TESTS OF ABILITY
STUNTS FOR DRIVERS. Many motorists pride themselves on being good drivers, but if they wish to become more proficient, the following stunts will be worth trying:— 1. At twenty-five miles an hoar, can you pass within six inches of a given mark?
2. At ten miles an hour, can you miss it by three inches? 3. Can you turn a semi-circle and stop'within a foot of it?
4. At twenty miles an hour, can you stop within forty feet, halting within six inches of it?.
5. Do you drag your brakes on a down grade? 6. Caii you .drive a towed car without jerking? ; 7. Can you back 100 feet without deviating more than a foot from ajn even course and stop within three inches of it?
8. Can you park in a space four feet longer than your car, front and back wheels pot more than six inches from the kerb?
-9. Can you back into a garage space with not more than six inches clearance on each side?
10. Can you stop on a steep down grade, turn around, and start back up hill without killing the motor or racing it unduly?
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Shannon News, 21 December 1928, Page 4
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197TESTS OF ABILITY Shannon News, 21 December 1928, Page 4
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