Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1926, Page 74

vt et ricy } T sepe Urges Thorounh L Drivers’ I\am'e Ability and Trustworthiness. Fitness of a person to drive undetermined until an unfortunat of the essential qualifications for the succes: ing to the conclusions of Dr. ration, car, accort dent of the ]'.\_\\]h‘ enee Service. rical Corp: ning in advance wha He points ovut way of le: circumstances. s successful perfurmance but dismisses it as a wasteful melhmh tive unless comprehensive. d one which is defe Whatever tests are selected the States, in the opinion of subcommittee which has made approved by the committee conference on street and highw ington this week. Will Consider The conference will ruended tests for pr nd it is to shed ubject of psyeholof detepmine fitness « jomobiles thut Dr. C problem. connection, the couferer consider whit Tests. consider recom- | ective driver ome light on the methods 1o will cars and whethe; %e more scvere for «rs, for persons having disabilitic those who have causeed Ve need to uss p: Yeriments to determine how Individual can drive a car and in so Mlogic Cattell states in his article. Driving Now Less Dangerous. 20t is not nearly werous and dfticult . prob ably less so than to d r as was onuce Ricies of the same weight sume speed. But it % ability to drive : viduuls differ greatly, wturi] _aptitudes, partl R and kind of experience. The ‘$ho cannot drive on' the highw without inconvenience and risk sihers should not be permitted there. W an individual has only moderate titude he should take this into con- leration in deciding whether to b difficult con wife and chil- more than aver- hould not take L calling. i s it can be hours predict whether a well in college. 1 wers tested ould e possible W reasorabia degree 4 here he wou gmong all automobi wio had, v, driven 10,000 miles, after he him- #If had driven that far. He might o better or worse than the test pre- dicted, but on the average the pre- .&»mn would be correct within cer- tafn limits. Such a test would only rake the time and have the cost of Half a day at school; it would be far r§ore useful as a factor in education, spart from the valuable information that it would give. H Abilities Classified. to a certain extent nd at the same time has fac- abilities. We ¥ he driving as Paveholo i ¥ speck; tors common to other thr (‘l [nul 1 a0 be measured by an individual b There i which ubers and words, e ubility machines thich can b isured rdethods and apparatus. L.’AMI\ flwlc 3§ the social ability to get on well with sther people, which has only recently mcn taken up by psychologists, but which we expect rapid progress in the near future. Thus I have found récently that more than 70 per cent of 3 applying for a given position when given the oppor- without. apparent chance of ‘rete “The man who drives his own car yéquires a certain minimum abstract 1atelligence, but perhaps only enough 16 stand above the lowest 10 per cent of the population. He requires rela- t{vely more mechanical ubility, though 18ss than formerly supposed. The eiestion of social abill It it is important. Proper 5 3ot only of the rights but also for the onvenience and welfare of others, is wi factor searcely considered. A driver may have ample intelligence and un- usual skill, be inconsiderate v take chances to at makes him unfit to uge the public highway. Urges Simple Tests. license should be requi driver of a car, if only of identification, hut the exam- ation should be simple and easy to administer. Psvchologists should be sermitted to determine how much intelligence, how much information oncerning the regulations, how much #kill in driving, how much care onsideration, should be required, Tiow these can be determined most e actly and most economtcally. “Professional drivers should receive % license only after vugh examination. uously the streets and highw structed and maintained by t: and needed by other vehicles and by pedestrians. They often have special vrivileges, as in the case of an emer- woncy vehicle for which the speed imit may be waived, or a bus or truck which obstruets the road and whose weight is dangerous to other vehicles. The public which uses busses and taxicabs should be protected is done in licensing physicians, drug- s and barbers. ter intellectual, objective bility & man has the better it 18 for him and for society. But each should be adjusted to the work that he can do best and with the greatest AUTO REPAIRING Expert service and rep: ing for all makes of cars HUDSON and GARDNER SERVICE A SPECIALTY