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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY 21st | JULY, · 1928.

Being The Official Organ öf

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

CURRENT

COMMENT

BRIDAL CAR OF THE FAR EAST.

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Taino Bridge Approaches.

tral of Des Voeux Road Central. They do but little harm in Ice Numerous complaints are being House Street and inconvenience heard of the very bad condition of But Tow. It is as well to remem- the approaches to the new bridge for that most of the ricksha standa at Taipo, One realises that the in the centre of the town have been new approaches, built on a freshly taken over by motor cars and as made embankment, must be given there are probably about 200 time to settle down before per-people interested in these private manent surfacing can be under-rickshas it is only fair that they taken but there is no reason why, should be allowed to park in, a during this process of settlement ventral spot out of the way of (which might take a year or motor traffic. We recommend more), the surface could not be those who have complained to re- periodically evened, and rolled. member the molto Live and let At the present time the approach live"

road, in either side of the bridge.

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is in an atrocious, condition, taxing] Alighting on the Off-Site.-

not only the springs of ears but

the patience and good temper of Avery thoughtless habit per- drivers who have song waited for sista among many motor car users,

remedial action to be taken, We in that they often alight from the would like, on behalf of the many offside doors instead of from the motorists who have voiced their side nearest the footpath. This is complaints to us, to urge the obviously a risky practice for it P.W.D. to do whatever it can to put may ao happen that an overtaking the portions complained of into car is about to pass the stationary better condition pending the time one, with the likelihood that the when subsidence has made it pos-moving vehicle will collide either sible to carry out permanent aur-with the alighted passenger or the facing

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open door. Many of the Colony's roads are narrow and passing care have not much room to spare. It would be much more satisfactory *. Hitle passengers exercised thought and acquired the regular habit of alighting from and enter- cars only on the side nearest

At Seth's Corner,

We have previously referred to the dangerous manner in which living near to some motorists, link Roath park their ears at this spot. They have a habit of parking them right on the corner nearest to the Albany, and if another car pulls

It needs to be, reiterated that up temporarily to set down paa-

a good sauny owner- aengers at Seth's Corner there is there are

It is quite common sight to see contractor's lorries piled high

the kerb.

Selfish Motorists.

With the advance in modern ideas the old bridal chair, heavy with carvings and silk tassels, has been replaced in Shanghai by this special motor car adorned in similar manner. A more incongruous example of the fusion of Eastern and Western ideas can hardly be imagined/

MAKING READY FOR STUDEBAKER SALES.

BIG RACES.

FRONT WHEEL

"SHIMMY.”

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Progressive Increase. Its Cause and Cure. Impossible to Ensure

Since September, 1927, every When the front wheels wobblo Perfect Running.. month has shown an increase in and the steering is hard to con. then left no room whatever for drivera who unfairly monopolise

'There is a department of motor the sale of Studebakers over the trol, there are two definite classes

months of We the Pedder Street parking runk.

the In which the possible causes for through cars to pass along.

this shimmying can be placed. remember that, sometime ago, the Many of them drive to their offices racing that is too frequently corresponding police used to insist on cara being in the morning, leaving their cura neglected, and that is the netunt previous year.

The rapid progress Studebaker One is the slow speed shimmy and parked to the east of a telephone parked In Pedder Street practical-preparation of the cars for a standard which is on the Garden ly all day. The stand is not really particular event. A 24-hours' race is making in sales is closely par- the other is the high speed shimmy. Road side of the corner, and if meant for this purpose, and there like that which has recently taken alleled by the progress It has made Tyre experts, J. E. Hale and C. this procedure were still followed in the City Hall and Statue Square place at Le Mans brought this in establishing new speed and R. Stewart of the Firestone Tire there would be ample room for at which A. A. Patrols are em-yery forcibly to my attention, says endurance records during the and Rubber Company, have just The most completed an exhaustive study of through traffic, notwithstandingployed to look after private cars Home motoring correspondent, past nine months. the fact that a car might be stand-while their owners are at business. as in this type of event the pre-notable of these records was made shimmying,

more last fall when the Studebaker

Slow speed shimmy occurs up to Ing at Seth's Corner itself for Granted that Pedder Street is paration has to be even passengers to alight. There is a quicker of access to many workers thorough than that for a race for Commander travelled 25.000 miles [about 30 miles an hour. It is in less than 23,000 consecutive caused by worn-out or bent parte constable always on duty at the in city offices, it should not be too racing cars pure and simple.

The number of things that cd/minutes. Nothing on earth has that are closely allled to the steer- corner, and we think he should be much trouble for them to walk the

ing system or to the wheels. instructed to tell all motorists to short distance from the City Hall

Recently further performance Those listed are: loose drog link park at the old apot. And thue rather than overcrowd the one happen to one of the competing ever travelled so far so fast. another danger would be removed. main rank in the city which is cars is quite beyond the powers

intended for shoppers and callers of human calculation and fre-records were established by the connexions, loose tie rod con- whose cars wish to come and go. quently has nothing to do with the President, The Director and The nexlons, loose king pin bearings, Lorry Dangers.

themselves. For instance, Erskine Six, bringing to Stude-loose wheel, bent wheel, bent the We would like to see all private cars

The remedy le to tighten up cur owners (especially those who No. 3 Bentley, which did not win baker every existing American rod and bent axle.

the race, but which put up speeds speed and endurance record for No. 4, look almost slow by comparl-sident & sedan broke all stock worn down with new parts. The operate in this matter.

son, was put out of the running by enclosed car records from 5 to loose wheels might need new of coolies-both men and women. Judging the Width;

Generally, however, too much forethought. None of 2,000 miles and from 1 to 24 hours. bearings. This is obviously a very dangerous

Directors travelled 5,000 slow speed shimmy is less trouble- It is Interesting, to note that a the Bentleys carried jacks, as an Two practice, especially to the coolies! who do not seem to realise the pre- Home writer, who deplores the experiment was made last year in miles in less than 5,000 minutes some than the high speed kind.

