, head. Valves are operated by chain' driven camshafts, automatic spring loaded tensioners are fitted so that the chains do not need attention or adjustment. Ball Bearing maib shafts. Roller hearing to big end of connecting rod. Aluminium piston., kine speed, hand controlled.
REAR WHEELA.J.S. patented quick detachinble type
Tykes.—20 x 3,23* wired on Avon heavy non-skid.
REAR ARD-Hinged.. Huis-Taper roller bearing, CARBURETERA Bowden
[with 'twist grip control.
HANDLEBA18.-Levers built in.. steering damper.
FOOTRESTS, Adjustable. BRAKES. INTERNAL expanding front and rear quickly adjustable.”
SADDLE-Adjustable.
Three narrow compression rings, one scraper, ring. Automatic and mechanical lubrication. Oil pump quickly adjustable for supply. En- gine isset transversely in frame.
FRAME. Duplex type, large dinincter tubes, giving great lateral shaft. itrength.
TRANEMISSION-Through Bexible dises and carden shaft to gearbox, then through spiral bevels to final Jchain 'drive.
GEAR RATIOR-4.09, 7.07, 13:58. KICKSTART MECHANISH-Enclosed. in gemliox.
IGNITION-Coil and accumulator,: dynamo driven by belt from Carden:
STAND.-Central spring up, kick-
down.
COMPLETE SET OF TOOLS, - WHEELBASE 3]".
PETIOL TANK Capacity.—a'gallosis, a hint
OIL TANK CAPACITY.—3 pinta.
WEIGHT (APPROX.),342 R WARNING Lidhts fitted pnnel on tank to warn the rider on-hould be inadvertently leave on the
ignition switch.
Speedometer Drive-In gearbox, Civica-Milli plate, runing gine speed, hand controlled.
ROAD CONTROL TESTS.
"Some part of it, as was in- nounced in the House of Commoaß, i fhad to come from America; hut à
LIGHT SYSTEM
TEA IN OXFORD-considerable part is British.
STREET THIS MONTH
The Minity of Transport deni-
The delay in enused by the con- sideration the Minister, is boubit to give to the representatives of interested parties, the views of
ed that the pietrirn! equipment) whom he invited.
for the new Oxford-street traffic| "It is hoped to start the expéri- control system was coming from the mint before the end of liny." United, State, and that its non- Traffic will move or stop, at re- arrival here, was the renson for the|| gular intervals, nt a showing of delny, in experiments expected to green or red lights. The system be carried-
I out in a few days. ↑has been described as the greatest- “All the equipment is ready,” it traffic, experiment over attempted vas officially explained.
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