SHE SAYS...

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30976, 4 February 1966, Page 11

SHE SAYS...

... I notice well-dressed women in town often wear their immaculate white gloves as they drive. Most of these lighter fabric gloves are very slippery on the wheel, unless it has a wood rim or a leather cover. If I have to wear dress gloves when driving, I find it best to wear one on the left hand only, as the right hand is usually kept on the wheel all the time.

Proper driving gloves are the answer, but not many

women would use them in the summer or in town traffic. Eat or Drive Drivers of both sexes sometimes try to eat an ice-cream or fruit while trying to control their car in traffic. The habit is not wise. Eating and driving are best enjoyed as separate performances. You cannot have your full attention on driving and eat an icecream at the same time. If some ice-cream falls, the immediate tendency is to look down, to the detriment of your car control. Hot Seat Have you experienced the discomfort of returning to your parked car and sitting on a very hot car seat? It can be amusing for spectators, but most unpleasant for you. Metal steering wheel parts and seat belt buckles also get very hot. Seat covers often help, and something left temporarily on the seat or over the wheel while you are away can prevent the trouble. Plastic seats are probably the worst for getting very hot. Leather or woven fabric upholstery is not nearly so bad. Plastic also becomes very hot on a trip because it does not “breathe,” but new ventilated plastics are coming on the market and may solve the problem.