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(By P. W. F. Mills.)
Consideration of gear changing upon to "drive" the engine, and would not be complete without the braking effect on the car is some reference to use of the considerable. During the second throttle pedal before, during and clutch withdrawal, the, actuál after the change.
engagement of the lower gear and Before changing "up" the car the final engagement of the will naturally be accelerated in clutch the throttle pedal should the lower gear, and therefore the be held down, though 'not, na a throttle will be fairly wide open.[rule, quite as far down as was During the actual changing opera-[required for speeding up the tions the foot should be removed clutchshaft. from the throttle pedal. When Gear changing is undoubtedly the higher gear is engaged and the greatest difficulty met by the the clutch is finally "in" the beginner, but the rules are 80 throttle may again be opened to simple, and, moreover, so obvious suit the new speed of the car. to anyone who cares to understand Before changing "down" the the reasons for them that there nmount of throttle opening will can be no excuse for the painful depend on the circumstances exhibitions of the practice known which demand a change to a lower as "hanging on to top" some- gear. A change "down" may be times given by drivers of experi necessary or desirable for a jence. It is frequently desiruble number of reasons apart from hill to change "down" for a few yards climbing. Dense traffic through only just as it is frequently which it is imperative to crawl at desirable to proceed very slowly very slow speed, awkward corners for a few yards only, and such which must be taken slowly, re- forms of laziness as "slipping the gaining speed after sudden clutch" are altogether to be con- [braking' from some cause, short demned. Amongst the extremely steep inclines which cannot be foolish there is an idea provalent rushed"all these may neces- that the use of the lower ratios sitate a change to a lower ratio provided on all cara stamps the in order to avoid excessive strain driver as a person afraid to travel on the engine bearings and the fat high speeds or the car as want- universal joints. Under each offing liveliness. A driver who sub- the conditions referred to the car scribes to this fallacy is apt to may be proceeding at a fair speed leave a gear change which will with a considerable amount of inevitably be necessary until the throttle opening immediately last possible moment, much to the before the change of gear is made, disadvantage of the car. Apart and the amount of further throttle from the important question of opening required to speed up the wear and tear on the engine and clutchshaft in the changing opera- the transmission it must be re- tion itself can be judged only by membered that acceleration and practice. It is a safe rule, how-deceleration, both of which make ever, to open the throttle too wide for safety in traffic work, are rather than not wide enough, as improved by using the lower a serious discrepancy between the ratios,
theoretically correct speed and It is occasionally advisable to the actual speed of the clutch-descend a dangerous hill or one.
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new ratio difficult, and in the lower gear in order to relieve former case delay in "getting the the car brakes of a certain amount gear in" is bringing about better of the decclerating load. If it is conditions. in the Kear box decided to descend a hill in a whereas in the latter case delay lower gear the change "down" is only making matters worse, should be made before the car has The greater the "drop". from one been able to gather speed as the ratio to another the wider must be faster the speed of the car the the throttle opening, and the more difficult will be the change. greater the chance of a nervous Should the driver fail to mesh driver being unwilling to press the lower gear and be hung up" the throttle pedal really far down, in neutral position it may be having perbaps an idea that by necessary to negotiate the re so doing he may increase the like-mainder of the hill on the brakes lihood of damage to the gears. alone, with not even such asgis- There can be no doubt that the tance from the engine as would recent increase in the popularity have been available had the gear of four-speed gear boxes is large-change not been attempted. · ly due to the fact that a four- There is little to be said about speed box invariably provides engaging gears with the clutch ratio which is only slightly lower out of engagement when the car than than of top gear, the change is stationary. It may be found, from "th" to "Brd" being quite however, that a certain amount of [an easy one requiring but little difficulty is experienced in engag- acceleration of the clutchshafting low gear before starting away
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enough to give the engine alimmediately after withdrawing to drive the car the clutch the clutchshaft will Inw speeds without undue remain spinning for a short "santch" on the transraission. It period and will be brought to a is often disconcerting for an in- standstill RR the gear wheels experienced driver who has sue-mesh. Should the period between: |ceeded in engaging a lower ratio clutch withdrawal and
gear to discover that on allowing the engagement allow sufficient time clutch to engage after the change for the clutchshaft to cease spin- the car slows up with a grinding sing there is just the chance that noise instead of proceeding com- it will come to rest in a position fortably in the new gear. What such that the teeth of the wheels has happened is this.. He has which it is desired to mesh will allowed the throttle pedal to come be opposite each other and back to the "aff" position after prevent meshing. Should this speeding up the clutchshaft, and occur bringing the gear lever back after engaging the clutch, the into neutral position and momen- throttle opening is much too small tarily engaging the clutch will for the speed of the car. Thus provide a remedy. the momentum of the cur is called
(To be continued.)
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By H. C.
Listen here, man, are you of the clan that speeds in an auto- mobile? How do you drive? With nerves all alive, whenever you sit at the wheels?
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Where is your mind, left far behind because you're a victim of, speed? Why take a chance? Snap out of the trance. Judgment's the thing that you need.
Think it all o'er. What's it all for? How much real time do you gain? When a man drives, endangering lives, he's right on the verge of insane.
Automobiles, most everyone feels, are worth while, whate'er the expense. Agreeing that's true, the thing we should do, is drive them with good common sense,
The toll, up to dute, is startlingly great, with recklessness mostly to blame. The thing that we need is to cut down our speed, and drive in a way safe and shoe
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