Evening star., 1922-12-17
HOW TO DRIVE AN AUTOMOBILE:
CORRECT AND INCORRECT WAY
ManyRules Which Autoists Should Follow
to Make Motoring More Safe
and Greater Pleasure.

service. This inspection should in
clude: Seeing that the tires are in
dated to the prescribed pressure: in
specting the steering apparatus to
make sure that all connections are
tight; testing the battery, and fill
ing it with water.
Ing out. the good driver should
make sure that he has the proper
amount Of oil in his crank case, and
lnat his cooling system is filled with
contain a sufficient quantity of anti
freeze solution. He should follow
the Instructions for fabrication very
eare1uily care as the efficient perform
chine depends upon proper oiling and
| one thing.
| Having made sure that his machine
/ devote his whole energy to driving.
latner .tn IMAM worrying about missing
| cvhnoer, or squeak in the wheels.
| Starting the Motor.
Even most drivers who are just
beginning to drive are familiar with
! the main points in starting the car.
Ihey understand that. after the mo-
Tor h is started. the gear shift should
clutch slowly engaged while the ac-
celerator. is depressed; that after
the car has gained some momentum
sne the - clutch should be disengaged
into the next higher speed; after
which the clutch is, slowly engaged
| while depressing upon the accelera-
| sor again. Ford drivers. of course.
| the same operation. to shift gears.
Many drivers. however, do not
realize the Importance Of two rules
spark should be retarded. If this is
not done the motor is very apt to
| backf1re and some part of the
starter, or the starters connection
later break. In machines which are
tnot equipped with starter it is. of
i course. exceedingly dangerous to try
to crank by hand unless the spark is
| The second rule for starting the
] motor, which some drivers do not
practice. is to have the clutch olsen
| sageo when stepping on the starting
connection: By doing this a great
ioad is taken off the battery, as it
does not have to turn over the trans
| mission gears unnecessarily
| Many drivers who have difficulty in
startlnE their motors in cold weather
| would nave better success if. before
turning on the switch, they would
turn the motor over several times
! with the air choked, and then sudden
~ turn on the switch. By doing this
tney nave put an exceedingly rich
| mixture OF gas into their cylinders
which Is ready to explode as soon as
the faintest spark passes through the
\ spark plugs
AS in starting the motor. there are
which some drivers still do nor nrace
! Ice. "A Few years ago nearly all
! drivers were taught to throw ont the
| clutch before applying the brake. The
pest practice today. however, is to
neep tne clutch engaged until the
eaI has slowed down to about five
miles an hour. To successfully do
| TINS 1t is. of course, necessary to have
the throttle so adjusted where it con-
meets with the carburetor. that when
the throttle is closed only enough
| gasoline is fed in to the carburetor TO
i keep the motor running idle.
| having mastered the principles Of
stopping and starting the car. the
| good driveg should be well informed
| upon the proper method of steering
roads. Unfortunately the great ma
| Jority OF drivers still do not realize
| the' Importance of closely following
| approved rules of6traffic
"Nice Steering"
The Nice Steerer'' -amemh.rs
=
| that the rear wheels do not track"
the 'front.' wheels in turning. He
! allows ample. but not too much. lee
way for the rear wheels to miss curbs
| post, guards. traffic signals, building
| corners. etc.
| AS a rule 1t will be found a time
rand trouble saver to turn about" by
driving around the block rather than
! jamming traffic by turning in the
street. (This is not allowed, anyway
| in most communities.)
| 1t Is irritating to see the driver in
front Of you hold out his hand and
get into the left-hand side of the
street just before he makes a turn to
| the right. If he would keep close to
| the right-hand curb and then turn
! into his street it would not be nee
| essary for him to hold out his hand.
! with the result that the machine fol-
| lowing him is misled by his signal
; into thinking that he is going to turn
l to the left