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Southland Times, Issue 22210, 30 December 1933, Page 12

That it was an error of judgment on the part of the driver to blow the horn at the moment he did was the decision reached by Mr R. W. Sale, one of the Derby district coroners, at an inquest recently held or the body of an elderly woman who bad been knocked down by a motorist Mr Sale justified his opinion thus: “The sounding of the horn is made a great fetish of in court cases, whereas every driver of experience knows that it is often better not to sound the horn at all. The best conduct in such instances is to slow down and keep the horn quiet.” After most cars, particularly open models, have travelled for several thousand miles, an irritating rattle is frequently developed in the doors. This is a defect that can be easily remedied. If the edges of the doors and door frames are examined one or more rubber pads will be found screwed to the woodwork. These are intended to act as buffers between the door and the frame, but by slow abrasion they I become worn down, and no longer ful- j fil this purpose. Occasionally, toe, it i will be found that through stresses the j body of the car has become slightly i distorted, and the rubber pad of nor- ! mal size is no longer effective. In j either case the pad should be un- ' screwed and a new one, cut from an ■ old tyre cover, should be firmly screwed in its place.