HANDY PEDALS

NZ Truth, Issue 1189, 13 September 1928, Page 23

HANDY PEDALS

Adjustable Controls Will Help

We Kays not yet got to the stage of "made to measure" cars, but some manufacturers have gone" a long way towards that ideal by making both foot controls, steer-ing-wheel, and also the . driving seat adjustable. . MOTHING is more uncomfortable than having to stretch the legs at full length m order to depress brake and clutch pedals; m fact, violent cramp can be 'brought on by having to force the brake pedal down hard when it is too far away to reach with comfort. Comfort m driving means a very great deal on a long run. ' * One. man will be perfectly .fresh after a 200-mile journey, ■while 75 miles will render another fit only fcr bed. In nearly every case it will be found that the main cause of fa- - tigue is that the controls and . steering-wheel are wrongly placed m relation to the particular driver. Many cars are now fitted with ?d---justable steering-wheels, and the height of some foot pedals can be altered, but even if they are not adjuatable, they can be brought hearer, the driver's foot by the simple expedient of adding a rubber pad or getting additional steel plates weeded on. It is well worth while when buying a car to have these slight alterations made immediately. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure First Aid for coughs, colds, influenza.*