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
thoroughly comfortable, the pedal should be altered, if
necessary, so as to be in a position where the right foot
is more or less at rest. If a long drive tends to give
one cramp in the ball of the foot it shows that the
requisite depression of the accelerator pedal is either
too great or else at a wrong angle to the ankle, and a
little longer pedal will probably be found an improve-
ment.
The driver should also endeavour to cultivate a com-
fortable appearance at the wheel, which is not merely
a matter of looks, as in addition to appearing at home
with, his work—and therefore calm and collected as a
good driver should be—it is an attitude likely to
encourage the actual obtaining of such a desirable
state of affairs.
Many car drivers have a nervous appearance, which
gives a bad impression from the mere point of view of
looks and does not promise well for actual fact. The
capable driver usually has the appearance of being as
much at home at the seat of the car which he is driv-
ing as one would expect to find him when comfortably
ensconced in an armchair by his own fireside.
With Regard to Steering
With regard to the actual question of steering, the
best general rule that can be laid down is never to steer
suddenly except when such action is absolutely
necessary.
For example, having followed a cart which it is
desired to overtake, do not come up to within 10 yds.
of it and then suddenly swing out to the other side of
the road to pass it. It is far preferable gradually to
work one’s way to a position on the off-side of the cart,
starting, say, when 50 yds. from it. Not only is it
safer, enabling a more complete view of the road in
front of the cart to be obtained—and obtained in good
time—-but it is also distinctly better both for the steer-
ing gear, the tyres, and the car in general.
When the road is greasy this point is of even more
importance for several reasons. In the first place, if
one has not a metallic non-skid tyre on one of the front
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