Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1931, Page 47

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. NE of the greatest co-ordi-| nated moves for safety is now under way. Over ?inmt'il\oml or| antlnflonl(, representing the manufacturers of automobiles, automobile associa- tions, Government bodies and outstanding technical organiza- tions, will co-operate in the prep- aration of a new national safey code for brakes and brake testing under the auspices of the Ameri- can Standards Association, head- quarters for which are at 29 West Tnlrty-nlnth street, New York City. The new code, replacing the sent national gode, which wvers only two-wheeled brakin, systems for passenger cars, wil cover all tyPes of braking systems now in use for both passenger and commercial vehicles. The American Automobile Asso- elation and the United States Bureau of Standards have as- sSumed the technical lendershlP of the work under the American tandards Association procedure. ® actual preparation of the ¢ode will be in the hands of a nationally representative technical committee, which will base its recommendations on the results obtained from the fundamental research to be carried on by the committee. When the code is completed by the committee and approved by the American Auto- mobile Association and the Bureau of Standards, it will be submitted to the American Standards Asso- | ciation for its approval as a na- tional standard. ‘The following are organizations which will be officially represented on the technical committee pre- paring the safety code for brakes and brake testing: List of Organizations. American Automobile Associa- tion, American Association of State Highway Officials, Ameri- can Electric Railway Association, American Society of Civil Engi- neers, Asbestos Brake-lining As- sociation, Automotive Council of Los Angeles, Bendix-Cowdry Brake Tester, Inc.; Eastern Conference of Motor Vehicle Administrators, Enos Safety Foundation, Ford Motor Co., Highway Research Board, International Association of Police Chiefs, Iowa State Col- lege, Motor and Equipment Asso- ciation, Motor Vehicle Conference Committee, National Association of Mutual Casualty Companies, National Association of xicab Owners, National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, National Automobile Dealers’ Association, National Bureau of Casualty und Surety Underwriters, National Electric Light Association, Na- tional Highway Traffic Associa- tion, National Research Council, National Safety Council, Society of Automotive Engineers, State of Oregon, State of Minnesota, Un- derwriters’ Laboratories, United States Bureau of Standards, United States Bureau of Public Roads, Uni States War Depart- ment and Weaver Manufactur- ing Co. S. A. E. for Progress. No one can accuse the Society of Automotive Engineers with not keeping up to the times. Their efforts may be a little too pro- gressive for some people. Some automotive engineers are of the opinion that road speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour will be demanded within the next decade. To accomplish this with safety, highway experts are equal- ly sure that this advancement must be preceded by universal education and training with re- spect to fast-moving vehicular behavior and control. According- ly, the Punuer car activity division of the Society of Automo- tive Engineers has decided to con- sider i roblem from several aspects and report its findings at the annual meeting of the society in Detroit next January. Here are some 0f the questions of operating the car on ice or | snow? 13. Should a car be handled differently down grade than on the level? 14. Can brakes be used on curves in the same manner as on straight roads? 15. Is it less dangerous to side swipe another car than to take to the ditch? 16. If a collision is unavoidable, what is the best course of action, if any? 17. Should the clutch be en- gaged or not for emergency stops? 