How To Drive A Motorcar
A Key To The Subtleties Of Motoring
År: 1915
Forlag: Temple Press Ltd.
Sted: London
Udgave: 2
Sider: 138
UDK: 629.113 How
Written and illustrated by the Staff of "The Motor"
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HOW TO DRIVE A MOTORCAR
to draw up at once and have a few minutes on the
road as a change, when it will be found that a run up
the road for 10D yards and back again will put a fresh
lease of life into the eyes.
It must not be thought that this matter has been
touched on in any light spirit, as this is by no means
the case. Several occasions on which a thoroughly
sedate driver has been caught unawares by this pecu-
liar propensity of night driving to produce drowsiness
have come under the writer’s notice. In some, as
previously mentioned, accidents have occurred, and
in others the taking of the kerb at the side of the
road has suddenly awakened the driver to the know-
ledge of his extraordinary position, and he has had
to thank his lucky stars for the escape from what
might have proved a bad accident. The advice then,
when contemplating a long night run—which, by-the-
by, is thoroughly enjoyable on occasion—is always to
have a wary eye for a weary eye.
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