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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1931.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CAR DRIVERS

PSYCHO-ANALYSED.

BRITISH RACING

TRIUMPHS.

Expert and Human Accident Causes.

Chicago, Now 27.-The automo- at the Safety Congress, will be bile driver JA *going to be the engineering problem of making diagnosed and payeho-analysed by the highways aufer for travel. a gathering of truffle experts here, traffic authorition that automobiles For it is recognized among the in an effort to discover what maken are safer than highways and the him to those unny things he does highways safer than motorists. when at the wheel of his ear.

the year.

At

Thin, however, will be only one of many topics to be discussed in development in traffic engineering

least 15

of the circles by which remedies for sessions Twentieth Annual Safety Congress stateris locations are devirect, and Exposition which will be will also be discussed. devated to the problema of making Dur automobile highways delvera fer.

and

To Go to "School,"

More International Victories Won.

C100-100 M.P.II.

the

The last few weeks have seen to do himself. Absolute reliability yet more international triump'11 and high engine offkiency are added to the long list of British essential.

The cooling system successes in trials of speed and must do its work properly at both endurance, triumphs which must 1,000 and 9,000 feet above the sen value throughout the world. Twe wet and in dry. A wide steering- be appreciated at their proper in warm weather and in cold; in Austrians, and Germans for the lock (the Talbot is reported to coveted Coupe des Glaciers in have climbed the Stelvio,

two "Discovering Hazardous Loca- the Alpine trials: of the longest, highest, and narrowest This will be the first time tions to the title of an address existing world's speed records for carriage road in Europe, without motorists will undergo the critical to be given by J, W. A. Bollong, baby care, set up only five days once reversing at the hairpin examination heretofore only given trame engineer of the City of before by British machines, the M. bends a very unusual feat; fault- the automobile, the highway and Seattle. He will tell how, by G. Mdget and the Austin Seven, less brakes, steering and suspen- trafe in general.

keeping accurate accident records, were beaten by a cur said to be sion; ice-cold judgment and nerves: The examination is to be made dangerous cornera may be brought privately designed and built by considerable experience of moun before some of the foremost traffic to light.

Lord Ridley, when he attained tal-motoring; perfect fitness and experts of the country when they

165,42 miles an hour over the flying limitless pluck-these are indis- gather in this city, October 12 to cities should have a "death cornering mile; and the first £100 car to

There is no reason why so many kilometre and 104.456 over the fly-pensable. 16. for what is considered the out or a "death curve," if adequate be marketed, the Morris Minor. Best Cars in the World. standing traffe safety conclave of engineering knowledge is applied, ehieved the astonishing figures of Bollong will point out. The

What you and your car have to an average of 109.39 m.p.h. over a do is simple enough, but only a diagram," "ollision

K recent

mile in both directions, 104 over combination of these will bring the flying kilometre, and 101.96 for you within mensurable distance of the double run.

SUCCESS. - Neither alone

will zuffice. Only the very best cars, and the most akfiled and level- There has always been a subtle, headed drivers will get through at Probably thes most popular attraction about that designation, all. trafle sessions the Congres } "the £100 car." but there has, until This year the British competi- Human Accident Causes, will be those to be conducted each the Morris was exhibited and detors, a small minority, carried off Dr. W. V. Bingban, of the Pers, morning in the nature of alivered into the hands of the public two first-class awards, in Groups sonnel Research Federation and "chool,"

Mr. Healey and hist Specific problems of last your always been great deal 1 and 2.

in the first and Mr. H. E. {'[1: ]TMs "committee

the enters are in he discussed at building a car at this price which €1π driver," will undertake to identify cach, clase,

would not only give faithful ser in the second: two second-class accident-proge motorist. He' On the frenity for this trafleire but also be capable of such awards. Lord de Clifford and his will point out that many factors school will be Maxwell N. Halseyerformance as is normally besides the lack of ability to drive traffic engineer of the Nationalisted today of midget cars which Riley team in Group 3 of the may enter inte an operator's high-reau of Casualty and Surety cost from 25 per cent.. to 100 per International Alpine Cup (team frequency record.

Mr. Henley and entries). Underwriters; Hawley 5. Simpson.

tied with Mercedes-Benz Symonst The possibility 7{ phyrical research engineer of the Ameri.

