Evening star., 1926-01-31

in loud voice so that he will be
glad to drop the matter
Give the other driver your name, ad
! dress and operators number.
Is. Suppose you are driving a car
at Is miles an hour and are followed
! at a distance of about 20 feet by an
other car. You see a friend in the
middle of block on the right side of
the street who waves to you and asks
! you to pick him up. If you decide to
| stop for moment to do so. you
| should first:
Drive near the curb and apply
the emergency brake.
BLOW several short blasts on the
horn and stop.
Give the usual signal 70 the other
drivers that YOU are going TO stop.
Release the acceleraIor and apply
the brake, pulling out at the same
time to the curb.
lS. If you see smoke issuing from
the wires of your car while driving
along the road you should first:
Cut of the ignition.
Call the fire company
Throw coat or laprobe over the
car to smother out the fire.
Remove the gasoline tank.
20. The chief reason why the law
provides that slow-moving vehicles
should keep to the right side Of tho
street Is:
This was recommended by the Amer
lean Automobile Association.
Slow moving vehicles are as a rule
heavier than fast-moving vehicles
and the side of the street Is often
stronger than the center.
The roadbed is generally smoother
near the center of the road and the
fast-moying vehicles need the
smoother roadbed
custom and law provide that vehicles
going in the same direction shall
be passed only on their left side.
for the reason the slow-moving
vehicle must drive on the right
side OF the road.
Reckless Driving.
81. The one Of the following which
| would under all circumstances be
called reckless driving is:
Driving % miles an hour
(-Drtving without a parking light
Driving with very bright lights.
driving while intoxicated
%. The chief reason why driver
should avoid changing gears while
crossing a railroad track is:
The tracks are rough and the bump
ing is hard on the Transmission.
The driver needs all his attention TO
stop, look and listen
Changing the gears is liable to staU
the engine.
The driver may get nervous and
strip his differential
23. On morning when the tenn
perature is 10 degrees below freezing
and the motor is hard to start start
ing may be facilitated by:
Pouring kerosene into the motor.
Draining the carburetor and filing
1t with fresh gasoline.
Putting motor oil on the spark
plugs.
Turning the motor over two or three
times by hand before turning on
the switch
"a. The best method for preventing
a radiator from freezing while parked
on day when the thermometer is 90
degrees below freezing is to:
Put plenty of alcohol in the radiator.
-Dtsconnect the fan belt and let the
motor run for few minutes to get
1t hot.
Cover the motor with a laprobe.
Put q lighted lantern under the hood
to keep the interior warm.
25. In leaving your automobile
parked with the front facing down a
very steep hill. from the standpoint
Of safety you should:
ignition cut off and the brakes ap-
piled.
Leave the car in gear, with the front
wheels cut to the curb, the brakes
applied and the ignition cut OF.
Leave the motor running slowly. to
keep up compression, with the
gears in neutral and the brakes
applied.
Cut off all gas at the carburetor. so
that the car could not run on on
its own power. and leave the car
in neutral with the brakes applied.
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