Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1926, Page 73

WAY FOUND 10 0UT WRECKS ON SUNDAY | Extreme Types of Drivers or | Intemperate Ones, Not Traf- fic Density, Blamed. BY W. J. VOSS. To the man who even casually Scans the newspapers it is obvious that Sunday s+ the most dangerous day on which to drive a car. The city editor of every newspaper Knows that Sunday can be counted upon to produce more serious accidents, more injurics than any other day in the week. 11 is customary to attribute these Sunday motor casualties to the facs that traffic is heavier than on any other day, but this is not the only factor involved. There are several others. For instance, some individ- nals work harder over the week end t 1 they do during the | regular hus days They put more effort into their | anusements than they do into the | work by means of which they n; their livelihood. S out atur- day afternoon s pride themselves in seeis : miles they can cover by Sunday night. As | they drive comparatively little ex- cept on Sundays these long drives Jeave them fatizued. Ry late Sunday afternoon, hecause of the fatigue they are suffering, they are in a condition where they are much more likely t¢ he i) or canse an accident than they | woukl he normally Temperate Driving Urg Such arivers would add to safety of Sunday driving if they wonld take their week ends more temperately, put less energy into their amusements and eut down the mile- age covered. If thew saw to i* that they secured all the rest neaded an dld not over exert ihemselves, the would he in hetter condition for busi- ness on Monday morning and would | be less likely to lie in the hospital or the morgue Some new drivers take to the erowded highways on Sunday and they contribute a share to the acci- dent vecord. Tt would be much het- ter if these drivers would take to the b and the little-frequented They would not find the road- " 50 good, but they would meef les traffic. They could drive as slowly as they wished and they could speed up to a limit the plenty of side little traffic and er who must gain cre are there is where the new dri maost of hisx expe nee on Sundavs could drive with safety to himself and to others. e would be ahle to keep out of traffic jams. would not have to maintain a speed greater than he considered safe and would he gaining experience that would make him a safe driver when he ven- tured forth later into the denser trafMic Extremes of Movement. Among the more experienced driv- ers those who drive o slowly that | they impede traffic contribute to ac- cidents and those who are always in such o hurry that they persist in cut- ting out and in regardless of the fact that there is a long closely packed Bue ahead and traffic is coming in a THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, -D. The Old Mechanic Says: Automobiles would live a lot lgnger if owners would take a few tips from themselves instead of treatin’ their property as somethin’ that can't bhe helped by human rules. Cars are never more human than When you come to try to prolong their lives. When a driver gets old he may start to take stimulants to keep him self goin. He takes long rests if he can afford it. If he becomes crip- pled he buys himself a crutch. In a lot of different ways he equips him- self 80 he can keep goin’. these helps he would go to pieces a lot_sooner But when it comeh to his car he spems to overlook all these little aids. Just because the car is growin' old he thinks it doesn’t help to buy some little accessory or efficiency device. He grows careless about changin’ the oil. He forgets to grease the vital parts because, as he says, “it's gettin’ old, anyway.” “When the car first shows signs of age that is the me to look around for wayvs to keep it young. That is the time to be more careful of it and Without ' & to treat it to a lot of new and helpful devices. They're crutches, but they're mighty usetul. Maybe it seems like throwin’: good ey away, but an oil filter, an air |cleaner or a gas filter attached to an {engine will go a long way toward { helpin’ it t0 keep young. A thermostat | put in the upper water hose will | make an engine of older design match the quick-startin’ ability of the newer engines. A new set of spark plugs will stop a lot of misfirin’ and will save overworkin' the second speed Here is another point to consider: Sometimes the car ages because of neglect of some parts that do not seem to have any connection with the vital mechanism. 