Evening star., 1932-04-10

ucAI year.
Like singing in q chorus
That is the way q woman explains
the comparative ease of driving her car
in modern traffic She declares that
the task is sinplified by reason of the
fact that you merely follow the leader.
When the crowd stops, you stop. When
the crowd starts, you start. It's solo
work that calls for the most skill-like
backing out Of your private driveway
A woman with carload of children
found herself In a diffcult situation re-
Gently when light car driven by a
member Of her own sex came tearing
down the street on the wrong side of
the way. Puzzled and somewhat fright
ened. the woman with the greater re-
sponsibility decided to slow down and
would do in passing around any other
car on the right-hand side Of the road.
Hardly had she determined upon this
course than the other woman swung
around directly in front of her and shot
into a driveway on the left. If there
had been an accident, who would have
been to blame?
heard this hotly debated. The con-
sensus was that the driver Of the light
car should have come 70 full stop be-
fore turning into the driveway. or
should otherwise have given the driver
OF the other car the right Of way.
It Is now possible to obtain special
rejecting Lenses for the red tail light
or add a reflector of size and style
to match that of the present light.
Even II the tail light goes out. your car
is visible to the driver who Is following.
Where the driver who desires to make
q left turn has the right Of way over
traffic approaching it is stipulated that
she must give plain signal TO this
effect. Just having the car in the cen
ter lane with the front wheels pointed
for q left turn isn't sufficient.
had Just stepped away from the
door Of a public garage when out she
came at a speed Of 20 miles an hour.
A little alteration in the time element
and this column would have been q
blank
Garages are beset with hazards and
the truly careful driver bears them in
mind constantly. Watch in particular
those puddles of oil and grease on the
floor. One woman collided very gently
with car under which mechanic was
working and found herself facing a Sc
rious charge Always come to q full
stop when entering or leaving a garage.
Talking with a woman who COM
planned because her car bobbed around
too much. I remembered to suggest that
she try the plan Of adjusting the speed
of the car to the nature Of the road.
Often driving q little faster or little
slower will steady the car considerably.
She had gone to the limit with adjust
ments Of the shock absorbers and natu-
rally welcomed the idea Of getting relief
from seasick ride.
The weeks safety hint for the woman
awheel is to pass along an idea used
successfully by a motorist who has had
considerable experience driving through
truck choked streets Here's the
thought: Whenever making a quick
stop aim to provide q margin OF space
between your machine and the car
ahead. Then. after you are sure you
are going to stop in time to have such
margin, pull up close and give the driver
Of the car behind the margin which he
will probably need.
Women have q good ear as 8 rule,
but apparently not all appreciate the
| difference between q noisy brake and
the sound Of squeAling tire. The
woman who made Q wasteful, DANGER