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ed should be parked en echelon or

THE

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TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1932.

RUNNING COSTS.

Lubrication.

• Few bandita could steal care from Importance of Regular the streets un they do every day!

are

if the present regulations were cancelled, as there

a large number of devices which fitted on cars for foiling an attempt can bo

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34,400 PEOPLE KILLED. The Carelessness of Pedestrians.

The American total of motor (in accidents. necidents involved the killing USEFUL HINTS.

"Here in one of the big fields: of.34,400 persuns and the injuring for study and for intensivo check- herring-bone fashion. Then cach | to drive them except by the rightfulmenee with the running-in period. cent. over the 1930 accidents, dea-If one-third of the drivers and The care of a car should com.of 997,000, an increase of 3.3 per ing by administrative oficials. car can be moved independently. owner. This course is adopted in somo of the London car parks.

when all the parts are stiff and pite a big fall-off in the use of one-third of the pedestrinus are In this connexion an interesting must be allowed to work gently private suggestion has been made that until their surfaces become polish further fall-off in the use of motor effort expended in safety eduen- cars and commercial [responsible for two-thirds of tho Also, the Minister of Transportmotorista should have fitted a kind ed. After this it will

motor. Authorities predict a accidents, then two-thirds of the should utlife his power under the of reversible extra number plate. found that the petrol consumption vehicles this year, but anticipate tion should be directed to them. present Road Traffic Act to order One side of the plate would that all private cars should be able plain, and used when travelling; the way in which one drives.

bevartes very much, according to still greater death and accident

"It is not sufficient simply to to be locked so that only their the other side, exhibited when the

tally,

refuse them the privilege of driv- owner or regular driver can

car in parked, would bear the word maintained the greater is the 6.8 per cent, were caused in Bri-depriving them of a useful and A. striking feature of the so-ing unless they are among the The faster the average speel them.

"stolen.'

called "motor nccidents" is that incurables.' Thin The change-over gear, amount of fuel burnt

would menn As a matter of fact, most saloon or small

of course, could be locked by key it is also true that frequent and ala and the U.S.A. last year by needed transportation service. cars are provided with locks

combination lock. By violent changes of speed are

ollisions between cars and pedes- to means of such a device n car actual-source of fuel waste. Naturally, their door. But, as explained, ifly in use on the road would no one would wish to sacrifice the

Trafic Problems. rians. Of this big percentage, "I know of no better approach owners do lock them when a car is advertise the misdeeds of its driver.piensure of motoring by going 10 per cent. were due to careless-nny one than the Boy Scout motto uthoritles claim that more than to the trafle accident problem for everywhere at a very slow and 13 American cities most of the accident to happen to him. Fur- ess by the pedestrians, while in 'Be Prepared. No one wants an uniform pace, but, all the same, if pedestrian accidents were caused ther than that no one expects ab a driver keeps these principles in by the pedestrians failing to obey necident to happen to him. Per- mind he can soon make quite a difference to his petrol bill with the traffic signal lights at inter-haps that is the reason

sections,

drivers out any real loss of enjoyment.

and walkers alike take chances that they would be first to call: foolhardy in another.

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More than 40 per cent, of all the accidents in the U.S. and Britain were caused by collisions between motor vehicles.

Tyre Economies. Simliar economies can be made In respect of tyre bills. On rough and finty roads a gentle and of: the throttle will prevent wheel- apin. and a will save the treads from andue

an wear. Conversely, violent braking and earnering or the habit of jumping obstructions, such as skarp kerbs, will reduce, the Bfe of the tyres.

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"If every driver and overy pe destrian when on the street or Unavoidable Accidents highway were to conduct himself Discussing automobile accidents as though expecting an accident American authority stated to happen, there would be an in- conceded at once that a certain reports. It is a fact that accidents recently:"It probably will be mediate sharp curtailment in the percentage of accidents are truly rarely happen at the places that unavoidable. For the rest it can look the most dangerous, only be said that someone---driver "The bad corner is usually self- reckless. Some drivers

pedestrian--was careless or evident-it is the straightaway or have the deceptive grade or curve that ists have labelled them the accident- predilection to accidents, Seient-leads the cureless into trouble."

The motor industry has further prone drivera."

advanced the safety of its vehicles

or

Now

Above all, it is important, lo maintain the inflation pressure at the correct figure, checking weekly with a gauge. From time to time the front-wheel alignment should be checked by garage mechanic, because any fault helel

** doubt not there are "accident- this year. More safety gluns be it only to the extent of one-the

prone pedestrians.' These are in being used, letter

vision eighth of an inch-will cause ab- aceidents.

"repeaters" 113 automobile and better control are given te

Selence normal tread wear..

at driver. Every effort has been Oil consumption depends upor checking by means of their acci-jand thus to secure the avoidance work werding out these people, madde to lessen driving fatigue, many things, but there are two dent record what paints that are well worth

is responsible of those momentary lapses which men for the lapses that involve them even careful dryera room to harn itioning here. First, that more oil is used at high speeds than at low portance is the way in which he speeds: and, secondly, the at in the treats the chassis. end it is a waste of money to use inferior lubricants,

Care in Driving.

I is also worth noting that the, Care in driving will, in itself, life of the cylinders can be great-prevents undue wear and tear: for

discretion.

all the working parts require lubrication at regular intervals,| A writer in "The Motor" points out that enr designers have latter-i ly given great attention to this subject, so that the modern chassie can be kept in perfect order at the expense of less than one hour's,

ly extended if proper care is taken example, the clutch should be en when running-in a new car, such gaged gently, some care should be as by allowing due time for the taken to acquire akill in changing work very 600 miles or so. engine to warm up in the morning gear, and the brakes and by using the strangler with normally be applied with great with the car shows exactly what should not An instruction book supplied force. Some discretion is also re-has to be done, and by following! The anant which the owner Jquired in the negotiation of very it with due diligence the car driver is likely to spend upon re-rough ronds, which will impart owner will be rewarded by the in- Pairs and replacements depends.heavy shocks to the springs, and creased reliability of his vechicle. of course, partly upon the durabi so to the ear as a whole, if taken lity of the ear which he chooses, too fast.

Running costa are largely whot but of equal, if not greater,

the owner-driver chooses to make im- The next point to grasp is that them.

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