18. On what occasion should the driver shift on high to a lower gear and how should it be done? Protests Received. The recent prediction of safe road speeds of 100 miles an hour made by two members of the So- ciety of Automotive Engineers has | brought forth a storm of protest from safety councils and road ex- gen‘,s. Such speeds, they say, will e highly dangerous, resulting in a greater toll of lives, and, in gen- eral, will be detrimental to the automotive industry. In spite of these objections, automotive road experts and designers are pregnr— ing the way for such which they beileve surely will be com- mon in less than a decade, with g’rleatex safety and less loss of life an present records show. These expel give several reasons why they beileve this will be the case: Finely constructed superhighways with marginal roads and proper turn-ins, a more unified system of main arteries, better educated drivers, increased engine power, eater acceleration, better brakes, tter weight distribution, lower centers of gravity, improved forms of spring and body suspension, lower stream-line bodies, better d a highly efficient léfnnu and controls. t one time dire results were pre- od for speeds in excess of 15 mflds an hour on the railroad, Also automobiles and aircraft were given equally disastrous po- tentialities. ‘e laugh now, say they, at an old eight-mile-an-hour law. So will our children at the speed discussions of today. Stability Relationship. Importance of the automobile to the industrial stability of the United States was emphasized in .2 bulletin released by the Ameri- can Research Foundation, show- !ni that the automobile industry is the largest consumer of at least six im| nt commodities. “Not only is the automobile in- dustry the largest consumer of six basic commodities, but in four of these commodities it consumes more than half the annual pro- duction,” the bulletin pointed out. T HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, BELIEVE ME, . THIS 15 OUR LAST MOTOR ' TRIP b 5 G (1] A\ E DOESNT S&V MUCH STUFF ONE BABY NEEDS FOR A MOTOR TRIP UNTIL ONE HAS A aus1’-o&wn AND RETURNS THIS KID AUGUST 16, 1931—PART FOUR.’ —By FRANK BECK PREVENTIVE MAI SCIENCE DELVES INTO AUTO VITALS What Happens When Engine Is in Operation Is Studied. tions as Inexpens BY E. T. SATCHELL, President, Motor and Equipment Association. The modern motor vehicle can be| maintained in a safe and efficient oper- ating condition at little or no expense and failure to do so places the respon-| sibility directly upon the owner whose | Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, August 15 (NANA)— | Modern research has made it possible | for scientists to peer into the vitals of car becomes involved in an accident. an automobile engine cylinder and to| The simplest and most effective observe what happens while it is in remedy for motor vehicles in an unsafe operation. The experiment, which has |OPerating condition is preventive main- | tenance through 'riodic inspections. been reported before the American |GIUNSE EUROTER T Ok trouble bo- | “Automobiles consume 85 per cent of all the gasoline produced in the United States, 82.6 per cent of all the rubber, 68.7 per cent of all the plate glass, 53 per cent of all the malleable iron, 30 per cent of all the nickel and 26 per cent of all the lead—and even in the case of nickel and lead, no other single industry consumes so much. “Although it may not be sur- prising to know that the great oil and refining companies are large- ly dependent upon automobiles for the tremendous success which they have achieved in the past decade, it may not be generally realized that automobiles actually con- sumed 14,130,000,000 gallons of the 16,613,520,000 gallons of gasoline roduced last year in the United tes. Neither is it generally known that 495,000,000 gallons of lubricating oil were used last year to keep American automobiles in proper operating condition. Extensive Research Work. “In view of these statistics, it is not surprising that the big oil companies have conducted exten- sive research work in order to ad- vise motorists on the correct use of gasoline and lubricating oil, recommending that in the average = far submitted to the committee new car a change to a heavier oil for solution: Questions for Study. 1. How is the griver to know| whether he has locked his brakes? 2. How should the brakes be ap- plied to give the maximum de- celerating effect? 3. When the car steering control, what should be done to bring it in control again? 