T. J. CAMFIELD 17th and V Sts. N.W. Pot. 5446 Tires and Accessories “A wer. " | placing them in a position below thut well an | to | stand | OTORS PSYCHOLOGIST OUTLINES TESTS FOR MOTORISTS xamination to Find e should not be left has indicated a lack ul operation of a McKeen Cattell, presi- stated in an article written an automobil te experience Dr. Cattell as affording the only t any person will do under rr\mg‘ that the best test of competence | shnn.d be made uniform for all Cattell, who is chairman of a remmmeudatmxh that have been causes of accidents of the national 1fety which will meet in Wash- tisfaction to himself and to others. The professional r should surpass {a low standard of intelligence, but man who would be successful in a | profession or in & large business should not be a_chauffeur. Tests made under my direction show that | | taxicab drivers who do poorly have| weidents and earn less than But competence does not in- | crease greatly with intelligence; deed, those ranking highest in certain had more accidents than the l.uflu;.( which is probably due to lack of experience or lack of character, ‘The l\lufemlnn-ll driver should, however, |)l9 well informed on the rules of the nd have the knowledge and in-! Ability Is Needed. chaufleur uld have miore ge natural ability and ac- “Thie than & | meeting objective s | titude and training ez » he measured by |\~)dmlm—ic.ll demonstrated taxicab drivers by Dr. Viteles in Philadelphia, Dr. Moss in Wash- ington, Dr. Snow in Chicago and Dr. Wechsler in Pittsburgh. In Paris & psychological test of this kind is made by the municipality and required of all taxicab drivers. In experiments under the ausplices of the Psychological Cor- poration, the time and accuracy of the driver's response to varyving signals are measured, and the extent to which these are delayed or interfered with by unexpected sensory or emotional distractions. There is a definite re- lation between the resuits of such tests and the ability of the taxicab driver, as measured by a low a \Id(,n~ record 1 al intelligence is miove impor the professional driver than in a factory of equal pacity. We are now mak- ments on this subject. We want to measure carelessness and the tendency to take chances which may be characteristic of drivers having ndequate intelligence and much skill. The abuse of alcohol and other bad habits are here relevant. Courtesy and consideration are of consequence in lessening the chances of accidents. They are also valuable attributes in those in constant relations with other tant for tor a mecha pecial Tests for 2 Groups. “In adidtion to professional drivers there ure two groups who drive their swn whom 2 careful psycho- logical e ould be required | before i are hose who h and we who have dents or |been convieted of vislation of the mo- | tor luw: if or has license competent th ra jcensa, but if he h also low in m(el» igence and motor it should be denied him. Color blindness is a handi- cap, but only of moderate consequence, for we can adjust the road signs to meet in some measure the situation. A history of epilepsy, or an asylum or prison record are serious disabilities. A minimum age is usually preseribed, but this should be the psychological rather than the calendar age. It may be that if a boy is permitted to drive while young, he will become more ex- pert und have fewer accidents than it he learns later. No attention has been given to drivers becoming old, because the use of the automobile is =0 recent that they are few. But this may mw‘(vme a serious problem. “Very of the some 700,000 ac- involving personal injury and 000 deaths caused annual- ars in the United States ‘The automobile anism, but cidents the some 2 iy by moto: are due to repeaters. is a very complicated m probably more thun three-fourths of all accidents are due to the ‘nut’ that holds the steering wheel. 1f a man has been involved in an accident for which he is responsible, or if he has been convicted of a serious offense nst the motor laws, his license should Le withdrawn or only tempor- Iy renewed until a thorouigh psy i and medica mination mine \H(Nhr‘r T u The ex- Clusion from the road of those in. competent or reckless would greatly diminish the number of accidents and the minations would at the same time give useful scientific knowledge concerning the conditions needed for “Middle of Road" Best. I you will keep in the middle of the road before trying to overtake the car ahead the man behind you will {not be trying to pass vou at the same | time, and also you will have an excel- lent