Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1925, Page 59

HONOR PLAN URGED FORAUTO DRIVERS Accidents Fewest Where Po- lice ‘Are Least Severe, Traffic Survey Reveals. Does the motorist want to be placed on his own honor with respect to safety in driving? In view of the recent surprising improyements in fatality and dent records throughout the country the Washington Automotive Trade Assoclation says the matter is worth wonsidering. In a recent bulletin the dealers' organization calls attention to the fact that while trafic was unusually heavy during the past Winter, there was a reduction generally in policing, but with an actual decrease in the number of accidents. Previous investigations by the W A. T. A. traffic committee, according to the bulletin, have shown the Win- ter months to be sufficiently hazard- 0US to offset any decrease ia the nor- mal street and highway traffic, thus rendering it logical to look to the matter of law enforcement for the variations between Summer and Win- ter safety Decrease Nation-Wide. Yotwithstanding the normal in- in registrations and the in creased travel as a result of an open Winter. the bulletin, “ther were 57 idents in Connecti- cut duri uary as | ompare a year ago. | There was policin many of the highways The police fo d Los Ar pace with the creage in motor traffi of these cities repor fatal motor accide this year as co same month a vear ago Ts it possible, therefore, that ientious car owner and shes to be d on his honor? learning how to drive safely? Or | ¢ law enforcement being more ef- ficicntly handled by fewer men with | er results? | The W A. Tespects nits these facts and speculs the careful consideration of the orist, the public official and the ty worker. In this connection ¢ver it is important to consider ce ain cases which tend to shed ligh on the subject as a wt e “One of the most dangerous streets | in an Eastern city is constantly pa-| trolled by a severe motor cycle offi- er about seven months of the year. During this period accidents and f ialitles are numerous. Arrests gre €qually numerous, and motorists com- n of being watched like school- s. During the Winter months, when the thoroughfare is even more congested by reason of banks of snow at the curbs, there is no police vigi- ance, yet this Winter there was a marked reduction in the number of accidents. “Fourteen out of every fifteen street ntersections New York City a without po protection for traM vet in January of this year New York cut down fatalities to the extent of 5, s compared with January a acei- with Fe virtually of hicago, St have failed to enorr red with the driver | Is motorist iriven past one of having policeman at the rate of 40 miles an hour without be- ng reprimanded. He contends that there is far less temptation to speed hen there is no one watching him d when he is placed on his honor. This is in line with the thought of some of the motor vehicle authori- ties and safety advocates Need Experienced Men. “Additional police have been de- ded by some of the safety asso- ciations as a n sity at this time, but the W. A. T. A. investigation also shows that the larger cities are in- creasing police fo only as they can obtain the .right sort of men. The quality of enforcement is con- sidered to be of greater importance than the quantity. This point was emphasized in one city by complain against the practice of trying out i experienced men on prominent streets, the motorists contending that ow quality of the traffic direction was a direct incentlve to accidents.” The Washington dealers announce, through their association, that the policy with respect to this subject as it applies in the District will be one of co-operation with the Police Department in an effort to assure the public better trained traffic offi- cers and a higher standard ef traflic direction, even if there are fewer men in proportion to the number of motor vehicles. Any conclusions drawn from the traflic committee’s bulletin, he association points out, tend to show that while the motorist desires 2 strong central traffic system of law enforcement, he does not want to be hounded at every point, preferring 1o be put on his honor. Filtered 0487 80 e e e o el We now have the large country. 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Notice AUTOMOBILE OWNERS handle the very best grades of THE SUNDAY MOTORIST An Abridged Magasine for Car Qwners EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN No min will ever know as much| about a car as the girl he's engaged to thinks he knows when Re takes her out riding. Trends in the Trade. Automobiledom is calmly ignoring all rules and upsetting many a neatly prepared prophecy. All the definite trends that were sure things in the opinion of keen observers w few months ago are now about as sure as the weather forecast. It was reported, for instance, that every manufacturer would naturally seek to add many new models to his line, so that once a prospect was caught, he couldn’t possibly wiggle off the hook because the car was too expensive or not classy enough. There would be a car for every pocketbook under each sales roof along automobile row. This was all ve interesting, and it seemed plausible when several manufacturers swung into such a plan, but now the wiseacres are talking about the Ford- ing process, which means cach popu- lar manufacturer will be forced to concentrate on just one or possibly two models Already there are a number of out- standing exampies of this so-called trend, but it is significant to note that the company that stands first, excepting F in the volume of an- nual business transacted actually of- f 5 models. Money can’t be made when there are too many lines of vehicles being built under the same roof, the auto business observers insist, apparently overlooking all the business that some concerns lose day in and day out because they won't glve the pub- lic a wider variety of models. It must be apparent to the