Evening star., 1937-10-10


Ing with nnger; right turn, extension
OF arm horizontally with hand rotat-
ing; stop or slow, extension of arm
horizontally.
In Missouri the requirements are:
Left turn. extend arm below hori-
zontal; right turn, extend arm above
horizontal; stop or slow. extend arm,
horizontally. New JERSEYS REQUIRE
ments are; Left turn. extend arm and
point with index finger; right turn.
extend arm horizontally. rotating front
motion; stop or slow. extend left arm.
pam to rear. Vermont requires for
Ie1t turn, extend arm horlzontally.
pam 10 front and point finger: rient
turn, not required; stop or SLOW. ex-
tend arm horizontally, palm to front.
with fingers extended.
Delaware. Ohio and Texas reolIirs
signals. without defining them by Law:
iowa requires a visible signal indi-
calihg direction, and in nine States.
namely, Florida, Kansas. Maine
Mississippi. New Hampshire. Rhode
Island. South Carolina. Wisconsin and
wyoming. hand signals are not
required by law.
Viewed from several angles Nh.
forthcoming National Automobile
Show in New York, October d N
November 3. promises 10 be one of the
most interesting in history. The re-
cent announcement by the Automobi;s
Manufacturers Association that the
1887 output of cars and trucks viii
pass the five-million mark. for the
second time in the history of the in
dllstry, Is indeed a tribute 10 the car
makers. That they have been able
10 attain such production after tha
Trying experience of labor dificultte.
IN numerous plants is indeed remark
able. The outlook for 1898 points Ia
even greater production. in view of
the TACT that such 9 large percentages
OF cars now running have about nut
nVed their usefulness. Fort1lnatel,.
this condition will mean greater ss sefv
Tor motorists and pedestrians Worm
OUT brakes and inability TO accelerate
properly are the cause of MANY acci-
dents, while congestion and cutting
out OF line (which often indirectlv
IeaoS 10 accidents) Is caused largely
by obsolete motors.
visitors, including automobile edi.
tors OF newspapers and trade paners
VINO have been invited to pre-vieu.s
al the factories, are impressed by the
Iact tnat the cars about to make their
pubic debut at the National Auto
moolie snow stress safety plus COM
Tort throughout. For example. snrirg
suspensions have undergone revision
WIN these two elements in mind
athougn IN most cases the changes
are IN detail rather than basic. An
exception to this. however. Is that AZ
least one or more of the makes dis
piayed Will have coil springs in the
rear. Heretofore. leaf springs in This
location have been universal in Aneri-
can CHASSIS construction. The CHANGE
does not eliminate the rear axle end
so ooes not constitute what engineers
term independent suspension" on All
Wheels, but 1t may be regarded as
step IN that direction. This and other
changes IN springing are intended nj
course TO promote easier riding or
70 eHect economies in construction
or both. ''0'''
Nearly all cars for 1893 will sppear
with hydraulic braking. some increas-
ing the braking capacity. Steering
systems Will be found TO have under
gone certain revision, partly to make
steering still easier and partly tn
avoid any tendency of spring action
interfering with it. The shifting to-
ward the banjo steering wheel with
die-cast hubs and spring-steel spokes
VIII be noted in some cars. This tv,e
Is considered safety factor and helns
10 prevent firing vibration from
reaching the hands and arms of the
driver.
How many drinks make A driver
drunk?
How fast Is too fast on q highway?
Why is the pedestrian called "the
vanishing American"
What can be done about night acci-
dents?
These are only few of the hun
dreds Of up-to-the- minute safety
questions that will be discussed at
the tWenty-sixth National Safety
Congress and Exposition to be held
this week in Kansas City, Mo.
The sessions of the street and
highway traffic section" w. H.
Cameron, managing director of the
National Safety Council. said today,
will hold the spotlight of public in
terest because of the ever-mounting
traffic death toll. But they will BY
no means overshadow in Importance
the numerous sessions on industrial
safety, home safety. farm safety and
others.
No phase of the accident problem
has been overlooked in the prepara-
ton of the congress program. AS a
result, the Kansas City congress prob
ably will attract more delegates and
visitors than any meeting we have
held in recent years"
The Kansas City Convention Com
mittee has made plans to handle be-
tween 1000 and 10000 safety dele
gates.