view of the road beyond so as not to misjudge your opportunity to pass in_safety. You'll find Ebonite efficient at all temperatures and at all speeds. At dealers in five-pound cans, and _service statious from the Checkerboard pump only. THE CHEMISTS TO STUDY | WASTE OF GASOLINE Dr. Norris of Technology Institute Says Science Is Aid- ing Industry. that automobile 4.n|-u-‘ “throwing gas away” at of millions of 'dollars a) declaring gusoline waste to be a nativnal erin 1. Norris, president of the ican Chemical, announces u mational symposium by the petroleun division in connection with the society's meeting at Tulsa, Okla., April 5 to 8. Dr. Norris, professor of chemis- try at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, points out that the | science is making vital contributions | to the automobile. “Research,” he states, s started | to find out what happens in internal combustion. The use of ethyl fluid was the beginning of an important discovery on timing explositions at/ the right speed and in producing four or five times the pres The public, unfortunate fused the hazard of m ethy! gasollue with the ha but & cominittee workin direction of the Uuited lic Health Service has apprehension. “Reseuarch ix Asserung retors are the rate year, and o] A away | now being directed | toward synthetic rubber. The rub- ber tire industry is an achievement of chemists, by whom the production of rubber from petroleum, under right conditions, s not impossibl More than a score of experts will present papers and deliver addresses at the society's conclave, GOOD GASOLINE NEEDED. ar Owmers Advised Good Oil Is Not Only Essential. educated to the import wod ol in their engines, fate that wod | ential to freedom [ per Lo gasoline from engine centage of line sold 3 A blend of napthu and casing-head gaso- fuel distilled from natural ga naptha content doesn't burn it should and so leaps past the rings to dilute the oil in the engine. The owner of a car using such cheap gas runs the same risks as he would if he bought the lowest grade of lubri- cating ofl. (R E S Better Little Loose Than Tight. It is better for the battery to be a little loose in its holder than too tight. Remember that the box of the battery is wood, and that being exposed to the elements without and the acid within it is in no condition to stand strain, If it is allowed to move a little and adjust itself o severe shocks it is not 80 liable to crack Jack O'Connell SUNDAY | camonfiase STAR, 'ASHINGTON, D and MARCH Upper, left to d'm'hl:cm“‘ N. Smith, general manager of the American omobile ociation al Confere A, A Capt, W, S. Gilbreath, manager of the retary of Co ce-on Street and Highway Safety; Thomas P. Henry Hoover, who head: picturesque veteran of motordom, now Detroit Automobile Club. Lower, left to right: Fred H. Caley, secretary of the ( Irvellnd Automo- bile Club; Dai I, Lewis, secretary of the Automobile Club of Buff: alo; G. Roy Hill, secretary of the Minnesota State Automobile Association: John K. Hope, manager of the Automobile Club of R hmond. Maharajah of Patiala Has $30,000 Car (,amouflaged for Blfl-(,ame Hunting A $50,000 sport car scarcely sounds plausible, but the Maharajah of Pati- ali can produce one to confound all skeptics on this point. The car was butlt in England under the supervi- sion of the putentate and is largely of his own design It was constructed largely for big- game hunting and for purposes of has been enameled all ven (o whecl spokes, in khaki. en and biue colors. | flage is thut ap- | hat were sent Pritain to the Somme ureu.l Is of the equipment, irther placate doubts as alue, are which may to_the machine’ Pure white ive used for the steer. ing wheel, the carburetor and ignition controls, the upper purt of the steer- ing column, and the handles of the brakes and gear-change levers. A bulbous back to carry two spare Old rules do not always go out of | date with ] lesign of sars, and that’s o pretty good rule for | Wwher to remember if he wants to the vepaie shop habit. be a common thing for | into the inwards of a use the owner ftig- too old to be taken | | door THE OLD MECHANIC SA lold s and a two-gullon drinking watdr cabinets 1o carty four days’ provisions and containing space !vr \\me bottles and complete Red nutfl 5 game at nlghr. Below h door is a light which automatically switcl, on when the is opened und illuminates step. Gun rests on cuch side of the %0 constructed that the weapons be brought into use in & moment Devices by which the occupants can fire with steadiness while truveling at any speed. A buffer