4. If right wheels go off pave- ment into soft shoulder, what 1s likely to happen? What should be done? 5. Assuming car is traveling at high speed on smooth pavement and pavement suddenly changes to rough which threatens to put the car out of control, what is proper thing to do? 6. What should the driver do when a front tire goes flat? 7. What should he do when a rear tire goes flat? 8. What should the driver do when the rear wheels skid side- wise under power on wet or slip- pery pavement—on snow or ice? 9. How should the diver handle the car when it sways from side to side on roads made of loose material such as: Gravel, slag, eic.? 10. What is the proper manner of operating the car to slow it down or stop when going doewn a dangerous hill? 11. What is vae proper manner | ets out of| “The same is true to a similar | should be made after 3,000 to 5,000 miles of o] tion and a change to a still heavier oil after 15,000 to 20,000 miles. Promoting econo- my of operation and longer life for automobiles is economically important to the oil companies themselves. di of the rubber industry, for ‘-elggobflu last year consumed 307,790 long tons of rubber out of :o total production of 372,627 long 'MEASURE OF DAMAGE | REVIEWED BY COURT Oregon Tribunal Upholds Insured in Auto Accident, Accord- l ing to A. M. A, | What is the measure of damages to an automobile injursd in an accident? Is it the actual cost of repairs? Or is a-amotorist entitled to recover the aif- ference between the fair cash value of his automobile before and after an ac- cident? The question, exhaustively reviewed by the Oregon State Supreme Court, is reported by the legal department of the | the Amer¥an Motorists’ thon, of operating the-car on wet, nh:k‘I pavement? 12. What is the proper manner GET CAUGHT BY ™M PARKING SHARKS® | J. Keete, | ican Motorists | the measure | terms of the ment value, which would ha: cost of repairs. tention, by the lower court and affirmed by the State e Court, was that he was entitied to re- nuhzxmm between the ve been the The motorist's con- 22 i i i i §%E 3 £ oD . | bile power plant design which is not of damages, policy, was the replace- | efl Chemical Society, is credited to the |fore it happens by uncovering the need General Motors research 1-mwnuffu; Sdjusimeits or TeMiy Xbs time here through the work of Lioyd Withrow | ™ s R and T. A. Boyd. These men over a | Within Easy Access. E iod of years have specialized in the _Modern testing equipment now in &h;m‘mn! 1;: sutomobile fuels and easy access of — driver bea :;-de oving them. regular inspections an inexpensive form e i of assurance sgainst, accidents. Carried Seek Knock Causes. through to logical conclusion such Their particular effort has been di- | inspections represent an actual invest- rected toward ferreting out the causes ment because they lower the final cost of the elusive “knock,” or “ping,” with |of ownership by maintaining the per- which power plants used to be afflicted. | formance, comfort and appearance a: By means of an ingenious photographic | well as the safety of a car at a high apparatus simultaneous flame pictures |level. and pressure records have been taken of | Patalities blamed on motor vehicles | event during the explosion of the whose safety equipment was defective | charge in the cylinder of a gasoline | represent engine. m e name pictures were taken with & ! investigations fast camera through a narfow quartz |ence on window built into the of the | This 15 per combustion chamber. The length and |any accidents are excusable, than motor | location of this window were such that |fatalities resulting from most other | the entire of the flame, start- | causes, for they represent a condition | ing from the spark plug and ending at | which is far easier to eliminate, the far end of the combustion space, ———— ‘was made visible to the eye of the | camera. ‘The modern automobile is as safe as| ‘The photographs in reality were mov- | it is possible to make it when it leaves ing pictures of the flame as it | the manufacturer’s plant. Brakes are across from the spark plug to the end |more 3 efficient, and of the combustion chamber, but they to maintain. Headlights are were not “movies” in the conventional | scientifically ed to flluminate the | sense. In this instance, although the | highway without blinding oncoming | moved &t a constant speed and the | drvers. Steering mechanism is better, | shutter remained open while one com- | tires are sturdier, horns are more de- Dlete explasion was recorded. the image | pendable, Windshield wipers and rear obtal was spread out on the film. It | vision are standard equipgnent | was spread out in such a way, however, | on lly all models | that it was possible to diagram in dis- | " Car manufacturers havi tance and time the progress of the flame | further in their efforts across the combustion space. | share in safety maintenan Pressure Records Taken. | they Simultaneous re records also were taken, enabling the research ‘e gone even to do their | ce. Last year voluntarily junked 360,000 vehicles | Thich were deemied to have served their |time and were considered no longer men | capable of being maintained in a safe to match res with corresponding | operating condition. Such cars former. | events in the flame pictures. ly were resold at whatever price they NTENANCE HELD BEST MOTORING SAFEGUARD Automotive Leader Urgcs Regular Inspec- ive Form of As- surance Against Accidents. would bring and added materially to the hazards of driving. The industry has developed and | spread widely equipment which makes inspection and servicing of a vehicle’s safety factors a simple and convenient process. Inspection is compulsory at least cnce a year in a number of States, while large numbers of municipalities | are conducting safety inspection cam- paigns, which make it easy for the motorist to learn the true condition of his car. Even where such campaigrs have not been officially conducted, the facilities are available for thorough safety inspections at regular intervals. ‘Wear and Tear. No piece of machinery, no matter how well it is constructed, can be operated continuously without becoming worn or without getting out cf adjustment. This fact is recognized in every efficiently operated industry, which therefore sub- jects its equipment to regular inspec- tions, not only to eliminate possible ac- cidents, but also to maintain effiiciency |and to hold depreciation down to a minimum. The ral ds offer an ex- | cellent example of this type of pre- ventive maintenance. Motor vehicles are no exception. They, too, are machinery which demand per maintenance if they are to de- iver to their owners the fullest return on their investment. Operators of com- ¢ | mercial motor vehicles have recognized this need to a large extent. They sub- Ject their busses or trucks or passenger | cars to regular inspections, not only to make sure that all chances for acci- dents are eliminated, but also to reduce | operating costs and to hold down depre- ciatfon. Private car owners can follow_this seme good business principle. From the ‘safety standpoint, regular inspec- tions will go a long way toward elimi- nating the accidents which last year esulted in 15 per cent of all motor atalities. As pointed out by the Na- ional Conference on Street and High- | way Safety, in whose work the Motor | and Equipment Association is actively participating, traffic squads and highway | patrols have opportunity to render an | important service by emflhnmng motor vehicle maintenance in their educational campaigns and in their contact with individual car owners. A 15 per cent | reduction in accidents would represent | & worth while example of the willin- ness of car owners to shoulder their sh of the responsibility in the cause of greater safety. 5 PROPERLY BUILT ROAD| HAS NEVER WORN OUT records have revealed many things that Claim Made by Highway Depart- happen in the gasoline engine. ring normal or non-knocking com- ment in Estimating Service Length. bustion the time required for the flame to travel across the space within the | cylinder while a car is runnj.gallt 30 miles an hour is about 1-250th of & | second. A knocking explosion differs from non-knocking only in the way the last | portion of the charge burns The difference is this: Whereas in & non-knocking explosion the flame con; | tinues to move at a comparatively con- | stant velocity clear to the end, in a knocking explosion the latter portion | of the charge inflames at a much higher | way department revived an old question rate than normal. | when attention was directed to probably Inflammation Rate. the first concrete rurel road built in This rate of “inflammation” is usually | that State. The question is: How long s0 high that at the instant of the | will a properly built concrete pavement ;not-k which comes after ignition lhhe‘ st ? 7 lame appears simultaneously through- “This question cannot be answe? out the whole portion of the eharge ' accurately,” reports the highway ea?} still remaining to be burned. | partment, “for no concrete pavement The extremely bigh rate of imflam- | properly built has ever worn out. That mation which accompanies the Knock, | the usual estimates of the life of pave- or which is the knock. in fact. SDPAT- | ments are too small, and the usual de- ently is due to what is termed “auto- | preciation estimates too large, is in- ignition.” or spontaneous inflammation | gicated by the history of a piece of occurring within the latter part of the | concrete just outside of Red Wing. charge. 