HUMOR

NZ Truth, Issue 1079, 29 July 1926, Page 16

HUMOR

And A Serious Side

We heard a story the other day, ' of a man who was overtaking another car, when the driver ahead gave the "turning right" signal, by extending a hand over the side of the car. . TTHE two cars proceeded some dis--1 tance, but the first one. showed no signs of turning into a side street. Some distance further, the signal was repeated from the car ahead, but still no turn was made. It was not until some time had - elapsed that the overtaking driver discovered that the "signals" wore merely made by a lady passenger > who was eating wrapped sweets and was extending a hand over the side at intervals to throw out' the wrappers. • .This reminds us of a similar yarn m which the driver of the overtaking car, after dodging "turning left" and "turning right" signals "m rapiji succession, discovered that the car ahead was driven by an excitable foreigner who was carrying on an argument with ah equally, .excited friend with the usual accompaniment , of gesticulation. -Behind these, stories is an ele- ' ment of truth, and we have frequently observed that signals are given by thoughtless drivers and passengers who extend their hands for some reason or other/ to point • out some feature of. the scenery, perhaps, and so give' an entirely wrong idea of the, intention, of the driver to following vehicles. . . In certain circumstances, these false signals may very /easily cause an accident and every effort should therefore be made to. ayoid extending the arms over the sides of the car except for the express purpose of signalling the intended movements of the car.