The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-07-15
PLAN TO HANDLE
AUTO CAREFULLY
Practically Every Car Carries
With Il a Book Of lnstruc-
tons for Owner.
Chief POINTS IN DRIVING CAR
New Drivers Must Learn Need OF Care
fulness and Watch Themselves
That ReckIessness Does Not
Creep in Somewhere.

There are all sorts OF car drivers,
just as there are all sorts and condl'
tons of men. If every owner OF a
new automobile would take the time
and trouble to study his car care
fully there would be fewer causes for
complaint.
Practically every car when dellv'
cred to the customer, carries Win
1t a book Of instructions in which
everything necessary for the owner
to know about the care Of his car
Is down in print. There are very
few persons with whom intimacy
will not grow if given chance and
when the car is new and the driver
inexperienced or nervous there Is
usually some fear present which has
to be met and mastered.
How to handle car carefully IS
what should lie impressed upon every
owners mind. To be able to start
and stop according to the intent OF
reason and come and 60 safely are
the main points in driving.
Whether or not the owner acqualnts
himself with the theory of the cars
operation is another matter which
comes under the heading of expense
| In the end and must be dealt with ac-
cording to the owners notions Of econ
omy. New owners must learn the
need of carefulness, and as experience
comes they should watch themselves
that recklessness does not creep into
the driving. Thousands of hearts are
yearly made sad because somebody
does not recognize this one point.
For public safety and your own
there is at all times a necessity fol
being on the watch. Fast driving
around corners where the view Is OBJ
structed courts the danger of meet
ing somebody just around the turn.
A straight stretch may have all the
appearances of being perfectly satt
| for a burst of speed, but even ther
you never know what may come across
your path before you could, apply thu
brakes and slow down without danger
Gus skidding. There may be LITTLE
child, as often there Is, who comes tod
| ding out in front Of you, or 1t ma!
be a moving COW or old horse
hog or sheep. Whoever has had ez
perience in meeting live stock on tn
road knows too we'll with what slow
ness most of it will clear the way.
The danger is always great In fas
driving on the public road. Racln
comes under this head. 1t ought to b
put down in the code of road ethlc
Of every car driver that racing is nc
to be countenanced. If you must race
, 90 to a track prepared for that pul
, nose, where, If Woodworking is
come as result, 1t will be your ow
without the greater probability OF ado
ing others to the list.
Sudden starts and stops are mar
on tires and passengers as well as
= strain on the whole car. The rule
that when you are taking liberties Q
. the public road you are also infrln
Ing upon the road rights of other Pc
. ple, and so defying the law.
% The careful automobile operate
: makes his car last two or three tim'
4 as long as the other fellow. Car
fitness pays not only in small cost
g operation but also eliminates to mi
t imum the possibility Of damage sui
for accidents which happen just b
cause the Golden Rule of the road HI
not been observed.