Evening star., 1920-09-12
By THEODORE r. NoYES

BY THEODORE p. MOVIES.
More caro- should be used BY District
motorists in parking their cars on the
city streets q -. =. - +,
with trafio constantly becoming
heavier ana additional cars appearing
daily, some with new and fnexperi-
eneed drivers. the parking question.
especially for the business man. consu-
tutes real problem. :.
A partial remedy for this crowded
condition, which is likely to grow worse,
win be found II each automobile owner
uses the proper care and consadeTauen
In parking his vehicle. -
Don't drive into . parking space IN
haphazsrd manner. If the ans.e i0 on
parking is IS degrees. park your ca ca an an
fha 'aissla. and be sure thStstoe nsSs on
each side OF you 10 able 70 ,get 'out. ,,,h
IF the parking Is parallel 70 the rS curS'
get both your wheels ln.v @ wcur
and leave enough room oetWSer ra
oar snd the car IN front and benind
Vo,, "a that they won't have 10 WAls
for Won come out before they can move
This consideration that you sn0w %
other motorists will work TO your oenS
At in time, and probably the next nv ~
torist who parks next 70 So3
turn the favor.
Often Due 10 1gnoEA1ees
Frequently parking incorreetiS 90
be laid to ignorance. In seveISl $3.50 ,,s
it has been noted that owners nave
narked their cars parallel when the
angle was forty-five degrees. tying up
space that could be used for two cars =.
An amusing incident reiAuve 70
this. was ohser1ed Ncenu;yu an
motorist parked his car para!en ou
1fth street between Pennsylvania ave. ;.
nue. and . street, where the rule is
forty-five degrees. While he was u
store two other cars parked cor
rectly on either side of him. making
it impossible for him to get out
I'D Appeared and ruefully surveyed
his car. which was locked In a. 90
curely as il It had bean in 3 safe ne
looked around for help, but tnAamuch
as he was absolutely In the wrons.
no one seemed particularly anxious 70
watching the procedure said tnat II
would be good lesson.
The end of the narrative u thAt the
man HAD to leave his car. being unable
to locate the owners OF the othe1 cars,
and return for it about five hours
This lesson. which was unconscious
" imposed by two motorists 0f the
city, win probably make the offender
park more carefully in the future.
Not Always Owners FsVit.
But, of course, 1t ID net every man
who is caught In his own net How
eften have you come out OF your aftsCe.
and, although you have paJked correct
ly, found the car next to You parked
in such a way that you Cannot get out
without scraping mud gusrds or how
often have you found your. license
plates bent in or tail light knocked 81
hy some careless driver. who. In his
dessra toJgst Into that naAdculsI space.
has lost all consideration OF the mo-
toring public in general
Backing into a parking space II q
difiicult maneuver, even for the Wost
skflifuf driver. ana should! not heSat-
tempted only under the most favoF-
able circumstances. OF course. In
some cases. it 10 the only way to get
the car close enough to the curb. but
the benefit obtained is small in COM
harrison with tina damage likely to be
done to either the car doing the back
ing OF the others in front and back.
In the first place. unless your 1udg-
ment IL weTl-nigh perfect, your back
wheels are liable to rum into the curb