bar to force a way through dense bush or to fend off stampeding animals which may attack the car. An x| tle powerful enough to “scare off” any attack from behind. car, can YS: be trapped in the oil troughs {the e ! eftin’ for a few @ kerosene would sti dilute the ¢il. Owners who this rule might better have u 1 a while longe Well, now, the troug {out of date for most cars strate this with the matter | of usin’ kerosene to flush out the | ankcase when changin® oil. In lht. when most engines were lubri cated entirely by the splash M)Mem the typical crankease had a series of troughs into which the tips on the ends of the connectin’ rod bearings dipped. The oil pump raised oil from the bottom of the case and distributed it to these troughs. In order to keep the connectin' rod bearings well supplied with lubricant of vourse these troughs had to hold quite a bit of oil, and that was why the manufacturers started warnin’ owners against usin’ kerosene to flush out the crankcase. An owner might casily think he had drained off all the kerosene when lot of it might Barry-Pate Motor Company announces that their sales force has been augmented O'Connell, who was formerly by the acquisition of Jack connected with the John H. Wilkins Company in charge of their Virginia and Maryland territory. Mr. O'Connell is very well known in the city of Washing- ton and vicinity and it is predicted by Barry-Pate that he will become unusually successful in to Washington Mr. O’Connell his new field. Before coming was connected with the Ford Motor Company in Detroit and also with the Chevrolet Motor Company at their Vlint, Barry-Pate Motor Co., Inc. 1218 Conn. Ave. Michigan, factory. 2525 Sherman Ave. Adams 6000 veners think the old rule using kerosene has gone its wi But this isn’t true. Oilin’ that are up to date are full pressure, which means that the oil is pumped through the crank and cam shafts and through the vital parts of the engine. If the oil in the system should be col- lected it would show any owner how usin’ kerosene as a flushin' agent would dilute the fresh ol because the kerosene could not be drained out without suckin’ the entire system di Oakland Six I, the | 1926— PART {MARYLAND AUTO CLUB | INSURANGE PLAN HIT Temporary Restraining Order For- bids Selling Policies to Mem- bers Pending Hearing. BALTIMORE, March 20.~Seven members of the Automobile Club of Maryland have filed o petition in the Circuit Court for an injunction to per- manently restrain the club's board of | governore from installing a depart- ment which would sell automobile insurance to club members. : Judge Charles F. Stein temporary restraining order requiring the officers of the club to show cause, before March 22, why a permanent injunction should not be granted. The petitioners declared that the purposes of the automobile club are the “promotion of & soclal organiza- tion or club composed of persons own- Ing automoblles for personal, business or private use.” ‘They said it would Le an illegal act for the club to institute an insurance department. It is the intention ‘of the board of governors, the petition- lers allege, to create an insurance de- Ipartment to insure ull members and offer all classes of automobiie insur- ance to members. The board of gov- |ernors intend to undertake to super- {vise the operation and management of jan insurance esxchange, it is further alleged. The retitioners declared that the first intimation they had of the pro- posed plan was a postcard ballot they recefved on February 20. SAFEGUARD YOUR SPARK. Car Qwners Often Screw Plugs in Too Tightly. In cold weather the car owner is | tempted to screw in the spark plug too tightly after having cleaned them. Because the metals are cold {and contracted the plugs may be {in too tightly, causing them to | the nest thue the owner must re- move them, ch is usually when |the engine is in_ operation. This {point is particularly important for the owner of an engine that is pump- ing oil. When it is necessary to clean a plug to revive it he does not want to be delayed further by reason of the expansion and sticking of the plug. ‘Working of inke: [y ;\ctor. Your friends will be more disposed to ride with you if upon each occasfon you will start out by showing how well the brakes work and by reassur- ing them that you are primarily inter- ested in their safet; Pontiac Six Wanted!! Men who can close deals. Men of character and personality. Men who can handle an organiza- tion. b Ment who are sound physically, men- tal and morally—go-getters. Men with a record in automobile