Shock-Absorbing Smashes.
Safety glass. All-steel bodies.
Double-strength bumpers.
A new trend: making accidents
comfortable!
Pretty soon it may be possible to
run head-on into another car and
exclaim: "It’s too bad they wouldn’t
use some of our money to make
these roads a little smoother.
Splinters, flying glais, weaving
frames and toppling over are high
way hazards that are going by the
.boards.
1 “Did you have a nice collision?”
the future inquirer may ask.
"Fair. It will be better when we
have the instrument board padded.”
Some Rains Are Spotty.
Keep the car out of thundershow
ers. if possible. Unlike rains of other
seasons they are apt to be severe on
the car’s finish. This is due to the
fact that the rain which falls dur
ing such a storm often is dirt laden.
After some showers, cars look as
though they had been sprinkled with
a mild variety of acid.
What’s the Answer?
1. Does the ammeter show the
current discharged when the engine
is being started?
2. What is the function of the
needle valve in the carburetor?
3. What is the chief difficulty in
carburetor design?
4. What vital purpose does the
overflow pipe in the radiator serve?
6. What is the function of the
spring clip?
(Think these over during the week
and look for the answer in this de
partment next Sunday. You may be
wrong.)
(fonyriirht. l»2tV>
Wet weather breeds ignition trouble
and often causes cars to run irregu
larly.
OVERLOADING CARS
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HELD DANGEROUS
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Maryland Officials Plan to
Seek Law to Limit Num
ber of Passengers.
An increase in the number of seri
ous automobile accidents attributed to
overcrowding of motor cars with
passengers is worrying the polide de
partment of Baltimore. Charles D.
