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MOTORING“ “SURHLEMENT," FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

HIGHWAY. FOR SANDY WASTES,

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Here's a highway that is made especially for sandy wastes, whore it can be picked up by a crano and shaken clear of the sand that covers it. It is bullt across the sand dunes of southern California for this very purpose. It's been found the most effective dosert highway, because a crane can take it up in sections and put it down again, as frash as if it wore newly laid.

RIGHT TURNS RIGHTLY TURNED.

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IMPORTANCE OF GIVING

AMPLE NOTICE OF INTENTION,

STRIPPING COMPETITION.

NOVEL MOTOR CAR CONTEST.

MORE SEDANS.

Closed cars are becoming more and more popular, and in time will abut out open bodies, predicte Goneral Motors officials. Per centage of closed oars produced by this organization averaged 40 per cont, in the first nine months of this year.

One of the most interesting features of the Alr

Circus By Captain E. do Normanvillo, recently held at Crissey Field, in the Daily Chronicle.

California, was the contest be Frequently the difforonco between civilians and Boldlor At least 90 por cont. of all cars tween really good driving and mechanics in stripping army cars in Germany are operated by, that which could be described as down to the baro framo and chauffeurs,

inviting trouble" is very small. reassembling them, And from extended observation

ignoranco or

I incling to the opinion that the The cars relected wore two bulk of the driving faults onoj Dodge Brothers cars, standerd oncounters aro due rather to equipment in the U. S. Army, thoughtlessness built in 1917. The contest rules ton men on Bach than to taking riake of malice allowed aforethought

team, but the winning civilian This belief is strengthened by crew-from the service station of the request of a lady roador in the J. E. French Company, the the West Countree that I San Francisco Dodgo Brothers should amplify the meaning of dealer-numbered only eight men the Daily Chronicle Safety First and a foreman.

motto of last week.

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She also u808

CARS DISMANTLED.

She tellsfimo of her freedom from accidents and of her careful Each crew stripped its car right driving methods.

down to the baro frame. Engino a phrase which greatly gratifios transmission, clutch, battery box, But I am anxious in all fuel tank, radiator, front axle, things to be a real Daily Chro fendors, running boards, tyres. nicle type driver in all phases springs and body wore removed. of Safety First and the considora- The civilian orow from the J. tion of the safety and conveni- E. French Company took the lead ance of other road users."

from the start, dismantling the car in 16 1/2 minutes.

OFTEN TOO LATE TO MENDI The implied compliment in that intention is much appreciat-

In reassambling osch crow.put Do now engine, now rear axle, ed, and I hope all readors try to now front axle, now fendors and act up to it. Consequently I am running boards, now tyres and only too delighted to explain in now springe. Cotter pine wore groator detail.

installed wherover required and Our Safety First motto last lockwashers wore used on all week road: "When taking other nute. Inspectors watched right hand turn, put your arm each arow to soo that every.detail out in plenty of time--not almost was performed in a workmanlike synchronising with the actual:

manner. Following the building Turning of the corner."

up, each cor was driven across Remember, thon. that all

the finish line 200 yards away to accidents arise from the driver demonstrate that it was in run- for drivers concerned obtaining ing condition. The car of the knowledge too late." You can winning team crossed the line 78 take any typo that como to minutos after they started to dis- mind-say cross-road smash. If tho driver knew two or three seconds sooner of the proximity of danger, the accident would be avoided.

It is the same with taking turn. The accidents and closo shaves" which frequently occur in such circumstances would be avoided if the overtaking driver knew what the one in front was going to do, two or three seconds

sooner,

assamble it.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE,

"They know their job and they did it," is the way Frod Ehlors, Jr., servico inanagor for the San Prancisco Dealer expressed himself.

"The fact that a team made up.

of men from an approved service station won this test so easily" is a clear demonstration of the advantage to owners of taking thair cars to approved servico stations.

ANTICIPATING THE SIGNAL. Consequently, in any specios of traffic signalling. it is essentiall

"It is only natural that skilled to give adequate warning before making the movement which the workmen with labour saving tools signal is intonded to convey, and accustomed to servicing one If the drivers to whom you mako of car exclusively can bo signal have not time to change depended upon to make adjust- their procedure to fit in with the ments and repairs properly in intonded movement, then the less time than can mochanics outside of the approved norvico signal is useless.

But the actual method of dris- Btation." ing the car previous to taking al right-hand turn is of even more importance, because when the car

is driven correctly, the actual

ALL-STEEL. VITROENA.

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sign is only corroborating evid- France, is concentrating on pro- enoo to following traffic to com duction of all-stoel bodies at the

Germany has ono auto for every 40J poople.

There are about 160 different makes of English motor cars.

There are about 12,000 automo- bila dealers in Great Britain.

England produoce about 70,000 | automobiles and trucks in a year.

Public garages in Gormany have to have a separate compart- mout for each car.

A law in Germany prevents more than three cars being stored in one garage.

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intentions, which they have planned for 500 cars dally. already formed.

There is only one really cor- rect method of taking a turn to

the right. And this is it.

100

7

don't forget K. 226.

indication of your intended move-Our livery cars give satisfaction.

THE CORRECT METHOD. ments, and you can do it when Some distanco-geriorally about the car spood is slower, and to 150 yards-bofore the therefore with grantor ease. You cornor, begin gradually "to work" also givo, automatically, very your way towards the extreme ample notice and give it whilst right of your own line of traffic. gradually slowing down but still If there is no oncoming traffic, going straight ahead, so that you can trespass slightly on that danger of accident in aliminated. I shall eventually got my route; but in either caso, of course Boting in accordance with the cir-systom of traffic signals adopted cumstances rxisting.

by Ofolaldem simply because At the same time begin to slow they are right (and of course, down gradually. If you'ro in a used for years past by all other steam of traffic, you will flad the really experienced drivers), and

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other cars "spot your intentions the present official ones are A good car merits a good, clean, roomy very quickly and begin to over- dangerous nonsense. It may be take on your left.

the new Government will have

your arm is only corroborative Tonk. You never know, you can now ne accommodated.

Consequently the extension of the courage to right known garage. Only a limited number of cars

and' absolutely definite further 'know!

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