HIGH ROAD & BY-ROAD.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20272, 14 August 1937, Page 28 (Supplement)

HIGH ROAD & BY-ROAD.

■ SPARKS. Receipt of ttie Ausf'n Magazine for July is acknowledge.|. ll contains ' j to motorists, as v.vi! as art cies on j i several of the holiday grounds in ! . ! Britain. j Witness at Highgate: “Owing to I | the motorist leaving ills car while be | • j went to lunch, traflic became seriously j i ! digested.” t i . Chichester, in England, is to have a : ; | free car park at a cost of £15,000. ! ’ Weston-super-Mare is to have its j [ I tramway system scrapped In favour of j j buses. , j Red is an unpopular colour !q Ger- I , j many. it has been suggested that J red cars be forbidden, and now all ' the fire engines are to be painted 1 green. Tyres worn in spots indicate too sudden application of brakes or too sudden application of power, either of which will cause slipping and excessive wear. An emergency battery cable can be made by putting several strands of flexible Insulated wire through a piece of rubber tubing. A cable made in this manner should be replaced as soon as a regular cable can be procured. 'Budapest theatrical managers want to forbid actresses to drive their own cars. The actresses have been having so many accidents that many companies are continually minus their leading ladies. When a car has stood unused for ' a considerable time it is advisable to remove the spark plugs and pour about a tablespoon of light lubricating oil into each cylinder before starting. This will assist in lubricating the ' cylinder walls until oil reaches them from the crankcase. Mist drivers are familiar with the annoyance caused by the lights of a following car shining on the driving mirror, the resultant dazzle frequently tempting them to put the mirror out of adjustment. Mirrors with antidazzle glass are now obtainable In England, but in some cases these have not the brilliancy of an ordinary mirror. A British Arm has solved the problem !by •marketing a two-sdded mirror which has anti-dazzle glass on one side for night, driving and silvered glass on the other for daylight motoring.