1It's like the way ibad teeth’ poson a body and bring lon all sorts of trouble. If springs |are cleaned, thoroughly greased and covered the owner will find that the engine seems to have more power and that the whole car runs better. This is because the springs play an im- portant part in the drive and brakin’ of many cars and in the general ridin’ qualities of all cars. | stream from the opposite direction, d to many serious accidents. Sun- day is supposed to be a day of rest, but there are car drivers who seem 1o consider it a day on which to rush as close to death as possible and still miss. They do not always miss If drivers who have not become really expert In handling their cars, it drivers who are driving new cars, which they do not gvant to speed up to 30 or and It the chronically Jow dr will be content to do their driving on the side roads where raffic is not dense, and they can do pretty much as they please without Interfering with any one else, dviving will be made saf e on the congested highways. It all on the highway set a pace that is at as high a speed as safety permits, if there is no cutting out or cutting in, If every one keeps on his | own side of the road when making urves, if every car that is stopped is topped entirely off the highway, and if all drivers will guzrd agalust fa- tigue and the consuming of food or drink that unfits them for driving. the death roll in our Monday morn- ing papers will be materially reduced. It is carelessness, ®thoughtlessness and failure to realize the danger of inattention or inexperience more than congestilon that has to do with.Sun- day accidents. "RAIN DAMAGES NICKEL. Owners Should Wipe Off Parts After Car Gets Sprinkled. Nickel trimmings on the car serfously damaged by rust when the car dries in the open after a rain, for the owner, under these condjtions. be- lieves the nickel needs no further at tention. A few days later lamps, bhumpers and other parts are rust speckled. A rough polish is necessary, and it are | does the nickel no good. May Reveal Rough Usage. When vou suspect the new car that has heen delivered to vour door has heen $ibjected to rougher treatment than the average, the paint on the engine might offer a clue in support of vour belief. If the engine has been overheated at any time, it will show up at this point. SEEKING STANDARD ENGINEERING WORK Movement of Accredited Bodies for International Uniformity Brings Suggestions From Experts. “Through the formation of an Inferna- tional standards assoclation, national standardizing organizations of various countries hope_ to develop a program to achieve much-desired uniformity in engineering work. Federation of accredited mnational bodles is viewed as the most effective starting point from which to carry forward the movement to bring about world standards so that parts of ma- chines built in different countries will be interchangeable. The attitude of the Soclety of Auto- motive Kngineers was outiined at a speclal conference of interested mem- bers held recently. It is as follows: Approval of the principle of inter- national co-operation and unification in englineering standardization. Approval of the formation of some organization to collect and dissemi- nate information and promote co-op- eration among national standardizing bodies in various countries. Adoption of international engineer- ing standards should be approached most carefully, and the proposed or- ganizatlon should be capable of con- | version into an international engineer- | ing standardizing body. American participation in the organ- ization should be through the Ameri- can Kngineering Standards Commit- tee. Procedure for adoption of interna- tional standards should be substan- tially the same as in the adoption of national standards, and the machinery therefc ould be provided through the American Engineering Standards Committee as it exists when a body is zanized for international technical co-operation. In its last session the Connecticut Legislature set a high record for woman members, having one woman in the Senate and 16 in the lower House. STATE PROTECTS ROADS FROM DEADLY tRACTOR Machines With Lug Wheels Bar- red From Hard Highways in Minnesota. Tractors and traction engines, deadly enemies of hard roads, are barred, from such highways in Minnesota. The State highway department has issued a‘sharp warning against driv- ing such machines on any paved or tarred road in the State. ‘The warning has brought a protest from farmers and thrashers, who de- clare they will be greatly incon- venlenced if they cannot use the trunk highways. To this the department has replied with the suggestion that those who cannot avold paved or tarred roads EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 24,. 1926—PART without incénvenience can at small cost equip their tractors with special rims for highway travel. Several manulacturers make rims or bands which fit outside the lugs ‘on the wheels. These can be attached or de- tached very simply. o In Bolivia women have not yet sue- ceeded in getting the vote, but they are making their way in business and professions and in university life. SAT., OCT. 23, 1926 China Had Its Olympic Games. More than 3,000 years ago China had gladiators who met in a contest some- what like the modern Olympic games. These gladiators amused and thrilled the crowds not only with fancy jug: gling, but with real encounters be. tween champlons, one defending him- self with a scimitar while the challen- ger tried to plunge a long spear into his body. Their skill would hold the audience breathless. 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