'This auto-ignition may be | Minn, now 19 years old, and probably S the high temperature induced | the oidest paved road in the State. | - rr:, c,m;,vn-mnn resulting from the | " strip 800 feet long and 8 feet wide, o g v:mo‘: in uuhn:;.. riean | 008 hill subject to frequent washouts, o2t TOfEL Ao | s paved i 15123 s bt ¢ s | “ | There were no Iaboratory tests for ma- | | Recently the Minnesota State high- | | " e Proper Balance Needed. wn‘:.ls a4 is the pr:;e wd:hye. The aggre- gates were dum) on und, and | One form of refinement in automo- | Toveq"in a wheelbarrow to the mixer, | and the wet concrete carried in wheel- | o ey | barrows to the roa o | A ¥ . So | Strong testimony, this, that the im- | mm"‘“m’w:'m" | mense road building task ahead can be successfully met &y building pavements | - will last, to the elimination of those roads cheaply surfaced of which | it never can be said that they are “fin- are many instances of early type pavements that are still giv- k first concrete in noticeable to the layman, but which is very readily recogni tech- niclan, is that of pi potent are unbalan | “tear-drop car PRESENT MOTOR CAR HELD ANTIQUATED Only Modern as Present-Day Milk Wagon, Says Counsulting Engineer. The present motor car is as anti- quated as the modern milk wagon, ac- cording to Walter T. PFishleigh, con- sulting engineer of Detroit, who re. vealed recently as a part of work done as former research engineer for a new Superimposing the out- line of one over that of the other, Mr. Fishleigh remarked that even to the lines on the sides of the hood, the radiator cap and the general contour of the body, the horse and milk wagon bore a striking resemblance to the pres- ent_sedan. “If we started out today to design a fast automobile and were not handi capped by precedent or fashion, sai utomobile would not look or act or be in lh!‘flnel of the horse-drawn car and milk wagon. There is today public re- quirement of such speed, economy and comfort in automobile transport as to demand engineering new and strictly up to date. The streamline car is the result. Its outstanding advantages Twice as many miles per gasoline, due to decreased Wwin sistance; clear vision, due to removal of the engine unit from the front end; tlimination of noise, vibration and odors, due to location of the en- ventional chasis frame; low cost, body, chassis and assembly ; beauty and grace, due to artistic streamlining.” Motor Tax Increased 510 Pet. the last 10 years, according to mfl] of A;u’n-"?m fififl special motor vehicle tax=s, not d. IDUSTRE ADED BY ROAD BULDING Highway Work Benefit to American: Business, Says Association Head. “Expansion of highway construction programs is a distinct benefit to Amer- ican business because of the many in- R. Smith, | president of the American Road Build- ers’ Association. | ““The world's highway | amounts to something over $3. | 000 and over two-thirds of this mon:y | is spent in the United States,” he de- clares. “It has been found that the use of automobiles develops in almost direct proportion to the building of | highways and with the growth of réad | making in other countries much larger | markets for motor vehicles will de- velop. | dustries affected,” states W. program 000,000, - Major Activity. “The export of iron and steel products for road making to foreign markets is becoming a major activity of foreign trade. Reinforcing bars, wire mesh, sheet, culverts, fabricated materials for bridges, fencing, rout: markers, and a varied assortment of s<rvice station =qu1§amn are some of the products used in this country and abroad, not to men- tion the steel used in machines and | equipment which amounts to a tre- | mendous tonnage. “Dynamite, tar, asphalt products for hardening and binding roads and streets | are products of the chemical industry. | The portland cement industry delivers | more than 30 per ~ent of its total output to road and street building. Wood is | used in many different forms. | _*“Manufacturers of road building ma- | chinery supply equipment—such as ex- | cavating and grading machines, mate- rial mixers, proportioning devices, rol- ¥rs, traffic control devices, motor trucks; ausiliary equipment of all kinds -——such as pumps, torches, tools and a multitude of other devices. More than a hundred different kinds of machines for road making could be listed,” he continu=d. Export Trade Valuable. “The increased use of American meth- ods in other