Evening star., 1926-01-10

IN WILLIAM l II1IN1N.
Second only to the great good the
motor bus is destined TO achieve for
motordom in general are the outStand
ing things the motor bus already has
accomplished in specific improvements
In traffic, highway touring and safety.
These great gasoline giants of the
streets and highways, once feared as
ii menace to motordon. are now the
passenger ears best friend and truest
ally.
But for the bus. and the huge strides
il has made within the past few years,
motoring would still be in quantity
production on its 1920 model.
True enough. there are many top
heavy, cumbersome busseS in service
today. with many Of them getting into
our way, cluttering up the road and
giving daily demonstrations of their
ability to provide highly efficient
smoke screens. but they are being re-
placed rapidly by busseS of Il kind
that are welcomed by ali motorists as
an important contribution to the de.
Nelopment of safer, faster. smoother
and more enjoyable travelling.
Development Significant
1t IS in overlooking the remarkable
many owners of passenger cars have
failed to catch the significance of this
new development. Any motorist who
Is abreast of the changes that are
coming about in the bus field. how.
ever, is alive TO the changes that are
coming about in his own motoring as
was clearly illustrated by an incident
III repair shop the other day
Check over this motor and try to
find out why | can't keep up with the
busseS," the owner ordered And
while you're at it, look over the
brakes. | thought | was driving an
up-to-date car, or at least one that
was reasonably safe. but these motor
busSes have given me a new standard
OF safety"
This is typical of what is happen.
ing in motordom. whether owners and
drivers OF passenger cars realize it or
not. The long, low-hung busses and
feet motor coaches are taking the
lead on the highway. and in trying TO
eaten up, the passenger car and its
owner are adopting a lot of new ideas
that are already being reflected in a
lar more desirable type of motoring.
Comradery Apparent.
Even in the cities where busses are
employed for short-distance hauls OF
human cargo, there is a new spirit of
con1radery among transportation units
Whlch never has been possible between
so vastly different units as the pas
senger car and the street car.
Thousands of street car conductors
never nave driven an automobile: and
conversely, the number of motorists
VINO have driven street cars is sc
small as to be negligible This ac
counts for the wide gap between the
pilots of these two forms of transpOr
u Not
or street cars are always antipathetic
10 the operators of automobiles. anr
vice versa
What contrast the motor bus
presents John Brown, who drives +
four.cylinder Whatnot. glances across
at Bill Smith, who pilots a trim-look
ing bus and says. There's a friend.
There's vehicle he adds. that op
crates according to Il single code al
rules and regulations There's a
driver who knows my problems as well
as | do myself"
II the passenger car is forbidden tc
make a left turn, SO is the motor bus
II 1t Is permissible 10 run at 81 miles
an hour, the privilege is mutual
W heh passenger car and motor bus
compete 1t Is to their mutual adyan
taSc. They are not trying to drive
each other off the streets and roads
hut are constantly aiming to get along
Win each other to better advantage.
Follows Motor Customs.
One of the outstanding contributions
ol lhe motor bus to motordom is the
fact that it follows motor customs
When it stops to take aboard passen
gers. or to discharge them. it draws
up 10 the Curb-juSt as an automobile
Would DO. When it makes a left turr
ITS driver gives d suitable signal will
ms arm-JuSt as the driver of the pas
Senger car does. When the driver o
lhe motor bus is advised that some
one wishes TO pass he draws ovei. IL
the right side of the road-iust as am
decent driver of passenger car woult
DO under the circumstances.
Inc motor bus is simply an enlarged
passenger car, and, as such it is tn,
ideal in motordom. Every wise ca
"Wner is trying to drive as carefully a,
1he bus operator. trying to keen hi,
car looking as attractive and irvine
70 put his machine on Just as profit
able Il basis.
Despite pes.imistic predictions tn,
American Coach Co. of Boston oper
ated its fleet of Pierce Arrow moto,
coaches throughout last Winter or
routes from Boston to Providence
Bfockton and Lawrence. and never
missed a trip, Many d New Eng.
"'.t b'''SoISSi tdi owner. nOt1ng the
Hplilty OF the motor coach to weather
the snowdrifts and the cold. will no
be so foolish as to store his car thi.
Winter, when he might better be en-
JcNinE the use of it when transporta
zion is SO essential
Aids in Solving Problems.
Shall / Suy an open or a closee
tar?' asks The average car owner VIII,
desires TO invest his money with tn,
idea of getting the highest possibl,
Yield IN transportation service. Thi
question is conveniently and con
tinclngly answered by merely gIancin;
at the motor busses and coaches
Practically all of them are of the in
closed type, because they are designed
70 be useful all the time, Summer O.
Winter, Spring or Fall
How high should trim looking ca
be from the ground? How many door
should there be? Are disk wheels a
strong as wood? Are bumpers esser
tIal? Are bright colors desirable
ASK any of these, and many more, ant
You find the answer simply by look
ing at the newest models in husses,
y specially built Mack coach. seat
ing 20 passengers. is typical of dozens
at instances that will serve to answer
the above queries. This is one of tn,
biggest busses on the road. yet it il
low hung. good to look at, gener
auSly supplied with doors, rolls o.
disk wheels and carries sturdy an,