How To Drive A Motorcar
A Key To The Subtleties Of Motoring

HOW TO DRIVE A MOTORCAR other animal suddenly runs in front of the car and nothing but a violent application of the brake could avoid hitting it, and it is a foregone conclusion that such brake application must carry in its wake a bad or dangerous skid, then one is reluctantly compelled to let- the animal in question take care of itself as best it can. However, these circumstances are certainly rather the exception than the rule, and in all other cases due con- sideration should be given to all animal life, even of the lower order, such as sparrows and frogs. • Another failing to which we are all more or less likely to fall victims is the one of assuming that because the horn has been blown, the person for which the warning has been given is aware of the fact that it has been blown. It may be, perchance, that a man is leading a heavy dray, and that his hearing is not of the best, or that he may even be deaf. If, therefore, he does not move quite so fast as one would wish, do not for that reason “ cut him ” or otherwise abuse him, as it is no crime to be deaf, and the law does not as yet place any restriction on the clatter which a horse-drawn vehicle may make. No. The driver öf a car should always carry with him, as his stock in trade, a large fund of philosophy, and draw on it copiously for each such instance which he encounters. It must be remembered that the balance in ordinary humanity between perfection and imperfection is largely in favour of the latter quality, and many people will always be ignorant, or even stupid in their behaviour on the road. It will be found far more enjoy- able, and considerably more beneficial in all such cases where one may even have a just cause for annoy- ance, to draw on one’s fund of philosophy and recognize that such things must be, treating the incident in ques- tion with good humour or a smile of indulgence, as one may feel inclined. Mud Splashing When driving on wet roads, one should always keep an eye on the possibilities of splashing foot passengers 130