observ- ing motorist that the most successful manufactupers are those that try to strike an even balance between ex- tremes in trends. This business of narrowing down the automotive list to a few manufacturers with a very few models to ofter is interesting and painfully economie, but what a won- derful opportunity there would be for some voung car makers with some ew ideas? Possibly this is why the one-model- to-a-factory plan may never come to Views on the News. | righ cost of globe-trotting has | been solved for the Prince of Wales A British automobile company is sup- plying him with seven cars for use in South Africa, one for each day in the week, Clearly a case whers a car a day keeps the Socialists’ protests away of s how sales of tires rts and accessories increased dur- ing 1924 may be secen from the fact that, despi reduction in the Fed- eral tax on such articles from b per cent to 233 per cent, the third New York district pald $3,154,999.14 into the Government treasury for such ar- ticles in 1924, as against $2,439,226.34 | in 1923, There was a decrease in this line for the entire country of $10,- 863,585.82 for taxes paid in 1924, but the decrease was far from being in proportion (o the decrease in the tax rate. Wonder whether & 50 per cent decrease In the Federal tax on cars and motor cycles wouldn't tell the same progressive story? The rubber shackle for automobiles is the newest thing, according to the news dispatghes from the motor car. centers. Day by day, in every way, motoring 1s getting softer and softer for car owners, and it will be com- plete when rubber necks come into vogue. | Lessons From Accidents. | Observers are beginning to note| that there are fewer serious col- lisions between automobiles when street car stops are placed at points other than street crossings. Many an automobile that starts away with | the street car at an intersection, but | Just a trifle ahead of the car, comes to grief when a motor truck or some other lumbering vehicle comes tear- ing across the street at the fag end of passing cross-traffic. All this is avolded when street cars stop in the middle of the block or at points other than at the Intersection of WHOLESALE RIMS FOR ALL WHEELS Rundlett Rim Co. 1336 14th St. N.W. H ig)!-crade Oils [ st oil draining service in the ition we can drain and serv- e time under cover. et here during the day, we Taving recently installed the en, who will advise you the inferior or unknown brands ntry. Maryland Ave. THE SUNDAY STAR, cities that lis just beyond the “costs mill.” In other lines of business this would be viewed as a menace in re- straint of trade and would be prompt- ly done away with. Why not in mo- tordom? When Novelty Wears Off. Psychology is always exerting its influence over motoring. Every one thinks that every one else’s car runs better than his own. And it is quite common to feel that the advantages of a new car soon fade away An owner whose car is equipped with balloon tires will find, after using his new car for several months, that his rides are not as easy as they were. The engine that seemed to run so quietly will begin to develop noises he never heard before. The brakes that stopped the car so ‘lh’kl,\ won't seem to do such wonder He thinks that his car is losing some of its virtues, and never con- siders the possibility that it is just the novelty wearing off. Keep These in Mind. Always clean off the nipple before attaching the grease or oil gun. This will obviate any possibility of forcing dirt into the bearings. Most holes in fenders start from the underside, where rust goes fts merry way undetected. Whenever there is opportunity, clean the underside of each fender and paint it with black enamel. When the brakes don't well and you feel that the trouble has not come on gradually (thus in- dicating possible need for readjust- streets, because there is no crossing trafic to figure on, Experience seems to prove drivers are as mindful of trolley c: passengers at midblock as at inter- section stops. Believe It or Not. A millionairé taxicab operator and manufacturer says “there is no more economic necessity for every family to own an automobile than to own a cow.” When vou want 10 miles of transportation his idea is that you should go to the automobile storé and rent a car for that purpose, just as though you went to the store to buy a quart of milk A prominent manufacturer fhas branded all six-cylinder cars selling for over $2,000 as obsolete. Every- thing should be straight eights now, in his opinion. Possibly he might re- flect over the fact that the most obsolete car mechanically fn Amer- ica is the biggest seller. “When a motorist once surrenders to the principles of gasoline taxation.” says an automobile club. “he has, to @ very great extent, made much the same surrender as a man makes at Lo et il Geath | ment) use them as much as possible. [necd dreing out or roushing up an work very Open Car or Closed ? It is becoming inc for some motorists— who have stood by the open car all 1obile engine? these years—to dectde whether or not | ' SR eA 7 to Dos e ciosed oor hut the way Is| 2. Doss the average automobil cosier than everit you know the|have any metal in its make-up more route. All one has to do i= to com- ‘"!\M"“;' ;"n‘{\lblf_'fl'!;‘lm sult people who own and drive both 2 o P A5t onb piocen: cars ¢liminated from many 2 A o not display any? S O ey onh'¥8a| (Think these over during the week S and look for the answers in this de- the fact that they consider the closed [ # T et Nordie oY 5 e car as having greater advantages for [ PATEment nex: Sunday. X enmagib general utility. No person who owns but one type of car is qualified to Now You Have It. give advice, for he is liable to be prejudiced. The man who owns both, | (s ngwers to Last Week's Questins.) ‘Seasoning” cylinder blocks is however, knows which one gives him | % the greater satisfaction. His advice|yna’ process of leaving them out in is worth considering the open before grinding. Metal- —- lurgists think this makes for longer ; cylinder life. In Restraint of Trade. 