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

HOW TO DRIVE A MOTORCAR picture not only probabilities but also possibilities. Take, then, as another example, the ease of a pedestrian apparently wandering aimlessly in the centre of the road. Now, although it is done probably 99 times out of 100, and although one may advance sound arguments that it is excusable, nevertheless it should not,C in point of fact, be argued by the driver that because he sounds his horn the said pedestrian will move to the side of the road. The trained eye naturally assumes the very strong probability of such a thing happening, but it also has a glimmering vision as to the possibility of that person being deaf, hopelessly '* in the moon,” stupid., or even drunk. The writer has had experience with each classification, and many other people have also testified to such an extraordinary encounter. Admittedly—and luckily—such folk are but rarely met, but nevertheless the trained eye should visualize that remote possibility and be automatically on the alert to act as the circumstances dictate on its possible materialization. An even more frequent and not by any means un- common danger is the unattended horse, cow, pig, sheep, or other animal grazing on the country road- sides. , It may easily happen that one’s car is very quiet, and also that the animal in question will not hear it until one is so close that a safe passage is assured owing to the mere speed of the car and the relatively slow movements of the animal. It may chance, how- ever, and not infrequently does happen, that for some reason best known to itself (possibly a delectable grass plot on the other side of the road) the animal select« the very .moment of one’s approach to cross from its present side of the road to the other. Here, again it may be that the circumstance sug- gested is not a probable occurrence, but nevertheless the trained eye should intuitively picture such hap- penings and be therefore prepared to act instantane- ously at the slightest symptom of any such action on the part of the animal. Above all, perhaps, children have to be given the 8