FOR MOTORISTS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10352, 25 September 1926, Page 7

FOR MOTORISTS.

GRIP ON THE WHEEL. An exceedingly bad practice of some drivers who have not “learned by experience” is that of holding their steering wheels loosely and using only on© hand. Innumerable accidents have been caused by this form of carelessness. The danger, oil course, is greatest when a blowout occurs. Every motorcar owner knows the pull on his steering wheel when one of his front tyres goes flat suddenly. TTie car has a tendency to leave the road, and if it be a wet day to skid around. Too many drivers put implicit faith in their tyres, and relax their guard of the wheel, even though they know that the best tyres might possibly have a flaw. Then, again, there is danger at every turn, at every cross road or cross street, and on every hill. Operation of a car demands every bit of the attention of a driver, and he must he prepared for anything. No person is prepared for emergency unless his grip of the steering wheel is tight, for it does not take long for a machine to slip out of control when there is danger ahead. Particularly is this true of drivers who ar© accustomed to travel fast. The point cannot be emphasised too much, for it is a common practice which is dangerous, even in slow traffic.