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No. 2

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AFTER, you're made a A hundred miles or so of

■ five hundred falle trip and you're startled from your pleasure by loud report from that left rear tire you thought might get you there and you've replaced it with your only spare and have made up your mind then and there that you will have more and better service from your next tires indi-you reach the next töven mud nen the familar, blue and white sign that says Miller Scien» -

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IN ICELAND. STUDEBAKERS & ERSKINES ARE SHIPPED.

"From the shores of far-off Iceland to the tropic setting sun"

THE CHINA MAIL,

11 SPEED RECORDS. OVER 136 M.P.H. ON BROOK LANDS TRACK.

IN THREE DAYS. Within the short space of three days eleven new International Class "C" records wore set up at Brook lands by the same driver on the

SAMS CAT.

PLUCK-WANTED.

You, however have been forced quite unnecessarily to come almost tb'n'atandstill, whereas if the other driver had speeded up in order to get out of the way as quickly as pos sible, only a slight elackening of speed would have been required on your part. I know it is not a vital matter, and I know quite well that nervousnces, and lack of self confidence are at the root of the These brilliant porformances trouble. It probably requires quilte were achieved by Mr. Kaye' Dan a considerable amount of pluck on driving a 4-litre Sunbeam. On May the part of the driver of that third 24 the kliometre and mile, both car to enable him to take it for with flying and standing starts, and granted that you are going to give Until he is 6-kilometre records were secared. him his right of way. The following day the 5 miles, 100 sure, he naturally holds his car well, kilometres, 10 miles and 50 klieme in hand, with the result that you are On inconvenienced, in spite of your per- fres records were annexed. the succeeding day, May 26 the fectly sound intentions.

As a matter of fact, there is very same driver completed the series by setting up new figures for the 60 little disregard, nowadays of this miles and 100 kilometres distancos, question of right of way in auch the latter being accomplished at an circumstances, and in any event it is invariably possible to detect a de- average speed of over 120 m.p.k.

One of the best performances was sire on the part of the overtaking the milc record from a standing driver to ignore it; it is also pos- start at a speed of 90.11 m.p.h. To sible by showing a stern intention to get away from the starting line, claim your right (if you are the work up through the gears and driver of the third ear) to make the cross the line a mile away at such other driver stay in his place until a speed as, to give an average of you are past. 90.11 m,p,h, for the full distance is But now let us look at the came a feat of astounding efficiency, both situation from the "third driver's" on the part of the car and the point of view. He has a clear path driver. If any private motorist, on his side of the road, but sees two owning the average type of touring cars coming towards him, one of car, will seek out a straight stretch which obviously desires to overtake of road, start from a given point the other. Instead of hesitating, he a milestone for preference-with an handles his ear in such a fashion

the

impatient obliging friend aboard to time him, that

has no doubt whatever and make the best effort of which one

will he

have to' wait his car is capable in reaching an- that other point a mile away, he will, until the road is clear to over- after working out bis own average take. No. 3 driver (you, we will speed, better appreciate what Mr. say) accelerates and is out of the Kaye Don's 90.11 m.ph. really way in a matter of seconde.

Supposing, however, that you hesitate?

means.

possibly

The nose of the overtaking car creeps out in order that the driver'

COURTEOUS DRIVING may be able to see what is happen-

COMFORT AND SAFETY ON

THE ROAD.

ing, and you slow down still more. The result of this may even be that the other man Kazards a desperate dish to overtake before your car [By The Hon. Mrs, Victor Bruce.] comes abreast... It just depends I am rapidly coming to the con- upon the skill of the driver, and the clusion that courteous lulcation to liveliness of his engine as to whe manoeuvre can bo ward other road users rather than ther the strictly correct behaviour from a executed safely, but a bad case of technical point of view in the secret cutting in upon the overtaken car of happiness, comfort and safety is almost inevitably involved. And when motoring. And "other toad it is the fault of your hesitation 1

ANOTHER INSTANCE. users," don't forget, duer not mean motorista only.

Of course, there is also the pago

It is not suggested that.rightness of the would-be overtaking driver or wrangness of road' behaviour is who will not fall into line with the a minor matter, but when know vehicle that is impeding him, and it ledge. fails, on instinct for courtesy is the height of discourtesy to drive will usually fill the breach. We can with half the car's width projecting not all have that instinct, possibly, beyond the vehicle which you wish but I think much may be done to to overtake, thus leaving only bare develop it in all bat the most stub-room for the third driver toget born cases. Very few people, I through.

