Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1937, Page 90

G—8 SERVICE IS INDEX 10 DRIVER WORTH Care of Machine and Care on Road Are Linked by Psychological Tests. Vaguely recognized for some time as an important factor in safety the service a car receives may soon be recognized as the index of its owner's worth as a driver. The care of the car, according to the latest psychologi- cal view of the matter, is unmstakably linked with care in driving. Followers of this theory point to such practical facts, as the observa- tion that drivers who do not make their tirec squeal by wearing them excessively on turns, do not take the curves fast enough to endanger their own and others’ lives. Drivers who get best gas and oil mileage do not flirt with the higher speed brackets. Retarding general acceptance of this ry is the belief that only a rela- y small percentage of cars is lved in accidents because of de- ive mechanism. Admittedly the Tests Show High ' Speeds Cut Down Mileage of Fuel Operated at a speed of 35 miles per hour an average of 12 popular makes ol cars in the $1,000 and under class are ca- pable of delivering 19.5 miles per gallon. At 60 miles per hour the mileage drops to slightly less than 16. Adding 10 more miles per hour cuts the fuel mileage to a mere 12. The cost of unnecessary fast driving is even more pronounced in the case of oil mileage. At 35 miles per hour one car shows an oil mileage of 2,600 miles per gallon. At 60 the mileage is only 900. That extra 10 miles per hour drops the oil mileage to 500. USE OF ‘LOW’ TO CLIMB MOUNTAINS ADVISED Possible Strain on Engine by Continued Use of Second Gear Likely. In very hilly country where the grade is too much for high gear the safest rule is to climb in low. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., OCTOBER 31, 1937—PART SIX. Maybé They've Overcome the Speed-Illusion! T'LL SAY--BUT |F 1 DROVE ONE OF THOSE HOME T WOULD SCARE. TH' KIDS OUTA THEIR WITS / LOOKS LIKE A 1 MAN-EATER! 8OY! 1S THAT A FANCY-LOOKIN A PANCY: LOOK “-HONEST, OFFICER,I PROMISE YUH I'VE BEEN PARKED HERE HALF AN HOUR !-- —By Jim Berryman. |AUTO CLUB LISTS YEAK 2 -WELL, THERE'S SOMETHIN' MIGHTY FUNNY SOMEWHERE |--1 CoU).D SWEAR. THAT JUST AS'Y TURNED AROUND ,THIS CRATE WAS DOIN' 50 \’;AN’ STOPPED ALL OF A SUDPEN ! ACCIDENT CAUSES Lack of Confidence and Over- confidence Included Among Reasons for Mishaps. Everybody aeplores automoblie acci- dents, but few persons seem to realize the underlying causes of highway smash-ups. The Keystone Automobile Club offers the following summary of causes, based on local and national experience: . 1. Lack of confidence or over- confidence. (Over-confidence is usu- ally found among young drivers and leads to chance-taking.) 2. Failure to signal (by horn, hand signal, position of car, etc.) 3. Cutting in and out (serpentine driving may save a few seconds, but the accident risk is too great.) 4. Passing on curves and near the crest of hills. 5. Failure to stop at triffic lights and stop signs. 6. Passing on the right side, 7. Passing standing street cars or driving through safety zones. 8. Driving after drinking intoxicat- ing beverages. 9. Ignorance of the motor vehicle laws. 10. Driving on the Wrong side of the road 11. Driving off the roadway. Habits of Woman Driver. A survey of the dniving habits of the two sexes showed that women'™ drive faster than men in summer, but slower in winter. There ate several explanations, the most plausible be- ing ithat women are not worried by highway dangers or the possibility of being caught for speeding, but they are awed by the fear of skidding. The report also showed that in cold weather « less than 10 per cent of the cars are operated by women, whereas in sum- mer the percentage increases to 17. great improvement in manufacturing | Modern second gears are higher than / i 1 . and the higher factor of safety built | their predecssors, so that it is easily | K g 12. Mechanical defects. into each and every part of the mod- | o e to strain the engine in that | ) ; 20 - — Frequent Tire Inspections. ern car makes it less likely to fail ot i i Sor S % - | gear combination. Modern lows are its owner, but this has blinded ob- | Motorists should form the habit of servers to the fact that most cars involved in accidents show marked evidences of neglect. It is the same carelessness with respect to the car’s welfare that becomes the underlying cause of the accident. Comparatively rare is the wreckage of the well-cared-for car. Most of the smash-ups involve cars that have been carelessly owned. The simple psychology of it is that these cars become c: y driven. It is of secondary importance whether lack of service on the car actually accounts | high enough so that they do not over- | heat the engine for prolonged climbs. If obliged to stop the car in a driving rain it is well to keep the engine running, being careful that | exhaust fumes do not enter the car. | Keeping the engine running is the best way of preventing a tieup with wet ignition. It is a good plan to remember that a curve in the mountains is likely to be on a grade. In addition to slowing down for the turn you may also have to decelerate for the down- looking for danger signals in their tires by frequent personal inspections to! locate blisters, deep cuts, distortions or bulges, splinters of glass, nails and tacks, the Keystone Automobile Club’s | service division advises, HUGH REILLY CO. 1331 New York Ave. N.W, PAINT o e GLASS for the trouble which follows, and| grade. should be so viewed when trying to make an analysis of accident statis- tics. Tt is enough that the drivers| HEAT OF BRAKE DRUMS attitude should be proven to be TESTS EQUALIZATION warped as best evidence by his neglect Are you satisfied that the service of the car. L e Carburetor Mixture Fixed. | cone did a good job of the brakes? Because of the use of fixed jets in | py yoy wonder if the brakes are prop- the carburetor of the modern car| ey equalized? there is little the driver can do by If so, remember this rule: Just apply way of adjusting the mixture for the | o praes vigorously for & few quick engine. There is a simple idling ad- | stops. Then get out and feel the Jjustment which may need auennonibm'k? drums. If there is any ap- occasionally. For marked changes | preciable lack of equalization one or in the mixture it is necessary to|two of the drums will be hotter than change the size of the high-speed jets. | the others, The automatic choke attends to the Iin making this test don’t slide the matter of keeping the mixture richer | tires, as that would transfer the for a long period when the engine is | braking surface to the tire treads being started cold. and thus defeat the plan of the test. 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