1926-08-14 — Page 14

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926.

NEW SIX-CYLINDER CARS.

POSSIBLE TRAFFIC RULES.

VIP PEDESTRIANS WOULD USE TRAFFIC SYGNALS) - IT WOULD SYMPUFY SIDEWALK TRAFFIC AND MAKE

WALKING A PLEASURE/

STOP

WOULDN'T

18 BRINGS BAD LUCK.

HOW TO AVOID STREET

ACCIDENTS......

ed on curve or hull. 12. Triad to operate car while

Fintoxicated.

19. Didn't have car in good con- dition, braken defective Dr. some other mechanical trouble.

From information which The Motor has been able to glean con- corning 1927 modals," which are at prosont undergoing tests with A view to their release to the public in the autumn, it seems clear that, once again, the Olym. pia Show will be notable for an increase in the number, of six- Pedestrians, too, were engaged. oylinder cars on viow, Cortain in 13 different things that reaultedi of those will be six-cylinder ver- in their boing killed or injured, sions of curront 20 hp four-refrain from indulging in any of If motorists and pedestrians will oylinder chassis, but, in addition, these 13 unsafe ways of driving there will be entirely new. "sixes" and walking, they will be rimost of smaller, capacity and at com-free from danger this year. petitive prices. There is an evor-

Here are the 13 hazards that got increasing number of oxperienced motorists into trouble. motorists who desire an engine which is more refined, more live- ly, and more smooth than tho average four-cylinder power unit, so that a good potential markot: is growing up for the "six." Ex-. cellent balance and a smooth torque ara features of the typo. In America, it has practically ousted, the "four" in tho medium-price field.

Chicago.Thirteen in Indeed an unlucky number for both motorists Here are the 13 monaces that and pedestrianis, Automobile pedestrians faced with fatal ro drivers participated in 13 prin- suits:

fpal practices that caused prac 1. Walked, ran or played in fatalitics last year. tically all of the 21,000 traffic street.

1. Did not have right of way 2. Exceeded speed limit.. 3. On wrong side of rond 4. Failed to signal.

6. Cut in or cut left corner. 6. Bucked up e

7. Drove off roadway.

9. Car ran away when loft by

driver..

10. Drove through safety zone, 11. Passed on wrong side, pass-

2. Crossed at intersection with

out signals.

4. Crossed at intersection with signal, but failed to see vehicle.

5. Not on sidewalk.

7. At work in roddway.

8. "Went into street not at in-

tersection, without due cau tion.

9. Waiting for or getting on or off street car where there

- was no sufety zone with-

out looking.

10. Injured while waiting for

trolley at safety zone.

11. Getting on or off

vehicle on left side?

12: View obstructed by urb

la newspaper or snow.. 13. Physical defects; under

fluence of liquor, etc.

LEFT TURN!

CWHO

INSTANCE RIGHT TURN (PROBABLY PLTTER

WAIT AND MAKE

SURE)

(TANT 15 E "SE DOESN'T CHANGE

NIR MIND

FLECKING, YOUR CIGARETTE, ASHES 16. ANOTHER

WAY OF STOPPING THE FELLOW BEHIND YOU IT WORKS

IN MOTOR TRAFFIC

- AND EVERYBODY'D

LOOK SO CUTE

.WITH.

STOP LIGHTS

A PANDANA. WOULD PROTECT YOU THE GAME AS IT DOES.

ANY TRUCK

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