CARS FOR DENSE TRAFFIC

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6541, 24 February 1928, Page 10

CARS FOR DENSE TRAFFIC

Not only must track and wheelbase be as small as possible, but the steering lock must bo very big. In this way it is not only possible for the driver to worm his way through a traffic tangle, but he is also able almost invariably to find some nook or cranny in a car park into which his small vehicle will fit. The parking difficulty with a very small car may consequently, be said not to exist. In addition to being small the Ideal traffic car should have a very short bonnet so that the driver is as near the front as possible. This makes steering to fine limits easier and enables the driver to see round a blind corner or past the bonnet of a larger vehicle without the need of thrusting a great expanse of bonnet blindly into the . stream of traffic. The ideal traffic car, then, should be provided with an engine at the rear so as to bring the driver well forward. Indeed, in many cases where a man habitually goes to business alone, it is absurd of him to use a large four-seater, but this ho must do until ho can obtain a very compact, small and easily handled singleseater car at the price of a good mo-tor-cycle. Needless to say, cars for use in traffic must have excellent acceleration, and first-class brakes; the weight distribution must, moreover, be good in order to diminish the likelihood of skidding on greasy surfaces. Maximum speed is not of great Importance and quite low gear ratios could successfully be employed.