Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1929, Page 56

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. contemplated asking for a change in the method of making a left-hand turn in the National Capital in the near future, it -was authoritatively stated yesterday by Willlam H. Harland, director of traffic. Mr. Harland is of the opinion that there has been nothing to convince him that the residents of Washington are desirous of a change, and he clings to his per- sonal belief that the rotary meth- od now in practice 'is the best plan for the District of Columbia, regardless of the fact that it is contrary to the Hoover code. No Change Contemplated. The director does not say that at a later date he might not be won over to the principles of uni- formity, but at the present mo- ment he does not see any reasorr to recommend a change. “Right now,” he declares, “I am seeking more light on the subject.” Mr. Harland expressed his in- terest in the result of the poll taken recently by the American Business Club, in which the OYm- jons of trafic heads of the cities of 40,000 or more population were gleaned regarding the efficacy of pedestrian control and regulations against jaywalking. Mr. Harland pointed out that he had recom- mended the enforcement of such a regulation for this city some time ago, but such request had been tabled. Opposes Jaywalking. He stated that he believed pedestrian _control would be a great benefit to the safety of the citizens of Washington, and would allow a more expeditious move- ment of vehicular traffic. Hc stated that he would again make the recommendation especially to be applied in the congested areas of the city. Such a matter is of paramount importance, and steps leading to the enforcement, even if by con- gressional approval if necessary, should be taken without delay. Motorists are protected by heavy bumpers and fenders. Pedestrians are not. If they will not protect themselves voluntarily at street interesections, they should be made to do so. Laws of protec- tion are not tyrannical, and per- sonal liberty does not suffer by their promulgation. The office of the director of traffic reports five traffic fatalities for the month just passed, com- pared with 10 for a year ago. Un- fortunately, however, the com- parison for the seven months of this year with the first seven months of_last year is not so fa- vorable. Up to August 1, 1929, there have been 54 traffic deaths. A like period in 1928 closed with the total at 47. Where Deaths Occured. An interesting compilation of where the traffic deaths occured during the first sixth months of this year is disclosed. Between January and June, inclusive, the records show that one person was killed at an intersection controlled by lights. One was killed at an intersection controlled by a traf- fic policeman. Eight people were killed at intersections, not con- trolled by lights or policemen. On streets controlled by lights, but not at intersections there | were five people killed. On streets \ TYERE is no recommendation MID-SUMMER SALE SED CARS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR ORGANIZATION WE ARE NOT OVERSTOCKED—But we know that an ounce of prevention is MORE preferable to a pound of cure—Our stock is normal, and we intend keeping it so. To do this we are marking every car in our stock down from $50.00 to $250.00—from 109, to 33!4% less than the regular selling price Everything from a Ford to a Pierce Arrow—All of them are is our sale price. properly reconditioned, each one an outstanding value. not at intersections and not con- troued by lights there were 34 S h& fet: light cot e greater safety on lig} n- trolled streets and the advisability of crossing at intersections u somewhat emphasized. Anent Grade Crossings. Two significant facts are shown by reports just filed with the In- terstate Commerce Commission by the railroads of this country as to the number of highway grade crossing accldents in 1928, an analysis of which was made public by the safety section of the American Railway Assoclation. First, that more than 25 per cent of the total number of high- way grade crossing accidents in which motor vehicles were in- volved in 1928 resulted from mo- torists running into the sides of trains. Second, that there was a greater increase in the number accidents caused by motorists striking the sides of trains in 1928, compared with 1927, than in the number of highway grade crossing accidents resulting from motor vehicles being struck by trains. Out of 5036 highway grade crossing accidents in which motor vehicles were involved during the past year, 1,275 resulted from mo- torists cruhlng into the sides of trains which were either standing still or in motion. This was an increase of 113 or 9.7 per cent, compared with