Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1926, Page 80

bbbttt bt A, A A. IS AGAINST CHILDREN'S RIDES Starts National Campaign to Discourage Free Lifts and | Protect Schools. [ Full co-operation of motorists and | | parents is asked hy the American Au tomobile Association in a nation-wide campaign to end “the dangerous prac- tice” of passing automobilistx giving rider to school children. “Hundreds of accidents are caused anzually because children do not re alize that this practice constitutes one of the gravest of highway hazards, and parents and motorists should con- | centrate their energies on discourag- | ing this habit, which seems to he man- | Ifesting itself on a constantly larger scale.” says a statement from A. A. A. | national headquariers | “The recpening of schools in all parts of the country has found an ever-growing tendency on the part of | pupils everywhere to ask lifts from passing motorists, and the time is ripe for a concerted effort to bring this practice to an abrupt end Teachers Can Assist. In the apinion of the officials of the national motoring body, the problem calls for full co-operation on the part | of parents and motorists. Neither, | they declare. can afford to shirk re-| sponsibility in the reachers, | | tional ton, can do much tow: Ing the child from taking such risks. | “It is a tryving situation that the motorist faces when he Is signaled from the curb or roadside by a little | child who wants a ride.” says the | A. A. A. statement, “but In a ma jority of caxes it 18 best to pass by in | the interests of safety. The drlver | wh ders himself liable for anything that might ‘happen to his suddenly-ac- | quired ward during the course of the | ride. Children thus picked up too | ofien are careless or unruly and the | host faces the doubly hard task of frying to drive and at the same time keep A weather eye on his passenger. The situation makes for accidents and the motorist s liahle. “The man who follows out the ad vice of passing un an opportunity fo | give a child a lift has the expert | apinion of traffic officia to back up his attitude. The ri too great to he assumed lightly.” Child Should Be Warned. The role parents should play is in warning the child of the risk he takes in crowding out into the traffic stream o beckon his desire for a lift, A. A. A maintains. The practice should be discouraged and parents &hould make it their duty to see that the warning is followed strictiy. “Children are not conscious_of the extremely hazardous position i which they place themselves under such cir- cumstances. the statement contin- ues. “It is a common sight to see everywnere | k is | the | ‘wll' right into the middle of onrush- low him to endanger his life and the | where they might cause damage, iny lives of others,” the statement con-|thousands of instances daily is the| | cludes. same person who walks away fromrhis | v thief who carrl luplica igni- MOTORISTS DECLARED | iioh ‘e " hbmimeca ot Phe G nothing of the possible effect of a short circuit or def ive v/ ha STRESSING SAFETY MORE |3l (it or, e e one ot :Givh\g' More Attention to Brakes, Motorists ing closer a - i tom 1o maters femiiing closer alten-|ganies. disbursements which, he says | i ever borome e Of thiele cor® lare ico often the result of cavelch. stops to pick up A youngster ren- | fourth of the by youngsters of all ages forcing their dedeteletroeoderobdeibobodeobeod bbb obd et dedeodederefereoedeofeeodedeodedeode e L. P. STEUART v Here’s Proof Positive T hat You Should Buy A Ford Here’s Proof Positive \ That You Should Buy Your Ford from Steuart’s ittt bk i b b bbb b e bbb bbb et et e oo Service 141 12th St. N.E. RRRRRRRRIRIRERRRRERRL 1926 supe STEUART MOTOR CO. Telephones—Lincoln 6200; Main 3000 MOTORDOM PAYING FOR CARELESSNESS Insurance Rate Cuf Will Follow| Greater Caution Against Fire and Theft Losses, Reid Says. ing traffic if they see what lovks ilke a good chance to get a ride. They not only endanger them- selves, but interfere with the flow of traffic fn a manner that is distinctly menacing ‘Motorists continually are being forced to swerve quickly from one traffic lane into another and, pelled to with such celerity. frequently that they have time to give signals.sone of the common causes of accldents. no most Hundreds of accidents are caused by Why are individuals who are so careful with their other property so casual about whether their automo- biles are stolen or are destroyved by fire? The these conditions and many of them are attended with fatal results.” School officials and teachers c great deal their n do to discourage children care from resorting to ing to the motor under man_ who wouldn’t think of leavipg his home unlocked to make it easify accessible to thieves and who for the child to |takes the most elaborate precautions | ignore his plea for a lift than to al- |against leaving inflammable materials | parked automobile leaving it open to These view e expre 3 ) resentative Frank R. Reid, president i of the Great National Insurance Co. Lights and Horns Than Be- in orting motorists generally to aid in reducing insurance rates by fore. Survey Indicates. taking an individual part in lowering the disbursements of insurance com- ness on the part of the policy holder. “There is no single article that a man or woman owns that is subject to greater risk than the automobile, even If precautions are taken,” sa Mr, Reid. “At the same time rela- tively few motorists seem to take a real “interest in preventing fire and theft losses until they actually are the vietims, “It is the experfence of insurance companies that woman car owners who are overly cantious against get ting the machine dusty or scratched seem quite oblivious of the greater loss that might come from its being educational campalgns carried on in-| tensively in all parts of the country, according 1o a statement of the Na.