MOTORING

Hawera Star, Volume L, 29 November 1930, Page 13

MOTORING

RANDOM NOTES An essay competition to encoc,ra»e children to pay greater attention to safety first, is being organised by the Auckland Automobile Association. * * * Speaking at a meeting of the Bradford, England, “Safety hirst” loti licit, Dr. B. Wade said that from his observations he would say that ninetenths of accidents due to skidding were ti.e consequence of bad driving. * * * * * The trend in crowded cities, declares a motor expert, must be toward smaller cars than any so far produced. It is nice to visualise the pedestrian of the future knee-deep in sedans. He had one arm upon the wheel, Quite joyful was his ride; The other" arm was wrapped around The girlie by liis side. An officer yelled “Use both your hands” In a voice that carried far, “I can’t,” that loving swain replied, “I have to steer the car.” * « ■- * * Rudolf Cara ; ciola. who won the Irish Grand Prix in his Mercedes-Benz, and Victor Gillow, who won the small car section of the same race on a Riley, both carried the same mascot, a postcard of a black cat with five kittens. * * * * * In the United States, a “dry” country, intoxicated drivers have killed 15,000 people. ***** A firm of drapers in Bromley, England, complained recently that their premises had twice been raided in broad daylight while the police were busy stopping motorists for trivial offences close by. * * * * * *

Constable (taking particulars after breach of regulations: “1 shouldn't be surprised if they withdrew your license after this. Miss.” Fair Novice: “About time, too; it’s about eighteen months old as it is.” *****

The village constable shook his bead. “I don’t mind giving you a hand, but surely you are not going to push that big car all the way back to your garage?” “No,” the village motorist shuddered, “if you’ll give me a hand to push it as far as the cliff edge, that’ll be all I want.” *****

An English firm recently announced n. novel method of offering used cars for sale Under an announcement headed “Used cars by the lb” they are advertising vehicles of 1927. to 1930 manufacture at prices ranging from three-halfpence to 2s 2cl per lb. Thus a last year's saloon is priced at 10s, which spread over 22681 b avoirdupois equals Is Id, or, as the dealers themselves maintain, less than the English price of beefsteak!