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ROAD SURFACE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION.

RULES OF THE ROAD IGNORED.

"90% of Accidents Are Avoidable."

R.A.C. INDICTMENT.

That 90 per cent. of the motor- ing accidents in the last few weeks were avoidable is the disquieting conclusion reached by the Royal Automobile Club after examining guides. reports received from its road selfish driving are made in a re- Charges of careless and

markable document which the R. "A. C. will publish.

The Subject of Gasoline Economy also robbing their usora of a con is continually dwelt upon in these siderable part of the gasoline they columns, not only because it is an have bought and paid for. important item in the expense account of every motorist, but be

Secking Fuel Economy.

From what I hear (writes a cor- cause of its great significance in

conservation of the world's ther or not my car is ruuning as is being compiled from a scrutiny Question: How can I tell whe- respondent of the Daily News), it the petroleum resources, All known it is capable of doing? means of making motor-car engines

of the reports of road guides on the Answer: By trying and transmission devices produce leaner adjustment of the carbu Carelessness, selfishnces, and im- n slightly accidents in the last few weeks." and convey the most power with the retor. If the engine still runs patience of road users are stated to least expenditure of fuel have been satisfactorily on this weaker mix-be the causes. Drivers of light repeatedly referred to. But there is another side of the gasoline ture, it is evident that it was not cars figure prominently in the economy problem, which has not economically as possible and per-

previously operating quite as charge. been touched upon in these articles, haps the mixture can be set even had the ordinary driving rules and The principal indictment is that viz.: Economy in the use of the slightly weaker yet and still give courtesy customs been observed, at power delivered to the wheels of the satisfactory results and even high-least nine out of every ter accidents car, which is determined largely by the nature of the road surfaces over which the car is operated. The engine shows marked loss of power enses dealt with in the report of power required to roll ear wheels the mixture was already as econo- the R. A. C. guides represent prob over an uneven, yielding and loose mical as practicable. Of course, tepped road is very high because of the cylinders of your engine are fably not more than one"out of 50 the energy which the road materials not reasonably Ras-tight, if the accidents which occur each week- ignition is not rightly timed or if end: the position must be regarded

themselves absorb and waste. LLS they are distortel, ground together and moved aside. On a soft road, in which tires sink somewhat, the

er

justing the carburetor leaner, the

economy: but if upon ad- would not have taken place.

tion, you will never achieve the any part of the car lacks lubrica-

highest fuel economy obtainable

When it is remembered that the

as serious.

(n large percentage of a minor

The chief causes of the accidents

Trying to steal an advantage on straight ronds by cutting in with another vehicle oncoming at a high speed, misjudged by the "cutter in.” Ignoring the dangers of hill

wheels are continuously climbing from your car, no matter how care-kind) were, I gather:- grade as they roll out of the deful you are to avoid using an over- pressions which the load has caused rich fuel mixture. them to make in yielding ma- terial On 12 uneven road. energy absorbed in lifting the load over them is irrevocably lost in pounding the road as it comes down, badly at times although everything

Anti-Shimmy Devices.

Question: Mycar shimmies

crests, which are actually blind

On the other hand, when wheels has been done to stop it that the corners. roll over a rigid, even road, very service station people can suggest. Taking corners too wide and little power is absorbed by it, as a there any attachment that canusurping more than a fair share of its surface is not deformed per- be put on that will solve my prob-the road. ceptibly, there is no movement of lem or can you make any other sug- Ignoring the gignals of other the road material upon itself, no gestions?

