Evening star., 1926-10-31
DRIVING SHOWS BALANCE
b. OF MOTORIST In ACTION
Human Quality Speedily Revealed in Auto, Giving
Clue to Character of Persons
p on Road.

neglect It is a theory which is inns
Dortant because it really does mean
something, because it does point to a
practical state of affairs, because the
closer it is examined the deeper be-
comes it's significance and the more
| widespread its application.
The 'incher" presents a traffic men
zee not the least dangerous OF a mot
fey crew And the ''incher," as well
as all the others, shows himself in his
,, true colors at every crossing. When
all about him are awaiting the signal,
respecting the rights of other motor
lists and pedestrians, the 'incher"
phys his trade, sneaking forward with
out regard to any one. Then, when
the traffic officer waves his group
across, the "incher" grinds ahead
recklessly. But that is not all. In
the middle of the next block the
''incher" will be found outstripped by
his fellow motorists who waited for
the signal.
1t is not difficult to trace the "inch-
er" and to apply the balance" theory
to him. Somewhere there are irreg
ularities, and one phase of them is
cropping out in driving. Instead Of
being foolish or far-fetched this the
ory is inexorable in it's workings and
Is accurate in many more cases than
it proves false.
But it is not applicable to faults
alone. The well balanced, wholly nor
NAL and intelligent-in the fullest
sense of the word-person places him.
self on the dissecting table when he
gets behind the wheel of car quite
as much as does the unbalanced in
dividual although 1t is true that the
display is not SO sensational or, per-
lar s,o%N VNA Ia
scalpel Of this theory is JUST as effec-
tive in one case as in the other.
Auto Shows Up ShOrtcoming.
Allowing for exception to the rule.
for misjudgments of one sort or an
other, can it not be seen that the mo-
torist-making a tour-who bowls
along hour after hour at a steady clip,
varying his pace but a few miles,
keeping his car well within its safe
limitations, has more balance, more
poise and perhaps a good many more
admirable qualities than his fellow
driver who burns up the road half
the time and RECEIVERS from his nerv-
Gus exhaustion The other half?
Enough examples have been cited
to show that this theory or principle
or law or whatever one wishes to call
1t may be carried through to an ef-
fective conclusion in a wide variety
of motoring instances, and that pos
session of or lack Of balance Is more
noticeable and productive of more
widespread effect in an automobile
than in a drawing room.
Motorists who have deplored an un-
balanced condition in themselves out
side the automotive realm should pay
especial attention to their driving and
attempt to correct a situation which
they know to be highly undesirable.
After all. the man who has no sense
of humor Is really not harmfuEjust
disagreeable to himself and those
about him-but when this condition is
translated to driving, the matter be-
comes of paramount importance to a
large group.
He who lacks balance in the world
Of affairs harms himself most Of all.
But the motorist in such position is
a decided menace to the whole COM
munity of drivers, and the sooner his
twists and quirks of mind are ironed
out the better 1t will be for all con-
cerned, the sooner will fatality lists
grow smaller and the sooner will the
streets and highways become more
completely attractive.
Copyright. 1920