Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1925, Page 83

SCHOOLS' SAFETY LESSONS PRAISED District Dealers Group Thinks Teaching Now Will Bear Great Fruit. T'uture solutions to traffic problems may be made easier if children are taught how to conduct themselves properly in _traffic. according toya stitement of the Washington Auto- ive Trade Association, which de- res that this training can be ac- ml‘lshmi effectively in home and hool. The right kind of training for citi- zenship, the dealers’ organization peints out, should not overlook the nossibllity of eliminating many of the complexities of the traffic problem by insuring a proper attitude toward tvufMc regulation on the part of those who are going to be the men and women tomorrow. Early Training Best. Parents should teach their chil- the dangers of street traffic from liest years,” the statement of dealers’ assocfation declares. “It 1 case of beginning voung, while t impressionable and 1 good habits are ac- St effectively. Of course, a avents do just this thing, 1 the trafliec problems incident sing congestion becoming pro- ely more complex year by r. there is a greater need for lay- additional stress on the h; rds to human life from street trafiic. Appropri instruction of this £ort now is included in the curriculum of many Is. and it has heen fe f great help. Such in- struction fs begun in the kindergarten, wihere the teachers caution the small ngsters to exercise care on the As a result, many of them . ater care in crossing our thoroughfares than do their elders. . they do not take the chances ny grownups take with of the possible conse- dr; thei 1 is If traflic problems have hecome so lex that mature minds find it cult to find their solutions, cer- tion which the au rities must receive from the gen- 1 should be assured by train- 1ext generation to do its part rthering this movement to save aan lives. More can be gained by ning from childhood the persons who are going to be our pedestriius and motorists than to wait until they have become careless. Results Are Assured. “Should a_ safety program of this sort, which begins with the boys and be carried out regularly. the Tienefit which will result is certain to he immente. It is u question of elimi- 1ting evils at their source. The best y Vils is to fore- them before generation will include far s jayv-walkers and reckless drivers thun the present one. X il the right of w when it THE SUNDAY MOTORIST THE SUNDAY An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. An sutomobile that travels as fast as the s lometer rays it is golng wouldn't be a bad ldea. Summing Up Congestion. Traction companies are busy figur- ing out the cost of congestion, with the obvious idea of scaring the motor- ist into leaving his car at home in the garage. It has been figured that congestion costs Cincinnati $100,000 a day. Park- ing in the loop district of Chicago has been figured to cost the city $200,000 a day. In Philadelphia congestion is sald to cost 863 taxicabs 9.5 per cent of their werking time, or $2.60 & day for each cab. While these figures necessarily are estimated, few will doubt their aj proximate accuracy. What would be Interesting. however, would be to learn what these cities gain by reason of the congestion which the automo- bile makes possible ard how much business would be lost if cars had to move 8o quickly and stop so briefly for parking that fewer people could do business with the merchants of the community. I congestion is such a costly affair and such a business loss why do mer- chants continue to pay high rentals for stores in the congested districts? Maker's P:;fl? Per Car. How much net profit does a typical car manufacturer make per ~sale? ‘There have been muny wild glesses, but obviously few motorists know the facts. Net profits to the dealers are now less of a mystery because the public knows that the used car cuts into the profits. One car maker, how- ever, made $84 a car on 109,000 sales in the first half of 19; Honest Criticism Again. Graduaily honest and fearless criti- cism seems to be creeping into auto- mobiledom to smash the ranks of the publicity venders and the super-adver- tisers, who have enjoved free sway these many years. The critic has played a significant role in molding the affairs of the world, and many be- lieve that his absence or exclusion from the motor ranks may have had much to do with the disorder and con fusion that exists so frequently. The critic has just stepped into the limelight again. This time in the form of a fearless editorial printed in the Hartford Times, criticizing one of its should be given and abiding by the trafic regulations as a whole will mean more to the grown-ups of years hence after training ef this sort than if they are left to acquire a hap- hazard spirit of co-operation, which is constantly liable to lapses into in- difference. By learning to do the right thing at a time when the les- sons will be remembered, the boys and who are to he our citizens of a few years hence will have an advan- tage over their elders, who have