Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-10
Editors Table
Dos and Don'ts for Motorists.

Dos and Don'ts for Motorists.
from Barney oldneld's Book for
the Notorist, by Barney Oldneid
Himself Small. Maynard & Com
pany. Boston.J
Always keep your car under perfect
control
Become thoroughly familiar with
your local traffic regulations and fol-
low them to the letter.
Practice shifting gears until you
! know instinctively from the cars
speed lust when you should make
each shift.
Put the gears in second speed when
driving in heavy traffic where sud
den starting and stopping is neces-
sary.
Speed up on approaching a hill.
Drive using the lower gears. Shift
ing of the gears really shows good
driver and at the same time often
prevents stalling the engine In q
| dangerous place.
Never speed your engine up during
the first 200 miles Of its life.
Consider the man in the other car.
Drive slowly at turns in the road.
in order to have sufficient time to
avoid vehicle that is coming toward
YOU.
Drive slowly at cross roads for
another car may be coming. attempt
| ing to cross at the same time.
On bridges, embankments and mar
! row roads take a slow pace. keeping
| the car under instant control.
/ On approaching the brow Of a hill
be sure that you are on the right side
Of the road. Someone may be APP
| preaching from the opposite direc-
F.! ton.
! Slow down when a horse shows
signs of fright, and, il necessary. stop
/ the engine.
Do not follow a car too closely. for
, it may stop without warning.
Do not race with, anyone on the
road. as this has caused the majority
OF automobile accidents.
Stop when there is an accident.
whether it is your fault or not. and
render all the assistance possible.
Sound the horn when approaching
| turn in the road or the brow of a
hill. for another car may be coming
toward you.
| In passing a car from the rear, al
| ways sound your horn. as the driver
| Of the car may unintentionally cut-in
| ahead Of you.
Accustom yourself to the use Of the
brakes.
Learn to judge distances and speed
at which a car travels. Ability to
estimate speed may prevent acct
dents.
! Don't forget, above all else, that an
! automobile is a fine piece of machin
cry and that you will be repaid in
excellence of service many times for
the care and attention given it.
| Don't start on a trip without at
tention to lubricating oil. gasoline
and water.
! Don't fail to keep your brakes ad-
justed. II is more necessary to be
able to stop a car than to start it.
| Don't leave the car alone with the
engine running.
| Don't fail to release the hand brake
before attempting to start.
| Don't attempt to start the engine
unless the spark is retarded and the
switch key inserted and turned in the
switch.
| Don't spend lot of time crankins
the engine with the starter if it fails
to start after few trials. Look fol
the cause of the trouble. Continuous
cranktng runs down the battery.
, Don't jam the gear shifting lever
! from low to reverse, or vice versa
until the car has come to dead stop
and then take your time.
! Don't drive fast or apply the brakes
suddenly on wet pavements.
|, Don't fail to use plenty of lubricat-
(; ing oil and grease where needed be-
/, fore starting on any trip and do not
use 4 cheap grade of oil or grease at
any time.
| Don't neglect necessary adjust
ments and repairs until it is too late
and YOU are laid UP by the roadside.
! Don't attempt to run the car on the
!; electric starter.
| Don't race the engine. You cannot
abuse the engine worse than by al
lowing it to race at high speed with
a.; out load.
! Don't start your car with a jerk.