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[By Israel Klein.] ed by motor velticies each your is thought uppermost in the minds of the year ended June 30 that the
are recommending everybody at these places is gel-directors
Proper maintenance of appalling.
A cortain percentage of these inta or out of these convex-dividend at the rate of 100 per cent. wheels and the brakes will
ZEH possible. upon the ordinary capital."
only savo considerable exponse accidents is caused through thences na
It is stated that anles of cara on tyres and the braking and caroleseness of the pedestrian, antThey are oblivious of all else. no skill on the pari-of-the-mufor
in the home market were 20 per steering systems, but will assure cent, above those of the previous ensier operation of the car as driver can avert the disaster, hut
Many sinabes have occurred in year. The dividend paid for the whole. Good steering and braking on the other hand there are many canes in which, ld the molorist the following manner: A motorist previous period was 60 per cent.systems, in fact, will bring better only been fully alert and equal to is driving along the road at, say, actual for seven months. results in mileage and wear and the occasion, the accident might moderate speed of 30 miles an
The high rate of dividend is a tear on the engine. hour. He arrives at a cross-road. trifle misleading, for the ordinary For it is obvious that misaligned have been avoided.
halds his right hand out, without The Casuals.
looking into his mirror or turning capital is very small in relation to wheels and tight or uneven breaks total capital, being only £150,000 whl become serious drags on the Often pedestriana tutapt a too round to see if other traffle is out of 2,650,000 of share and de-power plant and reduce
2113 immediately casual attitude when crossing the approaching.
The ordinary gasoline mileage considerably. There i benture capital. street, they rely upon the skill turn his car round. of the driver to avert sa accident, another car on his heels coming capital was originally £600,000,
but 16. per share was written of The wheels, as part of the steer And in
these thoughtiess along at much greater speed, and in 1927, and the 100 per cent. ing system, require most careful bound to pay the the second driver may not be able dividend is equivalent to 25 per attention at least once every six people are
months. cent, on the origlani summ. supreme penalty for their stupidito avert a collision. ty.
time
But the following advice to
the new driver may postpone that
evil day for many a pedestrian.
Think for Him.
What Is Behind?
A LARGE ORDER.
What happens if a crash occurs
No. 1 driver says fa) is this: Never allow your attention to be, No. 2. "I's entirely your fault. distracted when you are at the idn't you see me put my hand wheel of your ear. Look well at The Atral driver seems to
Messrs. Crous & Blackwell, Ltd., ahend and forestall the movements**
think that because he did give a the well-known preserved provision of everybody.
sil he is in no way to blame manufacturers, have recently been for the accident that resulted supplied with the following fleet of entirely through bis Jack of fears for we of their representa- thought.
tives:--65 Morris Minor Saloons, No one has a right to make a Morris Miner Two-senters, 3
Two-senters, itanoruvve this kind unless he Morris-Cowley has red binel that in so Morris Cowley Saloon. doing he is at endangering other. road asers,
If you are really concentrating on the task in hand, you will spot immediately a man who is about toj step oil the path in trout of your you will instantly sound car, and your horn, even before he has loft, The lootway. if he continues on his way however, you will
if another ear is
the
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1931.
A NEAR THING!
Famous Racing Driver's Narrow Escapes.
the
ENGINE. TESTING.
Excess of Petrol.
A WARNING.
Earl Howe, president of B.R.D.C.. has had another remark able oscape. This time he was on
While certain adjustments are his way to see the Schneller being effected on the power unit- Trophy In his Alfa-Romeo, when It
skidded, and he shot down a forty to the carburetter, ignition, etc.- The car was it is often necessary, or at all feet embankment.
but thejevents desirable, to start up and considerably damaged,
run the engine again and again for driver escaped unhurt,
Earl Howe'n "T.T.”
This crash follows closely upon a few moments at a time, to note accidant, the effect of what has been done. when,
chasing Campari down But a warning must be issued In Bradshaw's Brne, he shot off the this connexion. When thone fro- road backwards at 80 m.ph. The quently repeated starts and periods] car leapt a hedge and landed on or idleness occur while the engine its four whools!
Is cold or barely warm, the mixture i At Le Mans this yoar, during may have to be set at "rich" all practice, he was flat out down the the while to get the engine going two-mile-long straight, when he and keep it running as required. met a wandering cow in his path. He shot under the cow's head with nothing to spare!