Daimler. "O.M...

Austro-Daimler, and Austra Acun Electric Raikeay Asunciation defects must be considered.

and Langin and driving habit which might and Ernest Goodrich, president

respectively for the Coups des eardly be corrected may prove to, pl the In Uitute об Trame

all received a Coupe. Galetera (Individual entries), and be the cause. It is generally con- Egineers

Further, ceded that a man guy be cured of

b The increasing importance of

the Invicta and the Talbot made having automobile accidenta just keeping necurate accident records

second and third fastest times over some physical defect might be has made it imperative to schedule

Stelvio, the biggest climb of eured.

an entire session for a discussion The Great Alpine Trial, Just what is to be done with the lol this important highway safety

Only seven out of the 62 starters high-accident driver will be dis-development.

The successes of the Invicta, the got through without loss of marks The roster <if eunard by George R. Wellington of speakers indicates the nation-wide Talbot, and the Rileys in the Alpine the other unpenalised cars being

trial are, however, of far more the new 2,200 c.c. "O.M.," the Rhoile Island Motor Vehicle interest in the subject.

the immediate interest to the average 3-litre and 3% Denartment, and W. F. Hauna, of:

litre Twn state motor vehicle co-owner. There can never have been Daimlers,

Austro Baltimore, Md. The former will missioners Rabbits it, Stoeckel of

the 3-litre !ñ- speak as a state offcial, the tatter Connecticut

a more strenuous test either for supercharged Mercedes-Benz and and Harold Gmuchines ' as a businessman interested in the iloffman

OF .men. Fourteen the 2-litre four-cylinder of New Jersey. will hundred

and seventy-five miles Lambda-Lancia. economics of safe driving.

It is sincerely jappear on the programme.

over the Alps of Austria. Laly, to be hoped that Great Britain will Finally Dr. C. S. Slocombe, alsoi The driver's license

Switzerland, and France in six be more widely represented next of the Personnel Research Federa-recognized as one

of the finest dayn, at average of aumething tion, will conduct

actual pieces of safety legislation yet like 25 miles an hour, is a pro- which really sporting event in

the demonstration of diagnosing and devises but used as

difficulties are peculiar a political gramme from which none but the properly

understood treating accident-prone drivers.

football in many state legislatures | very bust cars are likely

to average owner-driver, for whose Highways Next in importance. ideal of discussion at the legisla

inat year, will come in for a good emerge at all-let alone with credit, benefit all races and competitions

There is nothing freakish out are ultimately intended. He Second to this topic in importive session on the last day of the this inenraparable trini. The com-never wish to race, but he must may tance, among those to he discussed Congress.

petitors simply have to make the be a duil dog who does not nourish best speed possible over the long-however secretly, a desire to take ust, most difficult, and highest his own car over the most famous, mountahi ronds in Europe, which is mountain ronds in Eurone—and exactly what every owner-driver he must be interested in the cara who takes his car to the best which do boat in this beat of all touring-ground in the world hopes contesta,

chairman of the National Safely interest to palier chiefs and trail of scepticism of the possibility and his three-litre talbot:

#1

ROLLS-ROYCE.

Policy of Keeping Models Up-to-Date.

CONTINUITY PAYS.

faw.

an important nature, which 'witt be greatly appreciated by pur- chasers.

For instance, the width across the rear wheels has been alightly linerogsed, which will have thi effect of giving better accommoda. tion

the back Real

and enabling three people of normal

Aiza

to be seated cubric

The yalem of centralised

on which has proved highly

It is, of course. not the policy of the Rolls-Royce Companny to successful, has now been extended

introduce new models annually. to the front and back axles, which, Rather, it is its policy to keep previously had to be lubricated

separately by an oil gun.

An

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*x-

cent, more. Saterally, it is not to expected that the Morris Minor that a complished this remarkable feat is indistinguishable from the medel you buy at a dealer's, but whatever motifentions were neces

it.

noteworthy achievement of which the British industry may well be proud.

Bary.

WAN

VALUE OF SPEED.

Benefit to Motor Industry.

SCHNEIDER TROPHY.

M.G. Midget in Group 3: and

The

all.

the

the

THE DAZZLE PROBLEM.