the number of such accidents in 1927. Highway ; rade crossing accidents resultin, rom motor vehicles being struc! by trains totaled 3,761 in 1928, an increase of 74 cornplred with the preceding year, or an increase of 2 per cent. Highway grade crossing acci- dents involving motor vehicles re- sulted in 2,175 fatalities in 1928, an increase of 183 over the num- ber of fatalities resulting from such accidents in 1927. Fatalities resulting from motor vehicles being struck by trains in 1928 ac- counted for 1,898 fatalities, while 277 persons lost their lives as a result of motor vehicles running into the sides of trains. There was an increase of 159 in the tor vehicle highway grade cross- ing accidents during the past year compared with the preceding year. The railroads have for some years conducted an intensive carnpaign in an effort to impress on the public the necessity for greater care in passing over high- way grade crossings. Continued co-operation of the public in exer- cislnz continuous vigilance while pproaching and passing over rnl road crossings will produce gratifying results in lessening the number of railroad crossing crashes. A Newcomer Appears. And in the meantime let the railroads and State highway com- missions get together and elimi- nate the grade crossings! Of special interest in the auto- motive world is the announcement of a British entry into the Amer- ican markets in direct competi- tion with the low-price cars. This number of persans injured in mo- | K. car is the Austin Seven, said to sive car distributed through the possessions of Great Britain. Im- portant pojnts claimed for this car include initial and running THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE GREATEST certified and guaranteed. BACKED BY OUR NATIONALLY ADVERTISED PLEDGE lvovy used car is ¢n-pi ously marked with its All Studebaker automobiles which are sold as CERTIFIED CARS have been properly OUR PLEDGE be the smallest and least expen- |and rice in plain figures, and that ined. THE S‘UfiD Y STAR, WASHINGTO UGUST 4 1929—PART DOWN THE ROAD—Rides You’ll Never Forget. : . —BY FRANK BECK THE RURAL FIRE'CHIEF ACCORDED OFFICIAL .COURTESIES IS WHILE MISITING THE BIG CITY A/EOO E-EF70 o 000 L= P i = cost lower than any other car, speed ag high of 83 miles an hour, gasoline consumption, 45 miles per gallon; oil consumption, 1,500 miles per pint; half the space of any other car required for park- m' reliability proved more than seven years, and traffic maneuver- ability unsurpassed. Accordln( to Sir Herbert Austin, . B. E, chairman of the Austin Co., Ltd., of Birmingham, England, the car will soon be mlnuhctured in the United s, and will be priced under 3500 The car weighs about 950 ?mmda is 9 feet 2 inches long, 3 ‘eet 10 inches wide and has a road clearance of 8% inches. ‘While called the “Austin Seven,” the car is four cylinders, is water cooled and has a detachable head engine, with a bore of 2.2 inches and a 3-inch stroke. The above claims for the car are indeed interesting, but it is to be doubted whether the manu- facturers here in the low-priced | — - ——,—,—,—,—,————— ———— —— e ————_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_———eee———————_—_—_—_—_—_—_—,——— fleld will be greatly alarmed. Their intrenchment in the confi- dence of the American public is rather strong. London Taximen Learn City. Besides the American market overseas is constantly growing. Taximen of London are taking course of instruction in the city's qn- tiquities and other places of interest, a Dr'nu' to act as guides to visiting tourists. The course is being :fionlored by the Cab Proprietors’ Coun- . Londoners are taking to the idea, The Studebakers are Children sto] u\,\\ By Plastic Ashestos Lining Is Designed TO Halt Brakc Squcaks and Squcals Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Another case of those Infernal squeaky brakes! Pedestrians turn around and stare. playing, point, sometimes 1 wise cracks. yell 17 Ne Motorist squirms in his seat. His tered machine ment, the squeaky bral aggrava late arrivai passengers—{riends or family—are even | more mortified. Motoring has ceased to be & pleasure to all concerned. Even at night, when tha dirty, bat- “gets by” without com- remains a pest, the driver and heralding his at_home. Squeaky brakes have played a role in g'hann that rmh their crisis in ipping and 3 Anxious wfilot aservice to the peeved pedestrian and the mortified motorist, authorities have spent years in investi- gating the causes of squeaky brakes. These causes, they find, are two: 1. Excessive wear, which grinds down the brake lining and leaves exposed the rivet heads as well ‘wires woven into the lining. These metal parts, when foreed against a rapidly revolving brake drum, form a metal contact under pres- sure, and when the brakes are applied the resulting vibration makes the brake squeak and howl. 2. An out-of-round condition of the / /’/ 4& cure for the disease, and this is said to have been found by a well known su- His remedy is a plastic asbestos lining heralded as moltunl' & new braking surface while you drive—a lining that makes your car Th.