įdrivers, to save the trouble of slow- depressions are formed out of which Answer: You better 'write the ing down.

the wheels must climb and the car service department of the company Not giving undivided attention moves along without energy-wast-1 that built your car, at its factory to the driving of the car.

ing jolts. Absolute rigidity and at, describing your difficulty Indifference to palpably danger smoothness are not practically ob- clearly and stating the model and jous road conditions ahead. tainable in road surfaces, but the serini number of your car. They A complete lack of a spirit of more nearly these qualities are may have fuller information than "give and take." realized, the leas is the proportion has your service station as to re-

In few cases was the cause of

of engine power wasted in work medies. There are anti-shimmythe accident high speed. done by the tyres on the road, the devices on the market, consisting Safe driving can be obtained by:· more efficient the car becomes and of means for checking the sudden Taking corners on your right the less is the consumption of fuel unintended motions of the steering side. per mile traveled. Poor roads are mechanism that constitute shimmy- Keeping well within the left of. condemned by most people on neng, while not interfering with the the white line. count of the discomfort which their slower motions required to' guide. bumpy surfaces causes but every- the car, and it might be worth while one should realize that they are to investigate these.

REVOLUTIONARY.

to be built into a small car, and yet supply power enough to drive in big one without gearing,

On its bench running, the new

Diesel Engines for Cars. Grayson motor proves this last

point by smoothly picking up a heavy load on its direct drive as AUSTRALIAN DESIGN. soon as the clutch is engaged, and reviving up immediately its fuel [pump, increases the charge.

Cheaper and more efficient ear engine which has neither car-transportation in the future is not

Is is possible to build a motor

Sounding your horn at corners and elsewhere, but not assuming that it is heard.

Regulating your speed so as to be able to pull up at corners and junctions if the course is not clear.

Avoiding cutting in and out of traffic, for it is most difficult to judge the speed of cars bein- over- taken and oncoming, and it is the height of selfishness to force traffic going in either direction to deceier- ate violently to save you.

Giving a right of way to the fast- er car when asked courteously, and not getting angry that a man should have the audacity to want to pass you although you are doing 30 miles

burettor, ignition system nor gear the only claim made for the Diesel an hour. He is not insulting youg engine. The company which con- but probably has need for more.

box?

Overtaking only with caution,

It is, or rather it very soon will trols the patent rights intends to speed. be, according to Mr. G. W. Gray-build marine engines of all sizes, son, C.E, AMI.E., an Australian and stationary plants for indes.and never at corners, bends, cross- roads, road juctions, arched bridges, engineer who has designed and trial purposes. built an improved Diesel engine

Main Interest of most people for anywhere without the absolute which he states, will power cars will centre on its application to knowledge that the road is clear. mator transportation. The and commercial vehicles.

Remembering always that main world's cheapest and most econo-road traffic has not the right of way The Grayson-Diesel needs, no niical car may yet be a purely over other traffic. carburettor because it burns crude Australian invention.

oil which is pumped into it; it

needs no ignition system because

compressed air carries out that ACCIDENTS INCREASE.

task, and the gear-box will be eliminated because of the enor mous flexibility of the engine and its great power range.

During 1926 there were 4,886 fatal accidents and 133,888 non- fatal accidents, in Great Britain.

A one-cylinder engine of this in-In 1925 there were 3,971 fatal and

ventor's design has been fitted 111,502 non-fatalities.

into a four ton lorry and proved that its principles were right, but now a three cylinder engine-the| ideal Diesel type has been con- structed by Williams, Adams and Co.. for Mr. Grayson, and can be seen working on a bench at the factory in Alexandria.

With a bore of only 5 inches and a stroke of 61⁄2 inches, this engine develops 100 horsepower at 1,000. revolutions, an extraordinary power output for such a small motor.

Prominent engineers who have! tested the engine are unanimous in their praise of the accomplish- ment, which is due to seven dla tinct patented Improvements on the] Diesel principle, improvements which are claimed to bring the Diesel into new fields of use.

Cheaper to Build..

Its constructional cost la only about two-thirds of that of a petrol engine, due to fewer' com- ponent parts and the absence of carburettor, ignition and gear-box. Saving in running cost, of course, is the difference between the cost of crude oil and petrol, which Is the difference between 5d. and. Ze a gallon.

Fundamental difference made in the operation of Diesel engines by Mr. Grayson's patents is that they can now be made aufficiently amall

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The increased demand throughout the

1927.

world for Packard cars is coming largely from those discerning buyers who know that it is more profitable to buy a quality car and keep it several years than to pur- chase a cheaper car requiring frequent re- placement,

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