TOOT! TOOT!

NZ Truth, Issue 1108, 24 February 1927, Page 17

TOOT! TOOT!

When Not to Do It Although an excellent method of discharging an overcharged battery is by using the horn, more frequently, it is at least poor sports- '' manship to use it tantalisingly m traffic jams. , OOMETHING ties up motorist number one. Motorist number two tolerates the delay for a minute,- puts his head through the door, mutters an imprecation, and then rests languidly upon the button. . ■.. J Motorists all down, the line, for-' getting for the instant- that they , are humans rather than sheep, s enter joyfully into the game which you may call "Follow the leader"! or "Press the- button," as you ' prefer. A good time is had by all —^except by the traffic officer, motorist number one, ' who can't seem to get started, nervous pedestrians, sane motorists who refuse to join the medley, and a few tired business men trying to con-, centrate m the offices nearby. Perhaps a better way to express this would be to say: "A. period of torment was endured by all, with the exception of motorists who, sheep-like, followed their leader, and sheepishly ceased only when the tormented traffic officer threatened them with summonses for creating a disturbance."