The Washington herald., 1916-12-28
Motor Gossip
By esp GROGAN.

The following automobile licenses were
issued yesterday:
S59-Dr. R. L. Walker, The Rochambeau Buick
1916.
Ia5lo-L. sengstack, 23s Nichols ave g. Ford 1917
4s5ll-Bernard Harding 7+6 9Th g., Ford 1917.
t65l2lSl+15-Adams Express Co.. Second & sts.
ne; Commercial 1916
4s5r6-J L. Sprinkle 9c4 Madison St; Madison 1876
4S5l7-Morris Gorin 9e9 P St.; Ford 1915.
45ls-Edw. A. Carpinter. S1 Quebec pl.; Ford
1916
4e5ls-JaS L. Marshall. 1910 Q st.; HAYNES 1917
4653-Chas. NJ. Myers. 6f9 Nd ava ne; Emors
1916.
s5N-w. D. Hobbs. gO6 2ith st. ne; Ford 1914
46522-H @ Wick, Navy Yard; National 1876
465GNJacob Atman. ll3 st.; Ford 1917.
4652+H. n. Nollner. The Ontario; Ford 1916
V525 N Richardson. 1914 s st. Pullman 1876
L65S-E. A. Goodwin. The Dresden: Detroit 1913
465T-Mrs. L r. Lodevyck. Holy Gross Academy;
Detroit 1914
4sss-Geo W. Norris 2om st. Pierce,Arow
1915.
465a-Geo W Nor1is IN St; Stearns 1915.
4650-Sefton Darr 1858 Calf. St; Ford 1916
4653l-John W. Hulse I24 5th st.; Packard 1919
At this season Of the year much dam
age is done by the driver who either does
not appreciate what skidding is and how
to prevent II or who Is willing to take q
chance Of not only in1uring his car and
himself as well g someone else. Some
one has defined skidding as being in an
automobile, having it slip away from un-
der and not know where you are going.
Correctly speaking. skidding is a term
applied to slide slipping or motion Of the
rear end of the vehicle. 1t also includes
forward motion with the wheels slid
ing, due to the brakes being locked. On
extremely slippery pavements, due to ice
or wet asphalt, or other slightly muddy
surfaces, a too sudden application of
power will cause the wheels to spin and,
due to the differential action, one wheel
will spin faster than the other. The re-
suit Is side pulling effect which swings
the rear end of the car around. The
remedy of such a skid is twofold-in-
stantly release the clutch or cut down
the engine speed, and at the same time
turn the front wheels in the direction in
which the rear of the car is skidding
The most common form of skid as well
as the most dangerous, Is a sudden ap-
plication of the brakes when on a slip
perry surface. If the surface Of the road
or street is crowded and the vehicle Is
on the right side, it naturally skids to
the right. Slightly releasing the brakes
and steering in the direction in which
the skid occurs will check it. Unfortu-
nately an emergency stop is nearly al
ways the cause of a skid and II the car
Is not stopped 1t will strike the obstruc-
ton. II room permits turn the front
wreels opposite the direction Of the skid
and turn the vehicle completely around.
A skid due to applying the brakes
when there are no anti-skid devices on,
cannot be avoided II driving fast and q
sudden stop is made. This sort Of a skid
is most dangerous The skid due to too
great application of power to the rear
wheels does not usually result disas-
trous1y. ..... '..n
Therefore, as the winter weather con-
tinues and the streets wet and treacher-
ously slippery the careful driver will
make use of his anti-skid devices and
save himself and his car, and the car
and person Of someone else. perhaps.