| fety Councll, whose affiliated | local chapters are conducting periodic | examinations of brakes, lights and horns, A report just received from Jumes Sinke, director of public safety at Grand Rapids. Mich., states that dur-| ing a recent inspection of automobile equipment the examiners found only 4 cars with defective brakes, lights horns out of 21,179 inspected Brakes have been tested for three vears in Grand Rapids. During the | (ilen or destroved by fire. :1,'1;"‘\»?" ‘lt “‘u-'j discovered that one- | " \otorists would find deeper thought s akes required adjust- |, hese subjects remunerative in the | ment. The second year cnly one-|form uf lower rates for protection for akes required atten tion. This year the police pronounced only 1.6 per cent defective, WIRING PLANS VARY. their machines.” HELPS IN HEAVY LOADS. High Rear Seat on New Car Will Get Lower Later. Cars that seem too high in the rear usually have a difficult time in catch- of a prospective cus- Horn and Starter Are Usually Sep- arated From Rest. There are a great varlety of wiring plans for cars. Some involve many |ing the fancy little points of superfority. Usually | tomer. the hotn and starier are separate| This need not be the case if the | from the general wiring system. Some | Prospect can be made carmakers ground the positive side of | SUff seat cushions the current: others ground the mega- | SPINES may be an advantage in the tive. Where Stattermotors and gen. | %€ of a specific car, particularly if erators are combined, the wiring the owner gxpects to use it for carry- rangement may be a bit more involy- | g heay bl ed. Circnit-hreakers and fuses in the various lines are simply protectives. London and Pa service than ris have more bus cities of corresponding size in the United States. Outside of these two citfes bus operation has not heen developed on a scale comparable with that in this country. Interurban bus service, highly developed in cer- tain parts of America, is relatively un- touched abroad. AND DEM. RIMS RUNDLETT RIM & WHEEL CO. 1336 14th St. N.W. G. T. STEUART SUPPOSE You Didn’t Know Anything At All About Automobiles —But you found upon inquiry that there are about 100 different kinds of cars on the street, and that one manufacturer is making about 507 of all these cars, while the other 99 manufacturers, put together, are making the other 50%. Would it take you long to decide which car must be giving its owners the most for their money? STEUART’S Sale Record for 10 Years Based on Courtesy, Treatment and Service 1917— 176 New Fords 1918— 276 New Fords 1919— 328 New Fords 1920— 451 New Fords 1921— 681 New Fords 1922—1097 New Fords 1923—1144 New Fords 1924—1281 New Fords 1925—1285 New Fords 1300 New Fords % | | : | | % Sales Trucks & Tractors 620 H St. N.E. 346 Pa. Ave. N.W. Open Evenings and Sundays have exploited, in an inter the 20,000,000 or m No. 162. Up and Down the Grades. | rough upgrade the car takes each one P | Thoroughly familiar with climbing hills, descending them and conducting the car over leyel ground, Smith was somewhat surprised to learn that there was another type of general driving to be considered. This is grade driving. In between hills and the level are many miles of | street and highway that tip slightly one way or the other. Sometimes, if the car is laboring, it may seem like a hill. Or, if the engine is running well, it may seem like a billiard table. But it is neither a hill nor the level, and requires special attention Let’s go up it first. An upgrade is likely to prove a gas waster unless one is aware of the conditions and is mentally equipped to compensate for this tendency. This i due to the drag ging action of the car, a condition which may not be noticeable to the driver. “My car always runs exceptionally well on a sllght upgrade,” Smith plained. “It doesn’t seem to be So loose jointed and the engine always pulls more steadily.” Process Proves Wasteful. The explanation for this is that the car is dragging on the engine under such conditions. It {s the usual thing and it's a wasteful process. Because the car drags, all slack in the clutch, transmission, drive line and rear end is taken up. Also the cylinders are consuming more gas, wnich overcomes any tendency toward misfiring, as would be the case if the car were be- ing driven on level ground on too lean a mixture. An excess of gas, applied during one of these dragging spells, tends to offset mistiring caused by a lean mixture or the fallure of a plug to Hre properly. “Because a grade does not offer the aspect of a real hill” I told Smith, “you are Inclined to take it too easy, Just as you are apt to force the engine too hard in order to climb a steep hill. Psychology, to a certain extent. You will do well to rememver that it saves gas to run a little faster on the up- grade, o the car will gather a little momentum of its own and lighten the burden placed upon the power plant. “If the road is rough you will find, further, that it pays to go a little faster on the upgrade, but a little slower on the down. Here's wh “I you run along too slowly on a John Smith and His Car BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. He is not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap willing and glad to sting way, his experiences for the benefit of ve other members of the motor clan. D. C, OCTOBER 17, 1926—PART 3 - THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON of the depressions in the road surface, giving it a galloping effect. With a little more speed, however, you throw more of the weight of the car at the road, and this makes it ‘cling’ to bet- ter advantage. Just the opposite ap- plies on the downgraae. You prob- | ably noticed this in more exaggerated | form when running too fast down a | rough hill. The car seems to be try-| ing to leave the road altogether. Watch