selling they will be proud to show. Men whose ability either has or should place them i class. Call in and see n the $10,000-a-year us—you will be de- lighted with the spirit of cheerfulness and general good will of our establish- ment. Ask to be shown our records of 187 sales made in the first 3 weeks—a re- markable achievement—possible only with a very fine product, backed by the soundest sales methods and an organi- zation that has served the public long and well. Ask for Oliver Twist Vice Pres. and‘ Gen. Sales Mgr. The Luttrell Co. Main 2483 1401 14th St. N.W. signed a | t{will take an g TWO AUTO CONFERENCES TO MEET HERE THIS WEEK National bafety (,roup aml A. A. A. Club Secretaries Will Discuss Many Pressmg Problems. Motordom’s mterests will be thoroughly discussed i Wash+ ington during the coming week at two important conferences, at: both of which safety work will receive particular emphasis. The cond National Conference ou Street and Highway Safety, mora commonly called “the Hoover conference,” will run irom Mare! ,23 to March 25, while secretaries of automobile clubs will convene: here on the atter date for a thre - conference under the aus L pices of the American Automabil ociation “The Hoover conference,” ned because of its inceptio: | two years ago by Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, wil! “ay before the motoring public a great array of facts supporting its contention that a nation of traffic laws uniform in prmcllplc are essential to safety ) This conference will stress the in order to reduce the number of trafiic accidents it is necessary for a Washington motorist touring in California to know that the same fundamental regulations are in effect; that a New Yorker motoring in Pen: sylvania can rest assured regarding basic laws. That a more uniform system of | The Hoover conference will take (traffic regulations will effect - 4 duction in the number of nte cidents and in number of motor 1 ities is the conviction of th ence as indicated by lust vear's ¢ cussions und by pre-conference tal this year. Special amd des ports and discu: feature the Hoo The conference of aut ju secretaries will be Leld by the Ameri |t can Automobile Associutlon, ately following the National ence on Street and Highw The Hoover meeting will close at o'clock on the Z5th the A. conclave will open at 1 wielock same afternoon. Touring Safety Is Topic. The work of the American Autc > e ¢ the committe on nur bile Association’s confere nd_regulations. This dovetail with that of the bruitted @ most con gathering. The former ving u suggestet | ever, aleo bring ont, aniform vehicle code 1 | general matters of safety, following {lem of touring safety S0 These Teports an > respective con ed committec fons of ther " Bingham, dire Research Federatior : Metropolitan traffi : Bureau of Cer - ions, George M traffic planni National Aw ‘ommerce. will center o the American Automobile Aseoc tion, the matter is one of the r important now facing the orgunizi- | tion, particularly so in view of the fact that 1926 probably will be greatést season of touring in the & tomobile's history. The convention call has gone to the secretarfes of 775 motor clubs afli | liated with the A. A. A., and it is | lieved certain that more than 300 of the best known automobile club workers in the country will atter More than 28 States will bLe sented, and a contingent 1s the Pacific Coast ix expect wnd rh,num,urv toe, A A uniform N‘l.'vxhtl g the won of \ehh‘l'w on highways. A. A, A, Sessions. % 1o the A. A. A. confe:. pro shows that Ernest gener ager, will Preside luncheon session 1o be held a o'clock o the | Smith, over t the Wi Marel ence, A. A o question of distributing* ap and tour book s A A A to deal traps and roadside cour to be accorded foreign motc In the opinion of Thom: N president of the Americun Automobile Association, the comvention probably \ will be the largest purely motoring convention in the history of the coun- try. The widespread results of this meeting can be guaged more accurate. | morning Dai H. Lewis, secretary of ly when it is realized that the organi- | the Automobile Club!of Buffalo, wil! zation has a membership of u!.o\llihnnlv . That afternoon, W. . 800,000. Thi er of the Detroit Au Ernest Greenwood, secretary of the |t ill preside. Natfonal Conference on Street and | t feature of Highway Safety, states that Secretary | aft ssion will_be { Hoover will preside over that budy |t ment 1 | for a greater part of the d | wide Tra tive personal part in the | D. 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