Evening star., 1927-05-15
TIPS TO INCREASE MOTORISTS
PLEASURES GIVEN BY A. A. A.
New Bulletin Issued by Automobile Or
ganization Gives Wide Scope of In
formation for Tourists

The pleasure to he derived from a
motor tour will he in direct proportion
! to the manner in which the tour is
conducted and prepared. and. in order
/ to assure every m0torjSt the utmost in
his motor trip. the American Automo-
bile Association has issued recently q
tourists primer. which goes into de
tail concerning the route. the car and
the driving. The suggestions made
are based on experience gained III
routing. counseling and directing mil
| lions of motorists. an activity which
The association has been carrying for
many wears.
"HaphaZard advance planning
usually means a hapha zard trip in the
matter of pleasure derived from it -
points out Thomas +. Henry. presi-
dent of the \. A. A. The rewards Of
2 carefully planned motor trip are
sufficiently great 10 justify the car
owners most intense interest in this
phase of the subject" Mr.. Henry
adds.
Study Road Conditions.
First in Importance is deciding one s
destination. the statement points out.
Having determined this. the next con
sideration is the route to he taken.
enough. Specific knowledge is held
To he vital. This includes road con
Ciitions mileage between certain points
as we'll s total distance to he tray
elcd; knowledge of State traffic reGu-
latiOnS and some degree of aCqualnt-
ance with local regulations
Complete road information should
include not only route numbers or
designa tions. hut exact conditions OF
the highway over which one will traN-
el Motor clubs with their interloCk-
ing service have constantly available
detour maps that keep the motor traV-
elcr up to the minute in his informa-
tior Of conditions to he encountered,
the statement declares.
One of the items of increasing inn
portance in motor touring is the ques-
ton of where to stop en- route. With
hundreds of wayside establishments
Offering hospitality To the wayfarer. ii
is necessary to choose ones overnight
stopping place with considerable dis
elimination. Mr.. Henry asserts. What
NAV appear to the weary traveller to
be A most prepossessing establishment
NAV prove upon close examination 20
he uncomfortab BILE and undesirable, he
SAYS.
Car Care Stressed.
ON the subject of car care, Mr..
Henry says:
NO tour should he undertaken un-
til the car has been thoroughly in
spccted. Particular attention should
he centered upon its safety features.
Brakes adequate for normal driving
may prove entirely incapable of per-
forming up to the standard demanded
upon the tour. Another feature that
frequently escapes attention Is the
steering mechanism. Travel on the
tour will be faster than ones usual
pace. There must be no weakness in
the cars steering gear. In addition
to making steering safe, it should be
made as effortless as possible. because
driving otherwise may prove eAces-
sively and needlessly fatiguing.
Although it is not generally so re-
garded. the engine is one of the cars
most important safety features. 1t
must be performing at its best to de-
liver the extra, power necessary for
long trips at high speed. If one makes
certain that earhuretion and timing