Overacceleration. “One of the most serious mistakes to make when running up a slight grade is to overaccelerate the engine. You glide along, thinking you are vir tually on the level. -Then you try to ass another car and expect the en- gine to perform as well us if it were just propelling the car on a flat sur- 1 This overacceleration develops the well known piston knock, with ex- cessive wear on the piston pins as the pen: Now about handling the car on a slight down grade. llere your trou- bles will magnify as the car ages, be- cause whereas play or general loose- ness is taken up on the upgrade, it is liberated on the down. A car will al- | 'S seem to operate more loosely when it is rolling on a slight descent. “And unless you control this loose- ness you simply encourage more of it. The fact of the matter is the wheels, propeller shaft and univer: joints ‘tend to act as auxillary fly wheels under such conditions. Then, since you are letting off on the gas, the engine itseif is operating more loosely. Combined, these various forms of looseness present a varlety | of unpleasant conditions. The engine will seem to buck. There will be a ‘clank’ or two from the universals. Smooth action will seem impossible. Use of Brakes Helps. “You can control this sort of thing | by more skillful operation of the ca £ the road is smooth and the * Foret ¥ TaE VNrvERS.L GAB SALES & SERVICE | HANDLEY is 3730 Georgia Ave. clear, more speed is the answer to this problem. But if you are compelled to keep around 20 miles an hoour or be- low, you will find that slight applica- tion of the brakes will tend to over- come loose and jerky action of the car. Your brake acts in such a wa as to provide a compensating drag. Also you can coast. This is the most sensible course if the way is clear and the grade is not so steep as to involve any danger. “A slight downgrade will also give you a good clue as to how well the carburetor is adjusted. 1f the mi ture is too lean there will be jerky engine action, although ¥ou must he careful not to confuse this with the overrunning action of the drive shaft, particularly if the latter is loose. Poor blending ¢f high and low carburetor mixtures {1l also show up over the slow-runnifg downgrade course.” This was not the whole story by any means, but it served to remind nith_that motoring is Mot necessa- rily all lovel going or hills. ‘Copyright. 1926.) Next week: Firing Orders. It always strikes me as curfous that when engineers take a big stride ‘to- | ward makin' cars better the average motorist decides that he does not have to progress with it. The manufac- turers adopt full-pressure lubricatin’ vstems, but the car owners go right ahead as If their engines still were lubricated by the splash system. In the old system it was all right to keep the car under 20 miles an hour when breakin’ it in, but with full-pres- sure lubrication that rule doesn't al- ways hold good. With pressure sys- tems, the faster the engine runs the more the ofl forces through the crank- shaft and the other channels through which it travels. At certain points there are small holes through which the oil shoots out and up to the cylin- der walls and piston pins. The higher the pressure the mora oil is forced out, PLAN SAVES BATTERY. Switching Off Lights When Using Self-Starter Advised. It saves the battery to switch off the lights when using the self-starter at night. Threéw out the clutch to save the starter the trouble of crank- ing over the transmission gears and pull the choker out before touching the starter button, so as to make every moment of the starter’s work count. The juice saved in the ordinary the speed of the engine. An occasional spurt of #peed with the new car, therefore, means givin’ its cylinders and piston pins a_good ose of lubricant, whereas if the driver just ambles along at 20 miles an hour, particularly up hill, the eylinders may not get the oil they need. When all engines operated on the splash system and there was danger of not keepin’ the oil level up to a point where there would be plenty of it in the troughs, owners watched the oil level indicator like a cat watches a bird. Then they started hearin’ about the full-pressure business, and came to know that The Old Mechanic Says: and usually the pressure rises with | bearin's are kept pretty well lubri- cated, even If the oll supply s low What they fall to figure, however, is that with a low supply hera is also low quality. A little oil bacomes di luted and “wears out” sooner than a lot of ofl. Quantity is quality when it applies to lubricatin’ ofl. BATERIES SHOULD REST. Halt at Intervals Guarantees Quick Recuperation. A battery I8 capable of greater dis- charge if 1t is permitied to rest at intervals. In regard to starting the engine, this is a handy thing to know because the starter takes the best the battery has to offer. Thus, if tha engine does not start in a few turns, stop for about a half a minute and then step on the starter button again. The battery recouperates enough in so short a time that it is alle to da- Iiver a much stronger current for the next few turns of the mo-or. snappy cranking is what counts starting. < Bogota, Colombfa, advices 1o the Department of Commerce state that 25 additional American automobile busses have been purchased and wiil be placed in service in that clty. Thesa busses will give service to all parts stait may be a thousand times more valuable should the engine stall when thg car is in a precarious position. Cleaning the gas tank is not such] an easy fob, but it should be done at Infrequent_interval R. McReynolds and Son Sales and Service | 1421-27 L St. NW. | Main 7228 | Branch_Salesroom: 14th and Park Road Columbia 2619 of Satisfaction.” | Local Distributors ANNOUNCEMENT Charles E. Barnes Formerly of Strobel Motor Co. 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