A New Development for 1932.

Among Lucas Plectricalities, a development for 1932 is the Tucas- Graves anti-dazzle lamp. This set double-filament bulbs, either of consists of lamns with anecial

existing modals thoroughly up-to-Auto Klein filter has been intro- date by periodic modifieations,duerd into the engine oil system. who wonder what is the value in The answer to the many people while such changes as are intro- duced are made Irrespective of the' In connexion with the cooling the motor and aviation industries which filament can be used at will season of the year.

Jystem, the radiator shutters are

of sperd attempts like the to give a normal driving beam or Schneider One model, the "Silver Ghost"now controlled automatically by

Trophy race is given an "anti-dazzle light. The front Ja thermostat, and a new trie of by Mr. A. F. Sidgreaves, the glass of the lomme is of social actually continued in production radiator tube with improved cool-Managing Director of Rolls-Royce, deelen, constating if sering of for as long as 19 years, with onlying properties, has been intritt, one of the most prominent vertical lenses of correct optics! minor modifications. It was not. duced.

figures in the industry,

curvature which surout the hom Huperseded in fact until 1926.

"A # result of the test this sideways. when the "Phantom 1" was intro- The

to luminate the rear brakes have been year," Mr. Sidgreaves anid, "all full width of the rand. Extreme duced.

improved an regards wearing the main components Thus, for 1932 the principal shour, and the control of the improvement, and in consequence lamps. All focusing devices have A definita isation of Gyoru part of these characteristics of design of the reserve supply of petrol in the the lift of the standard engine in heen eliminated and an un 40/50 h.p. chassis remain un-main tank has been modified and service will be changed. There are, however, is

longer than falun when fine a replacement accessible

suveral

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Jualities by the adoption of wider engines have underge of these care has been taken in the standartin,

NOW

detall improvements of driver's seat.

from the it would otherwise have been. Bulb that perfect results will be

"From the development point of obtained, provided that the spa view,"

cw," he added, "the Schneider hath is n Impe Crayon tune and

RIDE CONTENTEDLY

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MICHELAN

Trophy contest is

almost

au the correct voltame and wattage

economy, because it saves so much are quoted in the first Instance.

in

at

Arriving certain

technical improvements. It is not

too much to say that research for

two years is what our i

department would

learned

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'THIRD PARTY RISKS,

the Schnakler Trophy contest over the acro-engine otherwise have takon six to ten selves adequately protected if they Many car owners believe them- years to learn

Much that they had

covered under, the ordinary from the contest was capable of comprehensive moter insurance being applied to their Rolls-Royce Palicy to the extent of £1.000 cars in general use.

acainst third party risk (puhile lability). That this belief may be For the last few years," he misleading la demonstrated by a re- added. "Britain's supremacy in the cent report of a case in Melbourne bonnufacture of aircraft renerally recognised, and is due where a widow was awarded £2.350 te the experience and knowledge, compensation against a car-driver rained in cartests such as the death of her husband. The incur- I who had been responsible for the Schneider Trophy."

10 DAYS TRIAL.

once scheme recently introtrend by. the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland for the benefit of members includes unlimited third party cover, in addition to other benefits not obtainable, in the -or- dinary comprehensive policy.

An Alpine Venture.

Ton exciting days, aight of them fine: 2,234 miles up hill and down Halo: 16 mountain passes with ar at Berne, to chanmo old hack tyres averave height of 7.448 ft... and

(the car had "roviously done some ncluding the four, highest 4× 10 000. mito), and to rejoin a Europe: no tvre, or mechaniea loose electric wire. trouble; no adjustment of brakon no topping, up of radiator or an

That was the service given by A, British car costing-less than

work on the cat whatevar, except | £900—the Hillman. Wizard...........

522

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Most brilliant on hills and in acceleration thanks to generous engine power and limited weight.

...Hydraulic brakes ...Silent ́third

...Speed over 62 miles per hour ...Low slung frame

...New body lines

Each car equipped as follows without extra charge-Wire whe-Is-two epare wheels and tyres-cather upholstery-safety glass-epecial lights on mudguards-stoplight, driving mirror and windscreen wiper.

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STRAIGHT

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COMBINED

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