The Washington times., 1922-07-22
DRIVING POINTS
GIVEN BY AGENT
Of CLEVE[ANDS
Warrington Shows How Care
Will Add to Pleasure and
Reduce Danger.

Care and caution are the watch
words OF the thoughtful man at tha
wheel. They are his second nature.
Not so much from fear Of his own
safety as from consideration Of others.
and, incidentally, for economical
operation Of his car, and for getting
all possible service out Of It," says
c. II. Warrington. distributor Tor
Cleveland and Chandler motor cars.
For example, consider the matter
of holding the steering wheel. The
careful man takes a firm grip on II
palms up. the hands at each side
at a point about a third OF the way
up from the bottom. The careless
driver may be found with one hand
or two hanging loosely at the bottom,
palms down. At first palms up may
be uncomfortable. but the position
will soon become the easier. as II is
the safer and more secure.
THE careful and cautious driver
starts his car with an even, queit
acceleration OF his motor, dropping
In the clutch with a smooth, velvet
like motion, shifting into the various
gears without clashing, the change
from low to high being Accomplished
in such a manner that the passen-
gers In the car are hardly conscious
OF the change that has taken place.
Clashing Gears Unnecessary.
1T is not necessary to clash the
gears, yet many drivers 50 through
! their whole motoring experience
with a continuous clash; they drop
in their clutch in such manner that
theirN passengers are frequently
tipped up .on their neciSs,' 80 to
speak. And when these same drivers
stop their cars, they usually grind
their brakes and stop with a sud.
denness that nearly throws the pas
sengers out of the car.
Many motorists dread driving up
and down hills. This Is no more
difficult to the careful and ex-
perienced driver than travelling on
the level. 1t il only the mex
perienced driver who insists on taking
every hill on high. Usually he hits
the top of the grade with motor
laboring or knocking. to the ulti-
mate damage or ruin Of the car.
Gears are placed in an auto
mobile for a purpose. II Is always
advisable to remember that one law
OF mechanism Is, In order to gain
speed you must sacrifice power, and
in order to gain power you must
sacrifice speed II a driver Is ap-
preaching a hill he needs power.
A lower gear provides this and
should be used. Also II Is easier
to shift near the bottom of the
grade.
Example Of Carelessness.
"In descending q grade the care
less driver will apply brakes, both
foot and emergency. The careful
driver shifts into q lower gear and
brakes on the motors compression:
on a slight grade. second gear and
on a sleeper. low. In each in
stance, however. his foot brakes or
emergency brakes are only auxiliary.
Driving rapidly over rough spots
does not eliminate discomfort.
What is more II Is hard on tires.
Bouncing up and down in the rear
grinds the tread off the tires and
is worse than skidding or sliding the
tires under heavy brake pressure.
Skidding on wet pavements may be
overcome by careful driving. With
a skid likely. the careful driver
slows up, goes into lower gear and
applies the brakes very gently.
Disengaging the clutch and apply
ing the brakes usually precipitates
a skid that is quickly beyond control.