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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 22nd. NOVEMBER, 1930.

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CURRENT

COMMENT

Hangkong Lax?

Although it is a source of príde

to know that our motor roads, and, generally speaking, the control of trate the Colony, congare very favourably with other cities in the East, there are certain aspects. which do seria to throw a zomos what different fight on the matter- For instance we have previously drawa attention to the confusion likely to arian by the indistinct- news of some mom vehicle mun-

ber plates. Although there is an oilleial form of number plate, many uwners appear to

to profer

est styles in order to be different. some of there hardly serving the purpose for which they are in- tended. This is not as it should be, and we cannot understand

way

NO

ONE OF THE LATEST ENGLISH LUXURY CARS.

1931 "Harley Davidson” Can be Cabled for Now.

SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY.

The Gascon Motor Co.

2, KWONG WAH ROAD.

Our pletare shows one of the luxury cars seen at the Motor Show at Olympia-a Bentley which is priced at over £2,500. (Timer Copyright).

Tel. 56242

HOW TO DRIVE.

it is allowed. Then again, some vehicles have their rear numbers a faintly lighted, or the plate itself is so far aw from the light, that it is almost impossible, if ont quite impossible, to ascer- tain the number. The toleration of this state of affairs is also passing strange. Other incidenta which give rise to the thought Steering Wheel Truths. Linued application is partly the

that we are lax are also noticed at times.

The other morning we nokleed a military offeer driving a car with one arm in a eling, and obviously uncless for mechanical control of the vehicle, the hand being completely covered. Some of our Regulations certainly nood tightening up. Please Think!

[By Capt. Woolf Barnato.]

Some people, however long their experience of driving might be, will never develop the most important factur in driving, and that in "road sense," mostly because they do not know what "road sense" really is.

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Once he has started to take his [celeration instead of deceleration og corner his fourwheel brakes are of braking. no use to him-in fact, the con-

How diflelt it is to separate all cause of his ultimate position in the theso eleven items!

I have de sandbank or ditch, because the re-finitely now included "cornering" in tarding action on his front wheels "Acnse of judgment." And closely is likely to make them "pick up" connected with cornering is gear and carry across the road instead changing, bemuse a greater degree of control can be obtained by taking of rolling round the corner

certain corners on the lowers gears. To take that corner properly you So you can see how these factors should brake down to the safety become jointly wrapped up in cach speed before attempting to turn, father to build up the accomplished

the corner

on new driver.

We do not think that motorista

I have often been asked to do.nd then tuke asa eluna are less thoughtful than fine the term, not an easy matter other people, it is merely, perhaps, without becoming excessively volu that the possession of a cur draws |minous. As a short definition I attention to the lack of reasoning should explain it as the art of muk- of some persons. Nevertheless, ing your passengers feel a sub- nome car owners do exasperate conscious sense of security.

athers who endeavour to be Courterns and kindly manner of handling

in their

a car.

^

To do this at speeds either fast or show one must study the factors In my

case in point which has been which govern this ability.

opinion these factors are:

brought to our notice concerns n motorist who recently parked a Jargy Balck car in such a position ontalde the Peak Hotel, that other vehicles had the utmost difficulty in turning at the road terminus. AN A customary, a line of ears were parked alongside the Peak Hotel Annex, and the driver of this offending Bulck actually had the thoughtlessness to park his

car on the outside of that line,

thereby partially blocking the

Sense of judgment.

Cornering.

Gear-changing.

Knowledge of trafle types. Knowledge of road conditions.

Balaner.

Accelerator control.

Brake application.

Anticipation.

Mechanical knowledge. Self-control.

First, sense of judgment.

By

readway. Sign posts are erected this I mean a sense of judgment of in many places requesting careful driving, but it would appear that both distance. and speed. This nerded with the really can only be nemired by ex- words painted thereon in lurke perience.

others

are

Road Alignment.

letters PLEASE THINK Some people naturally have better judgment than others, and there- Tore will profit by experience more quickly. But no matter how much experience you have had your men-

A re-alignment of the road at The junction of Bonham Pokfulam Roads, and the removal

of trees will prove an improve judgment of speed should never

ment.

Previously,

be relled upon to too great an ex- the traffic

tent. You have instruments on signal was partly obscured from certain angles, and

your car which are there for re- confusion cording your speed and do not vary ueensionally becurred in

Cons might your mental computation

of miles per hour.

quence.

Nathan Bond Islands.

You may quite well ask why The road islands in the centre should your judgment alter? Sut- of the Nathan Rond beyond theficient to any that it does, even with Polleo Training School, are still a the most experienced drivers, source of trouble to motorists in

because after travelling

spite of the lighting system which i

high speed for any length h been installed. At present of time you lose your sense the lamps do not shed sufficient

of jud.

Dropping down to light, and furthermore, the

the illu

160 after a spell around the 90's feels minated portions of roadway like.26, and you would probably be appear in patches, whitewashing of the small kors very indignant if a policeman surrounding the grass plate, or the stopped you for driving too fast. erection of granite blocks similari- How often has a racing driver of

Either

the

ly whitmed, at the extreme ends the islands, would have the |desired effect.

Absinthe Minded.

Jimited road-racing experience come to grief at a corner through relying on his own judgment of speed, and neglecting the tell-talo finger of his revolution counter?

The palm for mental vacancy Without exaggeration, when you' must surely be awarded to the local motorist who, driving him self home the other evening, was discovered outside his hous muttering to himself "How mush,

driver?"

Statue Square.

come to take your right-angle corn- er at the maximum safety speed of say, 20 to 25 m.p.h, after a burst down the straight leg of the course at 120 m.p.h., you actually think you are standing still, '

The driver, therefore, who la We are glad to observe that the forgotful of his instrumenta will suggestion to improve the parking probably run on to that corner at 35 system at Statue Square has been m.ph., and the first indication that enrried out. By backing cars obhe has of anything being amiss is liquely against the kerb, probably that ho has "picked up his front twice the number of vehicles can be wheels and is in the ditch or sand-

8. MOSES & CO., LTD., accommodated, as WO once ill bank on the outside of the corner,

ustrated by publishing pictures in and he cannot think how it hap Hole Agents.

'support of the suggestion.

pened.

SELF-CHANGING GEARBOX.

A feature of the Motor Show at Olympia, London, was a Daimler fluid Bywheel and self-changing gearbox, which is incorporated with the chassis acen in the above picture. (Times Copyright),

IDEAL FOR CROSS-COUNTRY WORK.

The above picture shows a six-wheeled Crossley car specially designed for rough work. across country. (Times Copyright).

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