THE IDEAL

Shannon News, 17 July 1928, Page 1

THE IDEAL

POINTS FOR PASSENGERS.

There are passengers and. passengers; Few drivers . the habit of. having their spare occupied by a variety of persons will' disagree with that; statement, I think. >•* ' That one feels more at ease, or bet-! ter content, with certain passengers on.; board than with others is a question* which goes a little beyond the ordinary 1 .;. - likes and dislikes of everyday life. As a driver,. part of. one’s peace oft mind or enjoyment is dependent upon. ;■ the attitude o£,pne’s passengers, . Who has notwiet the loquacious passenger who babbles incessantly of noth- . ing in particular and endeavours to hold one's attention in even the most ; awkward of situations? ' J ‘ Then there is the morose passenger, a glum being whom nothing wills move or induce to speak spontaneously—his phlegmatic behaviour is sometimes valuable in times of stress,; but none ■ ' .thp less he is not a desirable driving r • companion. , • .f-’f > ■ Most owners are acquainted also with the passenger-owner who, when' . offered a lift, regales one with a continuous recital of his own exploits with a similar type of car over a similar type of road. Still more annoying, to my mind, is the advice monger who upon every ppssible occasion ‘gives gratuitous; advice concerning the handling of the car. The nervous passenger, though not idealcan scarcely be blamed for a vailing which is not always within his control. In a very different category are _] those to whom a run in the country or a trip to the coast comes as a welcome relief from a monotonous existence, and who obviously enjoy every moment. , It is a ( pleasure to have such passengers in one’s car. , J Just a few—they are far between — are content in any car, at .any speed, no matter on what roadj they produce an atmosphere of well-being and cheer-', fulness which can scarcely fail to make a success of dny journey. Mere years, are no criterion,', such' pleasant passengers are to be found between very wide age limits. It may be that to each and every driver there is only one ideal passenger.