In consequence, excess of petrol In the mixture may be such as tɔ' contaminate, If not actually wash Loos bearings at the hubs,
away, the oil that reaches the causing the wheels to wobble, take OH THOSE TOURISTS! cylinder walls. As an instance of what may happen in that case, a power from the much of the
friend of the writer's caused his engine. To prevent this, the
platons to "dry up" and almost to wheels should be kept tight and A German journalist, Mr. Fred seize while testing was in pro- well greased. The grease in the Krentzenstein, planning an rear hub caps should be changed ambitious trip from Itio de Janeiro rcsa, at these semi-annual inspections (Brazil) to Montreal, in Canada. Testing preferably should be and the nuts tightened.
is means of transport will be carried out with a warmed engine, It is unwise, however, to force B.M.W. motor-cycle, and he will so that the rich mixture will be grease into the front wheel bear-take a Mr. Hellmut Hoffman as required only momentarily for inga in some causes by filling the pllion passenger.
starting; and on each occasion the bub caps and screwing these down
engine is run it should be ne- tight. The reason is that the
They will begin by going to Fubricant will be forced on to the
Buenos Aires, in the Argentine, celerated to a fair speed at least. half minute "for ten or front brake drums, which won't and will then minke for the Pacifi. every
coast, by way of Chile and Peru. Afteen seconds, so as to make sure as a result. Besides, the
to. Ecuador and Colombia A that ample oil will be thrown up.
baki
your foot on the brake immey, a coming up behind him, and there to sit at the wheel for a lou wheel bearings won't be properly short sea Journey may have to be from
the
included en route. The travellers cylinders. will then pass through the Cen- oftral American republics on their
is insullieiend time to take his stretch at a time. He gets jolted ly, and that vahinile second and corner, he should wait and becken about all day, his teering in lubricated.
good the other fellow on.
heavy, and he may be carrying a to this case, therefore, proper his life will be saved driver Hoon learns to know aut it!
It only every moteris! would; big load. We cannot blame him lubricating renaires by instinet when anyone is thout adopt the principle of give and for keeping to the crown of the the front wheels. to dive off the pavement in front take, and treat others as he would road as, whenever he gets into the
of his man.
theory.
Don't Just Heot.
Of course, I do not advocate the indiscriminate use of the henter nor am I suggesting for one
l to be treated himself, far enmber, a considerable physient effort may be rewired to keep his fewer accidents would occur.
engine.
removal
at
alignment
are struck
even
but
way to the States and Canada. Mr. Kreutzenstein is now complet ing his arrangements and hopes to! undertake the tour within the next | few months,
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An agreement has been signed. anya a report, between the Polish, State-owned engineering works and the Fiat Motor Co., arranging | for Fiat cars to be manufactured locally, with a view to unitying. France now has ang automobile the type of car produced and to for every 27 persons in the cou-supplying cars to the army. It is try, a recent surver shown. This intended to grant far-reaching! compares with one ear for every protection to the new production. four and one-half persons in the which will be considered national, United States.
Misalignment of front wheels is another costly fault that should I always advocate taking the
up and correced lorry from running into the ditch. be checked risk of sounding your burn to There is a class of driver whoi
regular intervals. much rather than to err in the at times makes himself muxt
Obstructionista,
Wheels get it of opposite direction. Many drivers objectionable. I am referring taj
they a. the man who says to himself: "I We should remember this when (when are inclined to believe that motorn who uses his horn own half of the road, and I will we come up behind him and do slightly against a curb is parking liberally is a nervous driver, but not give this up or any oncominjenot obtain instant response to a turning, or when they strike a I thoroughly disagree with this trafic. They have their side and signal. It is the drivers of heavy rut,
I have mind."
vehicles who purposely balk LIA The same fault may come as a That I dislike so much. It is rely much better to! Now that individual is wrong. have we been greeted with abuse the car is standing still in an How often result of twisting the wheels while announce your approach in time. He does not own half of the road. when we finally succeed in getting effort to get That forewarned is forearmed is He is entitled merely to just that by him.
ou of
a crowded parking spot. That hurty an excellent proverb to remember | portion which will give him sufi-
the tou. The worst kind of driver I have'steering mechanism. in this instance)
rient room to continue his journey.ever met in my life is he who pur misaligned wheels are Its worst.
His Permanent Way.
posely drives straight at your car effect.
The United States motor vehicle Many of us have encountered int night on the pretence that your this kind of motorist.
