El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-28

~ 90 many persons who purchase
automobiles are overly anxious
4 to drive through town and in
the country before they really have
Derfect control Of their cars To those
who do not have confidence, this ad-
vice may be of considerable nelp.
Do not permit anyone VINO IS Jeacn-
Inc Won to drive for the first time TO
nut YOU behind the wheel, and at the
very beginning have you change gears
and start and stop your car before you
have enough confidence IN yOurselt 10
steer the car easily. Have your in
structOr get your car well under way
on a street where you VIII not be BOTH
cred with other traffic, and while your
car is moving let him slip out from
behind the steering wheel and you
take the drivers seat and practice run
ming down the middle of the road.
It viii only take a short time for you
70 learn that il is not difficult for you
TO steer. AS soon as you can keep the
car in the middle Of the road, practice
steering q little to one side and dodge
some small object that may be lying
on the road.
of course, during this practice your
car should not be running more than 70
or u miles an hour, as a faster speed
would probably make you nervous. The
instructor can readily control the car,
and if he knows his business there viii
be absolutely. no danger in pursuing
this course
As soon as you can steer your car
without hanging TO the steering Wheel
as though it were 3 5ife. line, you can
then devote your attention to the clutch
and gears, because after you have con
fldence in steering the car you can de-
vote your mind TO the changing OF
gears. feeling that the steering Of the
car is almost automatic.
Slow on Foot Throttle.
Tt is not advisable to use the foot
throttle in the start Your instructor
while you are learning to change the
gears, to relieve you of this additional
Responsibility.
1t is a very good scheme, while Your
car is standing still and your motor
IS turned off, 10 have your teacher in
struct you in the changing of your
gears and go through the motions nu-
merOus times the, same as though the
you to throw out your clutch at the
time you shift your gears.
With your motor turned off and your
car standing by the side of the road.
routine of starting; not to simply ac-
cept the explanation of the teacher and
take it for granted that you under
stand.
Then, with your motor running.
throw your clutch pedal forward and
shift into low speed, and right here is
where most mistakes are made. Do not
try to 90 into second gear and then
letting your clutch in slowly and see
how simply you can move your car
You viii find that if you viii Just let
your clutch touch and then throw cut
again you viii gradually get the knaoAs
Of handling it so you can drive smooth
ly. After you have been able to go
for a quarter of a block, or longer if /
and Just barely move your
car, you VIII commence to get con-
fidence in handling your clutch, and
this viii save you killing your motor
a great many times on account Of let
ting the clutch in too quickly at low
speed.
1t is a good idea to practice seeing
now slowly you can run, and as soon
as you feel that you can handle your
clutch in such a way that you can
Just let your car creep you Will be
surprised at the confidence that you
VIII Immediately have. Then make an
imaginary line and creep up to this
line just as you would have to do If
you were in some tight place.
After you have this experience, then