A Signal Code for Women Motorists!

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1046, 9 August 1930, Page 18

A Signal Code for Women Motorists!

NE of the most controversial subjects in motoring circles today is: “What does that lady driver in front of us wish to convey by the signal

she has just given us?”, writes Maurice Lane-Norcott in the "Daily Mail.” ns * »* Well, there is no definite answer to that important question. It may be one of a hundred chings. Indeed, it often is. For example, let us suppose that a lady driver whom we will call X, because she is such an unknown quantity, has put out her right hand in a sweeping gesture. The usual supposition then is that this X has made up her mind to turn to the right. We experienced old road hogs do not set a great deal of store by that, though. We know that this X is a lady of infinite gesture. She may be about to turn to the right, of course. It is far more probable, however, that she is just indicating the beauties ot the hedgerow to a friend or holding out her hand to feel if it has stopped raining. It is for this reason that I have prepared my “Lady Drivers' Signal Code.” This code gives every possible meaning to every possible womanly signal, and thus nothing remains for motorists

to do but to decide just which meanings, if any, was intended. They masthen pass with comparative impunity or, better still, remain well in the rear until the lady driver is safely out of the way. LANE-NORCOTT’S SIGNAL CODE OR LADIES AND SAFETY FIRST What a Lady Driver means when she raises her right arm. 1. 1 am about to stop. 2. Look! There's an airplane up there! 3. I’ve got an awful pain in this arm. I believe it’s rheumatism. 4. I always serve in this way, like Tilden. 5. Hullo! There’s Harry! 6. My dear! Would you believe it? I’ve left the milk on the stove again! 7. I’m going to turn to the left or light, or go straight on, or reverse. What a Lady means when she twiddles her finger. 1. I may be going in another direction soon. 2. You take six eggs, my dear, and stir them briskly.

3. We have a roulette wheel at home. 4. I can twist George round my lit finger. _ . . . 5. That reminds me. I must bu. Swiss roll for tea. . . 6. Henrv is one of those round iai men. to 7. You simply can’t get any wind a clock in our ho “ se ' or S. I’m going to turn to the right, or go straight » reverse. What a Lady Driver means ; tM moves her hand up and do 1. I’m going to slow down if I can 2. So I waved to him like this. 3. My hand’s gone to sleep no■ • 4. We have to pump all the vat the cottage. . 5. Yes, I simply adore fly-fishuig-^ 6. I’m just knocking the ash cigarette. , & 7. I’m going to turn to the of right, or go straight • reverse. What a Lady Driver means when s gives no signal at ail. 1. I'm going to turn to the leR right, or go straight » reverse. ■ JYou see? * Well, then, don’t sa? haven’t warned you.