had to adapt themselves to conditions in the making. The benefit which may be reaped from a real traffic education program undoubtedly ts the one bright spot in the future of our many-sided traffic problem: A Tribute to Lightning Motor Fuel CONSTRUCTION OF ALL KINDS SUGRUE & CAIN Contractors and Builders “Complete Construction Serviee” 43 QUINCY STREET N. W. Washingtom, D. C. EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN advertisers. The advertisemen. was commorplace. It told of a ‘“record run’ of & certaln make of car from Hartford, Conn., to Windsor, Ontarlo, in 19 hours and 30 minutes. But the criticism was most unusual because it spoke A word for the motorist who really never has seen any point in “record runs.” A dozen motorists were asked what they desired most in the way of a car, and the common reply was, “Day in and day out reliability.” The car criticized by the newspaper covered 866 miles, a large part of the trip being at night in the driving rain. Taking no time out for stops, the average speed figured 44.79 miles an our. The dealer who made this run adver- tised that the speed of the car was frequently between 50 to 656 miles an hour. As the Times says, “The place for performance of that character is the racetrack or a private course, not the public roads used by all and sundry."” When will the autometive industry realize that what the motorist wants is somebody to help him break rec. ords for economical, reliable and sensible performance?’ More Truth Than Gas. A lot of green drivers are painting the town red with yvellow cars, only to leave matters pretty blue when they are thro . A woman never drives so slowly as when she 18 explaining to her husband how she happened to hit the other car. A private garage is a place where father puts his car only to have it more accessible to wife, son, daughter, sister and their friends. Pretty soon the billboard situation will right itself. Every one will be Zoing too fast to read the signs! Nowadays it takes an honest man to say whether he has a fast car or a good speedometer. ‘The man who used to sit out on the box now rolls along the highways in- side the can. Did You Know— That if the car is driven too slowly up a very long, easy grade the vacuum tank may go dry? In order to drive slowly in high gear under such conditions the throttle must be kept well open. This, if continued for too long a period, diverts suction from the vacuum tank. That before cold weather sets in the main gasoline tank should be drained off? This will remove any water that has settled at the bottom of the tank NASH Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Hawkins Nash Motor Co. Sales and Service 1337 14th St. Main 5780 Hovember 28, 1928, Penn 0il Company, Rosslyn, Virginia Gentlemen:— From our experience with "Lightming'® Motor Fuel we can honestly say that it is, in our opinion, the best on the market. "Lightning'' performs for us equally well in trucks, touring car machinery. . or conerete mixing In all kinds of weather, and on all reads, *Lightaing’ has never failed us yet. 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Should any leglslation be introduced at the next General As sembly with a view to legalizing the municipal tax plan I will make every effort to defeat it. At present the fm- sition of a municipal automobile icense tax is forbidden by the gen- eral motor vehicle code.” = and obviate the possibility of freezing on a very cold day. Thet spring bolts are benefited by an occasional ofling in addition to| reasing? The oil should be poured nto_the grease gun and forced into the bolts under pressure the same as in greasing. This method is insurance | against failure to lubricate parts not | reached by the grease, which v be to0 heavy or too hard to get in be- . 2 tween every bearing surface. & i el ; , " i What's “the Answer? 1. Is there anything to be gained by endeavoring to get rid of a piston slap by trying one new piston? 2. Why are not the exhaust valves of all engines larger than the intake valves? 3. How can the average owner tell whether the bearings are tight and the compression high without get- ting out of the driver's seat?” 4. How much faster than the crank- | shatt does the camshaft travel” | 5. What will cuuse the ammeter to | show excessive charging” | (Think these over during the week and look for the answers next Sunday in this department.) (Copsright, 1 S DECEMBER 6, TYPES OF WHEELS TOPIC POPULAR IN MOTORDOM | STEERING WHEEL “PLAY.” HERE IS AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC COP Usually Is Adjusted to Needs of Particular Car. Steering is | standarizea wheel ure, “ply not a and one should play’ (Continued from Sixth Page.) | e the 1 more o 7 designed wood wheel properly painted | "0t Bive the ; r re is in @ class by fwself. The car owne; o will note that a number of disc wheels are made attractive only by the addi tion of nickeled bands and holts. Tt should be evident that where nick i employed the “ease of cleaning” fea- | ture vanishes. 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