countries leads to the use | of machines and materials d=veloped in | the United States. The export trade | thus created is a valuable aid in reliev- | | ing the depr-ssion in business. “In addition to these trade benefits, year-round roads have facilitated trans- portation between urban and rural sec- tions, reduccd the cost of motor trans- port, improved rural education, and made the social and recreational life of the whole country more pieasant,” he concluded. MOTOR CAR ON VERGE i OF RENAISSANCE ERA | Change Design Held Most Likely by Automotive Engineers. Members of the Passenger Car Ac- tivity Division of the Society of Au- tomotive Engineers believe that we are on the verge of a renaissance in motor car design and prophesy that the car of 10 years hence will be as different from | the present as was the old curved dash | from the smart roadster of today. Many | automobile engineers believe that the | “tear-drop” design will come soon. They say that air resistance, especially for | speeds in excess of 60 miles an hour, | must be cut down. Tests have shown | that with the same power plant the | use of a properly streamlined body will make possible twice as many miles per gallon of gasoline. | More comfort inside and beauty out- side will add luxuries not found in pres- | in these | shoes, a woman is not 1 MUNCIE CUTS CORNERS In Muncie, Ind, the local THE BERKSHIRE HILLS BECKON: * SEEKERS OF NATURAL CHARM Routes Listed for Motorists to Country of Tumbling Water Falls, Mountain Lakes and Forests. ! The Berkshire Hills, in Western Mas- | across the northern part of the sathusetts, is a region of such great|on highway No. 2, which follows charm that’ motorists who have once | toric ground all the way to made a trip into this section come back | and Concord. From here season after season. Here is & country | Littleton Common, Fitel of tumbling waterfalls, of mountain | Westminster to Tempieton, lakes surrounded by forests, of broad on to Athol, Millers Falis valleys and winding rivers, of sunlit the Connecticut into Greenfield. slopes and shady villages, and with the | ‘l&m&l::m or Greenfield primary factor of good roads, so {m- | lupcl portant to the motorist. Detailed di- | free for the ride over the Mohawk a3F g: i by | over a rough INg | o the accelerator and th rections to New York are unnecessary.| Route 1 out of Washington is plainly | marked. Three Main Roads. | Fine scenic highways run into_the | New York there are three main roads that are generally used, according to| the Automobile Club of America—the Harlem Valley Road, the one up the Housatonic Valley and the Albany Post Road to Poughkeepsie, and then through Millbrook. Por the first named, at the present time to avoid the construction between be followed out of the city up into ‘Westchester County, coming into Pleas- antville, then through Mount Kisko, Katonah to Brewster. Then follow | route 22 through Patterson. Pawling | and Dover Plains to Amenia. Here swing off to the right, cutting across the northwestern portion of Connecticut | through what is called the “lake dis- and Salisbury to Canaan. For the Housatonic Valley Road, take the Hutchinson River Parkway exit from the city and run to Westchester avenue, the parkway’'s present end. Turn right and run to Port Chester. Then follow the shore road through Greenwich, Stamford, to Norwalk. Here turn north on route 7, following it to river valley, running via New Milford and Falls Village to Canaan. For the route along the Hudeon, take Riverside drive and Broadway out of the city and then follow the Albany | Post Road, route 9, from Yonkers north | through Tarrytown, Ossii , Peek- | skill and Wappingers Falls to Pough- keepsie. Here turn east through Pleas- ant Valley, Washington Hollow and Millbrook to Amenia, then over to Canaan. Leaving Canaan, route 7 is followed across the Connecticut line into Massa- chusetts and straight northward into the Berkshires. First comes Sheffield, with_the steep wall of Mount Everett, | or “The Dome.” as it is called, on the west, the second highest mountain in the State. Next comes Great Barring- ton, the business center of the south- ern portion of this region and one of its great resorts. Then comes Stock- bridge, with its wide elm-arched Main street, another popular resort. Lenox a Favored Place. Next comes Lenox, long a favorite Summering place ‘for society, then Pittsfleld, the business center for the northern’ section and a favorite stop- ping point for motorists. Going out