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

 HOW TO DRIVE A MOTORCAR the writer’s notice in which this state of affairs lias occurred. In two cases the shaft on a worm wheel sheared, the cars being of different make, and very good make in each case, whilst on a third occasion the axle shaft, where it was attached to the differential gear, gave out on another make of car. In all three cases the side brakes were by no means in the adjustment in which they should have been kept, but luckily in none of the cases in question was there anything in the shape of an accident, as they occurred in circumstances where the speed of the car soon arrested itself by the natural order of things ; one was going up hill and the other two were on the level. Now, suppose such a state of affairs occurs when one is climbing a steep hill. The very instant one fears that the brakes have not the power to control the car swing it immediately full lock across the road at right angles. If, of course, Fate should ordain that there is a nice grass bank at the one side of the road, obviously that is the spot to choose, and if the move- ment is done quickly enough it is highly improbable that any damage will occur either to the car or any- thing else. If ever a car is showing signs of being unable to climb a hill the possible necessity of having to swing it 68