MOTORISTS' GUESTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19150, 5 November 1927, Page 5

MOTORISTS' GUESTS.

WHAT TO DO TO PO. Motorists frequently take friends on tours; and the following advice to guests, if acted on, will make the tour more pleasurable (states a contributor to the Melbourne "Argus"). Aa invited passenger who brings an excess quantity of luggage may not realise the inconvenience he or sho causes. The carrying capacity of a car is limited, and one should consult the host as to the limit of luggage that can be conveniently carried. The driver of a car Jadeu with unweildly suitcases has his own pleasure spoilt by the realisation that his varnish is being scraped or his upholstery damaged. Nothing spoils the, host's pleasure more than to be cramped up so that he cannot with perfect freedom control his gear levers. Another source of annoyance is the idea that because a private car is being used strict punctuality is not needed. The host will have planned to be at various towns or .places - -at cei'tain times, and he no doubt bases his time schedule on his knowledge of road conditions. Starting; late; means that he lias to drive faster, and he might be forced to travel at a speed which, due to road conditions, results in broken springs or blown-out tyres.

It must be remembered that the hourg during which meals can be obtained at hotels are governed by legislation. A driver should not have too much of his attention taken from the road by unnecessary conversation. If a host hears his passengers carrying on a careless chatter, he realises that the country through which they are passing is of little interest to the guest. Many drivers have been irritated by careless way in which guests, through ignorance, throw their whole weight on the door when alighting from a car; this is done unintentionally, as one only learns from experience that a great stress is placed on the hinges and sagging is caused by putting . the full weight on the outer edge of the door when alighting. Guests should never become what is known among motorists as "back-seat drivers," the man at tho wheel becomes pardonably annoyed if the rear passenger is continually offering words of advice or giving unnecessary warnings. On the other hand, the perfect host will never drive in such a manner as to cause fear to inexperienced passengers. When the car pulls up with the engine running, the driver knows thab the slow turning over of the engine is pumping oil, which is going to result in carbon deposit. The longer the guest takes in collecting articles before the driver can garage the car, the more petrol is being unnecessarily used, and the more oil he is goinp: to get on his piston heads: therefore the guest should alight auickly and not' cause unnecessary delay.

Keep the lamp brackets tight. Vibration caused by a loose bracket fre* quently breaks the filament in the head lamp globes.