The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-09
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the raf IL pas, and ~ occupants beyond The
range ~ HE voice Unless h. lies IN wait Tor
the H"N car. which NAV not coms along fut
al hour, and then stands nut IN the road and
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nv several cars Many tourists have had
the experience ~ seeing help M, nv when
they wanted n and having N freely Offered
when they had no need. II IL not because
motorists lack fraternity Of spirit or sym.
patty aud ara unwilling 20 give assistance.
but solely because there Ia no universally
recognized signal NJ distress among auto.
mohilists. ~ there Ia among sea going craft.
Because In nine cases out Of ten no help Ia
needed when q car Ia seen standing nv tho
roadside drivers are getting more Into the
habit Of running past without even slack en-
ing speed. and a man who needs help dis
likes To make a fuss about II In order to get
a car to stop, especially II II has ladies' aboard.
II has been suggested nv some that a
footing Of the horn should be a signal NJ dis
tress. but quite a few cars now have no
horns except those calliope affairs that are
operated by the exhaust and are voiceless
when the engine Ia not running, A better
suggestion Ia that Of sticking up a small
signal pennant on the car. There are several
virtues TO this idea. The signal could be
seen at some distance and could not be mis-
taken and. furthermore, differently coloted
flags could be used for different meanings.
Another sort of signal. the need OF which
has been widely recognized. la one Of warn
ing. A motorist meeting another going in
the opposite direction desires to caution
him that he is approaching a police trap
or a dangerous place In the road where he
should slow down and be watchful The
knowing one waves his hands and calls out
a warning. He is indistinctly heard and the
gesture is variously misinterpreted. with the
result that no warning is communicated
BY the use of small red and white flags, a
red one to be displayed as a warning signal,
giving notice to passing motorists that they
are approaching danger, and the white one a
surrender signal to be stuck up on o car when
assistance is desired, a great deal OF mutual
helpfulness could be accomplished.
This suggestion OF red and white remnants
appears to be excellent, but something Is
necessary to be done in order to make their
use general, and their meanings understood.
Herein would seem to be a worthy missio1
help the cause OF automobiline and the cause
of the association. II the custom was once
followed. MEMBER OF the American Auto
mobile Association might identify one an
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nominal sum, OF course this would not
Ing signals without the initials; any, one
would be at liberty TO use white and red
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and its members followed it there would be
Body instead Of enjoying ali, the benefits
of it's efforts without contributing. like boys
at the ,knotholes in the fence around a ball
ground.
The appetite II creates adds considerably
to the cost of automobilinR.
Quite frequently. through the occurrence
fact that many motorists make a common
practice of turning corners without sound
m tms e Of the "2 horn is NOR more i io aE lily d sneM ed
than when about to 20 around a turn in the
road: yet the honk, hGnk, of the chaun oHs
on the straiRhtaway than at a corner; Why
this is SO Is ia a mystery .ys t The v smas h16,s In
was hurt near Morristown. N..y.. a few days
ago. is a case in point. Mr.. Humbert's car
Ti la y and HSad an on. a ~ Q Saod in cane 9Rs ro ,oSfe T :
out any warning sound from either vehicle.
The law calls ior, slow speed at corners.
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warning signal to be sounded by all vehicles
when about to make a turn on, a country
e eUfH W Of speed is not s%nfScient in the country.
though it may be In city streets. where q
accident is possible between two heavy pas
senger laden vehicles each travelling at only
Humbert a warning foot from the, motor
car, might have caused the other vehicle to
Tho poEtpr rQr had QiNan n signal hv horn |
that il was about TO round the corner and it
had been PA answered. w e By bsv the ,rs horse d raw
from hp my "hippoHobiies would appear to Be as
Cation Is to be had. The harbor craft all
signal their intended courses. no matter
what their size or speed. and common safety
would seem TO require similar usage on the
highway.
The usual estimate made Of the amount OF
power a man can develop is too high, The
usual estimate is one-sixth of n horsepower:
taking tax ont a dSSnt work opr1n IN hee Of hours q bo a man San
For very short periods n strong man can de-
velop possibly a horsepower; but for such a
velop three-fourths of a horsepower Is ex-
ceptional.
The entire wiring of n car should be carefully
m from time to time for signs of
the wires are, exposed to continual, il. slight,
friction, which will ultimately break through
T i9S ' ,imsiy app sna fstsS of q Z prt snor ins sIrSp5t;
tape will often save much trouble in this
respect.
There will be no Ea gle Rock hill climbing
contest this year unless the West Orange
town council chan es tie ruling. An applica-
ton was made to the council for permission to
hold a hill climbing contest on June %, but this
was refused on the ad yice OF Simeon II. Rolin-
son, town attorney. He said the council had
no legal right to allow contests on the hill
when the State laws regarding. speed would
for damages II any one were Injured bvt s ane
OF the competing cars.
Percy Megargel, who started on his double
transcontinental trip from this city Last
August. is expected to arrive here this after
noon. He drove to Portland, Ore, and then
south along the Pacific, Coast to San Fran
cisco. whence he started back here, Several
trips have been made from ocean to ocean,
some of the tourists coming east and others
going west, but MeRargel is the first one to
make the round trip. He has had many mar