DISTRACTION DANCER
•There. is nothing moro risky the driver of a niotor. vehicle can do than 'allow his attention to J>e diyerted by something happening either in the vehicle or outside, so that his eyes are takenoff the road ahead. The Order of tho. Eoad in England draws attention to in.oticin'gl recently:l several casfes where'accidehts havo followed as a Tesult of - tfimporaty distraction. In one instance: a; driver had his attention diverted- by the presence in} his car of; an unruly dog, and while he was engaged tin efforts to quieten it, the car ran into a post guarding the footpath. In such circumstances the only and obviouS: common-sense precaution to be taken is to bring the car to a' completo Standstill, rather. than take the risk;, of . attending. ,to what-' ever it is thai.has.engaged attention while the car is in motion.
A practice highly detrimental to any1 engine is the forcing of it beyond its capacity in high gear. Lower gears are provided to relieve it of unnecessary load, and it is economy to use them.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 94, 22 April 1933, Page 15
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177DISTRACTION DANCER Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 94, 22 April 1933, Page 15
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