This ite is to helampe have blinded him,
The brakes may be adjusted po death rate par 109.000 population offence, la continually occurring. tightly that the drums might is more than twice that of England moment that the road hog can feel driving on to the and the worst offenders that I have Lind. This causes the brakes to and Wales and nearly 10 times that
the road at a moderate pace. that he is at liberty to tear along and although there may is plentneen are the drivers of large drag and put on extra drag on theef Norway. the treets merely because he of room for three ears to pass taotorcoaches, keeps s horn going all the time abreast by his merely moving over There is one golden rule to re-a few feet to his near side, he member: When a pedestrian has steadifastly refuses through utter I was returning home the other an experienced driyer at the steer commenced to cross the street ingelfishness to budge from his evening on the somewhat narrowing wheel, There's a feel of an frout of your car and is unaware
road between Reigate and Hook-extra strain or pull on a grade or of your approach, always en-
wood. I saw a vehicle approach-at high speed where usually deavour to pass behind him and We frequently see cars left un-ing me with headlamps full on. I pull or strain should be felt.
attended on JL gutner, Nothing immed nine, but got no response.
Rather have the brakes a little not in front of him.
could be worse than this, for it When 20 yards away from me he louse and push a little farther or towards the heavier on the brake pedal when requires only two cars coming inlewerved straight
posite directions to meet at this front of my car, and I had to shave necessary, than lose fuel elliciency spot and # smash is bound to the grass at the side of the road in this way, Dragging brakes
won't help the brake drums to escape a collision. eur. I happened to be sitting on
Before I could look round heinings either, They'll wear down the bench when a case of this kind disappeared, and I was unable to more quickly than they should and will become leas effective in ¦was brought to court, I should see his number is the dark.
emergencies. Assume that someora la lost in legert all my influence to hang the
An offence of this nature can- thought and has suddenly decided blame on the individual who had not be too drastically dealt with.
He does this left his car in this position.
Another drain on the power of to cross the rond,
A man who pretends that he can- the engine is my under-Indated without looking to see what truftic I have even seen this offence not nee at night has no right to tyre. is coming along at the time. Ifeommitted a night. And, far be on the highways after dark. the engine is an under-inflated That means more pull on he sees you for the first time when worse, ears felt on the wrong side least of all in charge of a vehicle tyre happens to be in front, it enn he is a third of the way across the of the rond on a corner, with head'ull of passengers. road, and if you immediately show tampa full os.
discovered quickly by the
In some instances it may be advisable not to sound your horn at all, became if you do he may
beenme flustered ak the last minute, lose his head, and dash back into your car.
Flustered.
him that you are passing behind him, well and good. ile carries
out his original intention. But if
position.
Pity Him.
Like Bat
be
Dragging brakes can be felt by
no
or
you falter or so in front of him, thing is not fit to hold a licence, exceeding their limit of apcert by every week, and maintained at the
It is high time that the mobile harder steering resulting. It it's police kopt a watchful eye on these in back, however, only a test of A driver who does this sort of they would find a number of them Each tyre should be checked
bullies of the road. At, any rate. the air pressure will reveal it.
he hesitates and beenmes con-
dusert.
This mind may not act as driver of the heavy lorry who, has more.-Daily Mail,
[hage avere sympathy for theļa marrin of 20 miles per hour or air pressure recommended by the quickly as yours, and a valuable
ear manufacturer. second may be lost. Many necidents have been averted by a mere second.
Remember, fan, that it is not everybody that has perfect hear- ing, and that the translation of! thought into action in a mucki slower process with some prople than with others. Linke allow- aaces for all this,
Sandwiched.
are
lundreds of aceldents caused every year by people walk- ing out from in front of or behind stationary tramway-car 02 motor-omnibus, Tao driver of the approaching car has not seen the danger nhead. suddeus ibpears immediately in front of his car. There is no
is no Lime to pull up, and he cannot swe
Bwerve. for he has the tramway-car on one side and a path full of people or approaching traffic on the other. But the good driver would have' foreseen the position before it occurred.
The greatest possible caution should be adopted on these ocen
Every motorist should his horn loudly if he is
when
about to panu stationary vehicle, and have his foot ready to app
apply the brake at once i ne
necessary. Another rule which I always adopt
about to overtake. a tramway-car or omnibus is this: When still ten or twenty yards from
rom the obstruction, I always make sure that no one is walking across the road in front of the vehicle.
Boware of tramway-car and
Somnibus stopping places: they
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