2. Do not test the car on a steep hill more than twice in succession. Continued climbing heats the engine to a point where no amount of ad- justing will make it climb on high tisfactorily. After the engine has heated up 1 @ hill and then cooled down the notometer should show a lower read- ing than before, due to the fact that « lot of water will have siphoned out out | through the overflow avoid | 4. Aside f the danger of burn- li¢ | ing out a bearing, it is bad to run a eng fast. because the con- ted piston rings permit oil to pass into the cylinders more readily. (Conyright, 1 What's the Answer? 1. What are the leading forces productive of vibration in an auto- actually been motors which Just how far can a town go in the matter of intimidating motor tourists by holding them up and fining them for no réuson other than to benefit by the exaction of “costs”? To the motorist a “costs mill” is an effective barrier, an obstacle to fur- ther progress along the route on which it exists., This means that as motor tourists come to learn of these “shake down” nests they pick other routes and deliberately the larger towns and cities that just beyond the barrier. Where, then, is this any different from actually blocking the route and diverting trade from the towns and Assured of Service UICK assurance mobile business to stay and that the buys a Buick today can be sure of obtaining parts and service for it for years to come. HIS same popularity and leadership is al T an assurance against abnormal depre- ciation, because there is always a good market for a used car whose manufacturer is still in existence and who has reliable service facilities STANLEY H. HORNER, Inc. Retail Dealer are the auto an who and an Buick popularity leadership that is in 1015 14th St. The Wisest Investnient 14| as well as the Finest Possession Motorists are turning from ordinary automobiles to this new Cadillac Coach from considerations of economy as well as of quality. They know that the V-63 Cadiliee will outlive two or three ordinary cars and is therefore the wisest investment as well as the finest possession. CADILLAC-COACH A New V-63 Closed ™odel at the Same Price as the Touring Car The CADILLAC Stemdard » of the « Woerild New Cedillacs may be purchased om the time payment plan The Washington Cadillac Company RUDOLPH JOSE, President ¥ 1138-1140 Conn. Ave. Frank. 3900, 3901, 3902 WASHINGTON, 22 D. MARCH 1925— PART 3. MINUTE MESSAGES FOR MOTORISTS '‘Don’t Pay for Guessin; (Prepared by the Servica Committes of thHe Washington Automotive Trade Asgoclation). When you have trouble with your piano do you see the repre- sentatives of another make of piano about it? When something goes wrong with your watch do you promptly seek an expert on grandfathet's clocks? If you did you prebably would be paying twice as much as you snould for such repatre and obtaining very little satisfaction at that, because you would be taking the detours. Of course you wouldn't make such mistakes, and that is all the more puzzling because you are going about your automobile troubles in very much this way. What is there about the automobile that leads you to believe that it is an excuse for inconsistency? Automobiles may look alike and perform somewhat alike, but they are no more like each other than are pianos or watches. If you go to & mechanic who specializes on one make, you will be sure to make double work of locating and remedying a trouble. The interesting part of it is that what may appear to be a trouble, both to you and to the meckanic who is not familiur with your car, may not be & trouble at all. This applies frequently to such simple matters as adjustments, the generator charging rate, oil pressure and other features which, if altered, may develop serious trouble. The specialists for the other makes of cars are thinking in terms of thelr respective makes. They tackle your car with the wrong background. Naturally they cannot offer you eflicient service. Go to the men who know your car. There may be nothing wrong with it. ROAD NUISANCE CITED. Man Who Persists in Driving Close Behind You. On certain kinds of roads and under certain conditions it is a matter of common-sense safety for drivers to keep safer distances apart, but one is frequently annoyed by having in his wake some driver who chooses to ignore this fact 12 this is the case you can easily be your brother's keeper, and your own, too, by speeding up a lttle now and again 5o as to keep farther ahead of him. Where the going is too treacher- ous to warrant this occasional speed- ing up, then stop a moment and al- low him to pass. You can then keep & safe distance behind him, and to your mutual benefit. JACK UP CRANKSHAFT. Advice When Taking Up or In- specting Main Bearing. Whether you are taking up on a main bearing, inspecting it or just inserting some new kind of shims, it is necessary to jack up the crank- shaft so that it doesn't spring out of | line at the point where you are work- | ing. You can usually arrange to place the jack under one of the adjacent throws of the crankehaft, but if there are counter-weights at these points and they interfere, then place the jack under the fiywheel. You do not have to take this precaution when working on the connecting rod bear- ings, because they do not support the shaft or the e m AUTO DEVELOPMENT ADVANCES FORESEEN Engineer Predicts Improvements in | v D16 thogngh Next Decade Equal to Any | Of snecds bral of Past 10 Years. and wear a lo | ing and app It is not unlikely that the next de- cade will see developments of the automobile fully as important ar perhaps more radical than those that have been produced within the last 10 years, according to Herbert Chase, automobile engineer, writing in the current issue of the journal of the Soclety of Automotive Engineers. 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