Much of the blame for high cariousness of their position. If fact that so many drivers use the which a car was lapped fast with a setting a record for stock cars in a contrector desires to transport middle of the road instead of keep-flat type and the vehicle sustained their orice class. Two Erskine Six

speed shimmy is directed at the and designers. his labour to and from the site of ing to the left, suggests that they no damage.

manufacturers bis building job, he should be do not know how much room they

This occurs when the car goes |well over 30 miles an hour. Some compelled to do so in a reasonably have on the near side.

On this data, therefore, it was

of the larger curs get the disease safe manner. To perch about that frequently they are right in

hotween 60 and 70 miles an hour, dozen men and women on top of a the middle of the road, with's yard heavily-laden lorry la simply ask- or more to share, and are fondly decided to dispense with any type- The for casualties. Regarding the under the impression that their changing on the track, and make

car come straight into the AND THE RAILWAY FOLLOW, and many of them at a definite

point in the speed curve. manner of loading lorries, we left-hand wheels are against the the

It is reported that automatic would also like once again to call kerb. On many occasions, he has plts, thereby dispensing with one attention to the danger of carrying tested quite experienced drivers stop. Unfortunately, when the long poles or pieces of iron that on this point, and hardly ever do need arose in the actual race the wind screen wipers are to be fit-wheels seem to fall into the drag over the back of the vehicle, they know exactly the position of rim of the wheel did not stand upled to some of our railway engines, for the sweep of theso trulling their left-hand wheels or actually to the actual hammering and ends when rounding a corner lehow far they are from the edge necessitated "the competitors. In- inevitably a big one, endagering of the road on the near side. Any-dulging in a sort of Marathon to not only pedestrians but all other one can test this for himself by get the jacks. traffic on the road. There should trying to run over an object at speed with his near side wheels.

not only with building material are membra of the A. A.) co-which made the winning Bentley, fully equipped stock cats. A Pre-these parts, or to replace those

but also carrying large numbers

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far out he is.

He anys

Race For Jacks,

Again, in the case of the Chrys-

sedans travelled 1,000 miles in less than 1,000 minutes-a record for fully equipped, stock cars in their price class,

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their shoulders, all because some thing that has never given trouble before suddenly ceases to work,

The accessory people have a very

The reason for this is that the

that speed, and shimmy resulta. Sometimes there's Д periodle vibrations of the motor at

sort of gyroscople action of the car that causes shimmy and sometimes, the engineers, admit, the tyres are at fault.

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To prevent this sort of shimmy, be a limit set to the length of pro-le will be surprised to find howlers that ran so magnificently, one "thin" time. There is the ques- jections of this 'nature.

Of course, the of the cars to be put out of action tion of the type organisation, At however, the tyre engineers Bug- width of cars is not standard, and, met its fate through the dogs for Le Mans, Dunlops supplied the gest lining up of the drag link Parking Rickshna, .

One or two letters have appear-Jin the case of anyone who is con- the starting handle becoming 100 tyres for practically all the cars, assembly to at nearly a straight| ed in the local press lately com- tinually driving different types, it and unscrewing outwards, tearing only a couple of makes not using line as possible, balancing tho plaining against rickahus parking intakes a little practice before he away the lower tank of the radla-them, and in no case was thero awheel and tyre assembly, raising |

All sorts of curious things

tyres, using stiffer springs or add- Tee House Street (roker's Alley). can confidently place his left mud-tor.

pened before, and it is only pos-actual punctures by nalla.

The Bentleya ran without aling an extra spring, avoiding oll While we have every eympathy guard within an inch of any object, may happen that have never hap-single tyre fallure, exept due to the inflation pressure on the front sible to take precautions against a change, except for Mr. Birkin's un-Jon the springs, using shock ab- with shopkeepers who desire to no matter what the car.

fortunate encounter with a nail, sorbers and keeping them tight, keep their shop fronts clear, IL)

TO HELP BRADFORD'S UN. minute proportion, of them. must be remembered that rickshas

During the preparation in the This state of affairs takes years of seeing that the axles aren't twist- have been allowed to park on the'

town and on the track men work development and organisation. Ited and the brake drums aren't out! east side of the street for many

At a meeting of the Bradford ceaselessly night and day, taking also furnishes a great example of of round, keeping the spring Arm. shacklos tight, keeping the proper -years-and that the road has been

caster and too-in, closed to moter traffic. It would Corporation It was recommended down and building up or else the value of racing to a be little short of a hardship to that certain road work, involving altering some trivial device, At Some three years ago very few camber,

moment the members of a Dunlops were sold in France, but iceing that the tyres are even set -drive-tho-private rickshas away an expenditure of £46,000, be put one now, as they are not permitted to in hand to relieve local unemploy team may be all smiles, and the now I notice that at least 60 per on the rims and that the wheels next day they look as if the cares cent of the types on private cara un true, and eliminating all looseness by tightening or rebush- park either in Queen's Road Cen-ment

of the world were heaped upon are of that make.

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