EASY MODERN DRIVING

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 106, 1 November 1930, Page 24

EASY MODERN DRIVING

CONFIDENCE AND CARE

Most people fail to realise the wonderful progress made in tho way of simplicity of motor-ear control. Women who are bad pedestrians may be excellent drivers, and on roads with steep drops beneath' them a girl may fearlessly motor where she would fear to walk.' If the controlling was such a complicated business as it was in the early days' of motoring, there would not be nearly so many enthusiastic drivers on the road to-day, and the general standard of driving would not be so high. The average car of to-day, when once top gear has'been engaged, is controlled entirely by the steering-wheel, accelerator, and foot-brake, with occasional recourse to the gear-lever and clutch when road or traffic conditions call for a drop to a lower gear. The advantages of such simple li.ethods of control aro perhaps most apparent to the pupil, who does not have to burden his mind with the functions of a multiplicity of switches, levers, and buttons, but can devote practically the whole of his attention to dealing with the various situations of the road. Simplicity of control is one of the most important features of the modern I motor-car, and has been largely responsible for the widespread popularity which cars enjoy to-day. A motor-car is recognised as a highly desirable, if not absolutely essential possession for every family. New Zealand has a motorcar to every 9.63 people, a ratio exceeded only in U.S.A. and Canada. United States has a car to every 4.9 people, Canada one to every 9.1, Australia one to every 13.2, Great Britain one to every 34.3.