\l plastic asbestos fills in rivet de- pressions, also the meshes between the weaves of the lining and builds up low spots, it is said, working equally well on two or four wheel brakes, open or closed, expanding or contracting. It is applied to linings of both the woven and the newer molded type. Accordlng to automotive experts, the brake drum vulcanizes the rluflc asbestos into the lining, mold- ing it into a perfect circle tnat conforms exactly to the an entirely new, waterproof, heat-re- sisting brake surface. In other words, this new braking material should Pllmlnl" squeaking, brake drum, and forms ILL-MANNERED MOTORISTS PROVE TRAFFIC HANDICAP Consideration for the Other Fellow Spells Dnvmg Joy. Says D.C cer. BY R. J. ALLEN, Member Meiropolitan Police Pores. One of the m}or annoyances of pres- ent-day and one that is mm is the t attitude of rtain_motorists who ha; to con- ltflar—rt'h or wrong, as the case may :——u:n their rights have been in- It was no‘ 80 very long ago when al- most every motorist felt a sort of kin- ship with most any other motorist he chanced to pass, friend or stranger. And not 8g0 no t ever g & car apparently mmm some mechanical trou- it stopping and making an offer of assistance. Nowadays one is lucky If they are not run over while numpunf to change a tire, and woe betide the luckless fellow who is forced to park while awaiting the “tow-car” some Jocation that slightl; meonveniemses ‘passing motor- ists. e will ind himself roundly de- nounced in most every fashion. Only about one out of a hundred motorists will adopt such an attitude toward an unfortunate compatriot, but after three or four have vented their on the poor stranded fellow he gradually assumes the defensive. By the time the “‘tow-car” arrives, he is in & frame of mind bordering on homicide. When the young chap in charge of the repair crew nwrou:hex and politely in- quires what is wrong the beleagured lnd exasperated motorist is apt to re- ‘The re) in poor motorist 1s hardly to be blamed, however, because he probably endured enough previous to the repair man'’s arrival to provoke a saint. He | &rohbly not only suffered from the ill- | red ones, but he very likely was th. butt of plenty of so-called jokes, | sarcasm and would-be witty sayings on the part of occupants of other cars speeding by. There seems to be plenty of people who consider it funny to taunt some less fortunate person as they pursue their trouble-free way. ‘Then, too, there are very few people Who can bear with equanimity—in trou- ble or out—any sort of joke at their own expense. ‘There is yet another fashion in which these “goat-getters” manifest their ob- noxious natures. This, perhaps, is the most annoying abuse of all. I refer to the practice of leaning out of the clri to direct a stream of verbal abuse some autoist or pedestrian who has in. V terfered in some fashion with their own | selfish progress. Some of this type are extremely care- less in their choice of language, and oftimes make it very embarrassing lot, the other fellow. ‘There is absolutely no excuse for this | sort of conduct. ‘There can be but one way of regard resent traffic situation, and rom a give-and-take stand- irs are usually ac- ed silence after many traffic comedies and ‘They certainly are the wrong thi have when ymn are girl” or yo ¢ most prevalent sympto: driving your “| of cm s cance to the ht- ful mtglearm flu fact mt‘m‘ -nhou(h not deflnlmy da tragedies. taemmmh ngerous, are yma of br: brake band, which localizes the wear on gh spots, thus setting up a series of distressing vibrations. distorted condition of the band permits mme m‘her '?&u on the l!nln%:o all that 13, backers say W permit brakes to ‘The tmu ne' product does does, 1t will keep pace with the npd nlv-nce of automotive construc- motorists in this vicinity will b drie give it & speedy and thor- point. ‘The scarcity of parking space lnd the difficulty attendant upon | k;f one’s way throuch traffic con- front rich and poor alik We are all prone to become irritable at times when we are driving, but mos le successfully overcome this feel. Ph8 by treing to put themeelves in th ...and Now., Public Appraisal ~of ViRing Value Verifies e Judgment of Motor Critics WHIN the new Viking was intro- duced, experienced motor car critics —editors of leading automotive publica- tions—were uniformly enthusiastic about its appearance, its e: . extraordinaryvalue it ineering, and the ers at medium price. respect to the power phnt, should com- mand wide attention.” And Motor West adds: *‘With these charac- teristics of expensive automobiles, the price of the Viking is as sensational as are its advanced engineering design and distinctive appearance.’ formance of its 90° V- its extraordinary value. detail, other fellow's shoes. Very often it may seem to us that the other chap is just flflifl‘lh:hgfl ln'd‘ '-hl‘hhe doesn't ver gets anywhere. Well, maybe he doesn't. Maybe he is just out for a pleasure cruise, or is bent on showing some friends or relatives the aeene‘rr{ nvge v;e all done that at times. ot always to a show or an appointment. i Then it is very often true that the other fellow is trying to do the best he | can. Sometimes he is blocked. Some- ttmu he or she has only lately learned to drive. We must't forget that it is not so very long ago we ourselves learned to drive, and very likely there wasn’'t so much trafic then or such an astounding number of signal lights, traffic signs, regulations, etc. Who hasn't at some time or other held up others while seeking a parking place? Yet how exasperated some people be- come if some other fellow tries to do Just what they would like to do or have done at some other time. How they honk their horns and yell! Now to get to back the original point— about this yelling at other people: There is absolutely no excuse for this sort of conduct, and the police should make a vigorous effort arrest a many as they can catch practicing It is not a practice that is con: td to any one class. If there is any one class which possesses few offenders in this respect, it is the older business and professional men. They are mostly per- sons who have been through ehe cruci- ble of life and emerged chastened and humble and with a vast sympathy and undefstanding of the other fellow’s problem and viewpoint. ‘When I say that the number of peo- ple who lean out of their cars and. be- rate other people are increasing I do not depend on my own personal ob- rvations by any means. 1 have sought the experiences of most every one ! know and find them almost :rl While I am on the subject I wnh to take this occasion to express my opinfon of such actions. I thlnk that persons who are guilty of such conduct betray that they are small-souled, in- considerate people, inherently selfish and lacking entirely the proper con- ception of the term uare deal.” They are very likely the same people who always try to rush ahead of other peo- ple in theater lines. And when they come home at night wives say to chil- dren, “Sh’h'h, your father is home,” or ‘For heavens sake be quiet, every one! Mary has a headache, and if there is any disturbance lround here she will | tear the house down.” ‘While there are plenty of people just described. yet we have much to be grateful for. Cars have reached almost mechanical perfection, otherwise dri ing in modern traffic would be i finitely dangerous and tedious. Also, vast majority of people who own end drive cars try their level best to work in harmony with every one and | everything. ‘Though sometimes we despair of it, yet we are surrounded by an abun- solicitous of the o'.her fellow’s 'eum this was not so. how could our almost inbelievable civilization have grown to its present state? eightcylinder engine—by its restful riding comfort and unn‘:unny roadability—and, most of all, by Come and see the new Viking. Inspect, in its _many outstandi features. Drive it yourself an To quote from Motor: ““After more than three years of development, the Olds Motor Works announces the Viking, a V-eight which represents excellent v-lnc at $1595. The word ‘excellent’ is used advisedly. At first glance it might be taken for a $2500 car; a little more careful con- sideration of all the factors involved might suggest a price of $2000; while the actual hlt of. 51595 isa tribute to modern engineer. and production methods." Au:ordm to Automobile Topics: ‘“The name ‘V: " is freighted with valorous few cars have come forth cire experience the luxury of its brilliant V-eight performance. Know to your own complete satisfaction”the qualities which have brought such sincere and enthusiastic praise from automotive critics and the *1595 f.0.b. ]-zm l‘udnl. sp-u'nrundw. Extra Consider the delivered Now, the publichashad an oppor- tunity to appraise the Viking— and public opinion is in thorough accord with the critical judgment of these automotive experts. Everyday, theV:km%ls winnin new admircrs—by ‘the tailore blic alike. be Bodi e Reks by.‘l;x)s,}:x\'ill:;yx‘:?: t:tx;.rb pc‘;: Olds Motor Works, Lansing, Mich. VlKlNG 'l..’l' e & ® B A A & M o v o n & recond d, and carry a 30-day guarantee for replacement of defective parts and free service on adjustments. 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