The Washington times., 1929-04-03

Tuo klfGE WQtUL, IMoX make fetlktS
TO the fact that spring ana summer
are the seasons ot the greatest mum.
Der IS street and highway mlnhaps.
This sltunflons which II contrary
VI the superficial thought on 4.
they ascrlhe to four conditions:
4 CoIigestlon = greater due II
the elimination ok weather and
street conditions that tempt many
pften @ fofeg0 the nse 0f thew
cars.
tions induce many to drive at higher
speeds.
s-s. Subjected Eo the most rigorous
conditions ck service and greatest
difficulty of proper lubricafipn
safety features Cf the car are likely
to have 4 greatly diminished ef,
ficiencys
1. The Number Of new dffvere 81
: fers & degree of hesitation and ttn.
Certainty ID traffic generally that
must Be counted q special haz1rsl.
Condltions II Gnminsr
In winter. says enc national
figure IN the street ard highway
safety movement. 1--WE have many
accidents. The number. however, Il
smaller than Ii otherwise would IS
because the average, intelligent
driver tempers his car operation Is
conditions of danger suggest. Tor
instance, when the street obviously
Is slippery and stopping more diff
cult, he win proceed at pace AMI
at distance from the car ahead
that gives him more stopping time.
ID spring and summer. the con.
dikiOng that make for ii number of
hazards are naOre subtle they are
not quite 80 visible as an Icy atrees
or an tcescoVered windshield. Ac.
cordingly, the impulse 81 many
drivers Ii to assume thar the iii
y off and they can crafty ana Ia.
dulge those emotions that were rs.
pressed 1t other times.
That, as 80 many look az it. is
responsible for the fact that tlae
warmer seasons produce an abnor.
maj number of traffic nalshapas
Mechanical Aspects
The mechanical aspects oe safety
are held to Be particularly pertinent
at this time. Here, 1t Is argued,
the average motorists inclination to
assume that everything about the
car Is ln good condition II an eepe-
cialiy conspicuous weakness III his
logic.
Service. experts. explaining the
condition, declare that it oyerIooks
ity.
Lubrication, providing the sIlfe
blood Of the car, is at its worst DUR
ing the period OF cold weather.
Especially ID this true Of chassis III.
brication. In bushings and bearinga
Whers oil and grease cannot pelA.
trate constantly and ekkcrtiessiy,
friction develops wear. When the
mercury hangs low. there are many
such units about the chassis Of the
car and they are units In which
wear initiates against safety.
King pin bushings may be cited
az one example. In ma jority Of
cars fluid grease lubricates this vital
feature Of the steering. Bnt regard
less Of the type Of lubricant used.
il Is q frozen, arduoIs pathway it
tries to travel In winter. Con-
stantiy facing an icy blast, the
grease nearly always Ii congealed.
The heat generated by friction from
the turning Of the steering units Il
quickly dissipated. UnderIubricated
most Of the time as result, the
buHhing may wear greatly. When
spring arrives, there Ii quite likely
to be q wobble in the front wheels
that will contribute nothing to
safety when the speed ok the ear
~ high and little TO driving ease III
other speeds.
Other Parts Affected
Other parts Of the st4ering may
be similarly worn from the same
cause, especially if the car owner
has made no effort to compensate
for the fabrication difficulties by