of Pittsfield, Pontoosuc Lake, a lovely body of water, is passed, and then the last town in the on is Wiliiamstown, the home of Willlams College. Grey- lock, the crown of the Taconic range and the highest mountain in Massa- chusetts, lies to the right of the nigh- way. Fyrom Bridgeport and New Haven, on the shore, an attractive route up into the Berkshires lies up the Naugatuck Valley. This is reached from either town by way of Derby, Seymour, Nau- gatuck, Waterbury, and then up through the Litchfield Hills, via Torrington and Norfolk, to Canaan. then northward along route 7 to Willlamstown. - A very attractive round trip can be put! the car on board & New York in the evening and a night sail through the sound and the Cape Cod Canal up to Boston. The boat gets in early in the morning, and you can then start out Many a no-parking sign turns out | ing to be a warning of one-way parking. | {You can get in, but try to get out— without a ticket. Recently a women locked the doors of the car when parking, but left the key in the ignition switch.. The situa- |t'on wouldn't have been half as per- plexing had she known what to suggest to a couple of men who attempted to | assist her. One of them drove the hinge pins out of a door, but only delayed matters, because on the particular model strap that keeps the door from ing out too far prevented reverse open. ing of the door. The other tried reach ing through the cowl ventilator with a strap to slip over the door release. The only way out with the particular car, other than breaking the glass, was to get under and drive up one of the floor boards. more The car makers deserve a few compliments on the way they are ing over automobiles for femininit | noticed especially the new door ! which can be crammed full of articles without bulging like a 1 bag. A smooth type of seat cushion that won't wrinkle dresses is anof toast to milady’s comfort. More carpet- ing and padding around the driving compartment should save many &/ marred party slipper. This week's safety hint concerns | watching the car's weight. Never mind ur own, at least while at the wheel. | ghen heavier cars are allowed to get | out of control it isn't because there is too much braking power, but usuall because the weight is allowed to get balance. This sounds more complicated than defrosting the refriges | changing _the attachments on the| vacuum cleaner, but what I mean is when steering anything _but a | straight lm‘;‘uyofl are letting the car’s | weight get out of control. Except when {v;tn&flge'novym mak- et sport the car run. much difficulty keeping the = ning smoothly when running slowly road. Her light footwear prevent too feed! of gas. If any is :exr:eyfiem‘;' however, rememl tha you can have the accelerator ratio changed so that when going half down on the pedal the throttle trouble ber Berkshires from all directions. From | W trict,” running via Sharon, Lakeville | gy Danbury, and from here up into the a This scenic highway has I of the favoril From G gz;!i?f g ¢ White Plains and_Bedford, the Bronx | Wil River Parkway and its extension should | gt given. From Long Island a pleasant to the Berkshires may be made by lowing either the north or the shore of the island to its eastern Here at either Montauk, Sag Greenport or Orient Point boat over to New London scross 23 Hi possib route 102 to Colchester, then route through Marlboro and Glastonbury Hartford, and then %m and Norfolk to Canaan. return trip to the city can be made by any one of the first three routes given. From Cape Cod and Providence the motorist should folow route 122 3‘0 ‘Worcester, and then follow route 20 to distance West _Brook- Fike | | liams! 8 56 i ok ] Milady’s Motoring BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. gear so remarkable that thére wasn't the slightest feeling from oad. He worked memnm on . a goal. couldn't drive t because he couldn’t feel where going! Service men are very particular days about keeping customers’ cgr clean during visits to the shop, but f} are a few places any woman sh watch out for .when the ~ar js retirned to her. Thers is apt to be a car was little mmnmcmmmx.mug":: o around accelerator pedal and also clean the bottom of the hand brake. indicates . that inates s the ors a woman nfl:(mdmzm_ rooming. ice e to polish and to wax, in car. wntmlnwhepdumed. For lig . ping, she says, avold the les. 1S | sh: Fiding qualities. STATE LAWS OPPOSED TO HITCH-HIKING GROW Legislation to Promote Highway Bafety Backed by A. A. A,