It is, of course, quite impossible mean, are deliberately discourtedus, on the road or anywhere thee. What to detail all the possible manifesta- appears to be a blatant disregard tions of discourteous driving, in the for the convenience of others is same way that one could make a liet really thoughtlessness and insensi-f actual Sreaches of conurete tiveness and these are faults that regalations, because everything de-

pends upon the particular com na-i can be cured.

But as a

-so sing the United States A sovereign rule is to develop the lion of circumstances. Marines in token of their far- habit of looking at everything from general rule, I do say that we flung service. But the justly the other person's point of view. should all endeavour to drive in famous devil-dogs have nothing Maybe at first this requires conect such a way that the least possible on Studebaker when it comes to ous effort, and a deliberate weigh-inconvenience is caused to other range of service.

ing up of the pros and cons of a people, and the adoption of the # To the mind of the average contemplated action. But the habit habit of trying to see the situation Yankee, the popular mode of is soon acquired, and I do not he- from the point of other drivers.is transportation in Iceland

an essential to really good driving. is sitate to say that if every motorist aleighing behind a team of champacted on the principle of thinking ing reindeers. Way up there on for others, there would be no ar-1 the rim of the Arctic circle it seems unlikely that automobiles cidents worth mentioning, no em- would be in demand, yet recently barrassing emergencies, and life

On the transport side, it is of three new Studebaker President would be an altogether happier

affair! Eights, a Dictator and an Erskine

general interest to note the progress Club Sedan were shipped to

made since the association of Com- But we are all human! Even atmers at Luton, with the well known. Reykjavik, capital of Iceland, ac- cording to word received by the Bridge, the partner who will play to organisation of Messrs. Humber local. Studebaker-Erskine distri- your hand, and trust you to help at Coventry; representing a union him out with his is a pearl beyond of tradition that from the com-

butors.

ALL HUMAN."-

FULL SPEED AHEAD.

To those, who live in the centre price. And on the road the first mencement has stood for quality, of population and have learned to concern of the majority of drivers and all that it implies. regard immediate delivery of a seems to be that of shooting over the Commers, from 1906, have played new Studebaker as a matter of crossing first, or of getting ahead of a very prominent part in meeting course, the trials of buying a cax that bunch of slow going cars at the the requirements of users of read in Reykjavik would seem severe, earliest possible opportunity, transport, both at home and Over- indeed. There is only one boat In many instances correct behavi- scas,

ON REPAIRS.

per year leaving New York for our is courteous behaviour, and as Several completely new types of Iceland, and to deliver the new we have already dealt with this sub- Commers are now available, and, as cars to their owners it was necesject In its more obvious aspects in a result of combining the two enter sary to ship them to Hamburg, this series, I will not go into deprizes, the reputation" for quality Germany, transfer there to an tails again now, But there are and endurance which has always other steamer bound for the literally hundreds of occasions been a feature of Commer Cars will Aratic-and boats bound for the when there is no definite rule of the be maintained and enhanced. Arctic are none too numerous.

road, nor even firmly established The present range is comprehen- though unwritten rule, to help the sive and includes goods chassis beginner'in sizing up the situation for 80 cwt., 2, 2, 8, 4, 5 and 6 ton In guch cases, courtesy always loads, and special four-wheeled bus pays indeed; that is the only factor or coach chassis for 14 to 1 pas Seing able to check up on a which will solve the problem

sengers! repair man's work helps to cut ex- penses through defecting incomt would naturally be hagined petency. There is no need to that possible loss of time through a assume that our only means of courteous reduction of speed is the checking will be to wait and see most Important cause of dis- what happens. R

'courtesy, but I wilf you an |--If an engine is quiet immediate instance where precisely the -op-world

ly following the grinding of the posite is true. Suppose that you in pric valves, for instance, the indica- wish to overjak another vehicle, possible tions are that the tappets have but as stills third is approaching Limited, been set too close. An engine from the op direction. It is prepared should run a little noisy until the accepted that this

vehicle has vehicles reground valves have a chance the right of way

can par to seat properly

potter along, or One owner had some new gears that the pa installed in the transmission and

minal was informed that the job was

right perfect. A whining noise told different story FANA

If years are too tight they make noise characterised by high pitch

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