MOTORING NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 49, 18 July 1914, Page 8

MOTORING NOTES.

There- i, an old story of ;i S-otch lawyer who was l>fin K driven in a ,|oj: cart drawn ]>v a smart tro!t-r lhat presently look fright aiid bolted. The Hitle lawyer, while ilinyiiy on as beat he could, and in monicntaiy iear of Ix-inj; pitched out. kept ( ,n c'allin'' 01H to the scared .Iriv-r: -For eoodnc--.sake run into som.ailing tlieap. man; run into somelliinj,' cheap." This .ancient story wa- recalled lhe other day l,y a friend who had jiisl had a liftle dill'orcnce with a taxi, in which the uiNi had com,' oil - hest. The ■ idc-eari-t liuil seen (hat collision wa - in ovitable. so had !he presence of mind to steer so thai the shock of the impact came where it V oitld do ira.-l harm. Jn this ea-e it was the side-car eh a -U 'which projected licvond the car. Thireeeived the Mow, and wa- cracke ' and the i)ody of tile side-car wa, al.-o d. nfl >li.ehlly. l)iil. no further dama'v was done. Had the front wheel lak\ n i ',<•■ M'.-w the least pos.ihle damage ~*„-,i!,| li.it,. ,-aiLsed bent forks and mudguard, "lid very likely a lwi-le,l frame. \s it "as, the deimane could |,e remedied at the co-t of a few shillilies. !,;■( i„ (lie other ca-c i| iniejit have i,..,. M ~ Vii.itte,- of p „is. .\l.„ die machine was rideal.'e, wb, ica- ii mini,, ]lav ,. If we cannot a!wa\- ,|,'.j!i ( . to "■'•'i'„': l "'im (■■ ,-.'Ti.e. ; ;..in;. el„, M ,.- we can ~,.,1., up •'>'"' '""i"- heiorehaml that wh, e a collision is unavoidable we in.iv l„ ,i!,ie 1,, -teer -„ lhal Ike -hock -hail f ; ,p ~■■ ■"!"" I""'* "-'I '* l«-l. aide to -land it! Im ' nit-nn.lioii.il motor-evel,. ,-.,,.,.. Ileal recently in Spain, over a di-laue <>! i">l kiloniefres, fullv established y-, "■'i-'!d!i!y of liriti-1, h„i|, ,„„(,„•...,..,:. " v '' l ' n "' » li-l>'omc,| American and < "■.'.tiii-nlal make, foe a 1M , V

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