Evening star., 1933-07-30
Never mind the headlights. The real
trouble Is due to glaring mistakes.

Never mind the headlights. The real
trouble Is due to glaring mistakes.
The idea that police officers are out
to make life hectic for the automobile
driver was sadly shattered the other
day when an experienced woman driver,
finding no parking space avauaole.
elected to wait for her husband at
space reserved for taXicabs. No sooner
had she switched off the motor than
cab driver told her she would have to
move on or he would call policeman
She explained that it was matter CT
very great convenience for her to remain
where she was for the next 10 minutes
and dared him to bring on the Whole
polics force. Imagine his surprise
when the police officer he summoned
told the driver to make herse1 per
fectlv at home Some one figured II
out that had the officer seen her first
he probably would have insisted that
she find a more appropriate parking
space. but having to act on some one
else's orders. he took different view
of the situation.
If YOU are one of those motorists
who believe a little liability insurance Is
sufScient. be careful to leave spec1nc
instructions when you leave your CT aI
a service station or repair shop. lhere
is every likelihood that the service man
will take the car out for a test II
something happens, you Will pe nelo
responsible.
In leaving a car with service man
assuming that the work requires check-
ing I'D on the road. the use OF tne car
is with the implied permission OF tne
owner. You. therefore. become uapie 1or
the negligence of the repairman. Il mas
become so necessary to give cars per
formance trial any motorlst Is ietonls
herself in for lot OF risk II she CHOOSES
to play the dangerous role CT SELL
insurer.
so manv motorists are Slightly dea1
and there is such tendency TO De o.
i;vious to the less startling noises maze
hv a motor it would be a matter OF
wisdom for those drivers IN TINS cate-
cory to use the best antl-knocK gas tney
can buy A great many motors a.e
being damaged simply because o"ilets
think there is no knocking present. IN
tha case of sleeye-valve motors, more
over. there may be knocking without
even the driver with good hearing pe,
ino able to detect it. The sleeves ana
larger water jackets act to deaden tne
vibration. but the pinging may be tnere
just the same.
She was Just a beginner but When
she had to climb strange hill In sec
ond gear she kept in second on the way
down the other side. That's head,
work Both sides of the average NIL
are of reasonably equal steepneSs.
Probably not many women nave nao
To lump from their cars, but II TINS
ever becomes necessary 1t Is well 10
remember that you put the rlgnt looo
to the ground first If getting out tne
ripht-hand side and the left loot nrst
If debarking to the left. l BRING up
this oddity because of having just neafo
the true story of man who did not
want to stop his car because he knew
he could not get it started again. Tne
trouble developed way off in the coun-
try. His wife wanted to get out Mt
their cottage. Jumping seemed to De
4 the answer. Being old enough to re-
member how one used to get OH moV-
ing street car in the days OF open plat
forms she managed to make neat
Job of stepping out
The weeks sermonette concerns the
Importance of remembering to look to
tbs left first when approaching inter-
sections The car coming from that
direction Is more apt to catch you un-
awares than the one approaching from
the right.
u h IN excellent idea to have the
car creased before having 1t washed.