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48 _'_ WILMETTE LIFE May '14, 1926 "Climbing a steep hill may put ;1 motorist's nerve to the test, hut there is far less danger in ascending hi\\-; than in d~·scending. ·The reason io1· this is that the driver who has made a stiff climb successfully is likely to he off hi s guard~· The temptation to coast is str'ong. All hills should bt descended in gear. On roads of sr;.( grade it is us ually safe ~o drin in high gear; '"·hen descendmg stetp<:r grades second or low gear should lot ' used, and the spark should he rctard('<l . The hand brake should be put intr scrvicl' as an · additional ai<l to th1 braking pmvc.:r of the rngine. ·C~ASSIFIED 2toi PIANO 'I ' l l ~ IN(~ ADS hill . climbing is that of shiftit~g. from TELLS MOTORISTS How Ireverse a htgher to a lower gear. Thts ts the of the usua1 order, but a little practice on a level ground will make To Do HILL CLIMBING ;'any driver proficient in a . short time . I (Continued from Page 47) Drivers in Level Countries Often at Great Disadvantage in Mountainous Areas "~·Iotorists who arc used to driving onh- on the leve l roads oi the middle wr~t frequently find themselves at a disaclvalltagc "·hen they arc forced to do any hill climbing," sa~· s Charles }.1. 1!ayes. president of the Chicago Motor Clnh. "ff the motori~t who plans on dning rather extensive tnuring \rould practice his hill climbing on thl' flat r(1ads oi his nati\'c statl'. he \rnuld .;a ,·e himscli much \ron-~· ancl pos:-ihk di . . asll'r. Thousands oi drin·rs \\"hn can clri\'C in traffic without an,· difficulty, or who can s;til'ly pilot. tl1eir cars O\'tr ~Iipprry rountr.'· roa<k fllld that hill climbing rtquin·s a special kind of skill and kno\\·lrdgr. "I Iii I climbing is no more difficult thai1 nrdinan· driring. but it i~ different. '!'he .mntori~t, \rho learns the di ffcrencr will haH no 1rouhlr. Tn ordinary <lri,·ing the 1llotorist pa_,.._ lit tle attention to the manner in . \\'hich · he stop~ his car. hut 011 a hill cro\\'ded , \\'ith cars stopping pn·~cnb a rt:al prohlt:lll. Tht· no,·ict· " ·ho i:-, fllrced to stop on a hill i~ alwa\'s \\·orriecl about slipping- hack \\'lH'n h.l' takt's his foot off the hrakr tCI step on the acnkrator: the veteran hill climhrr does not consider this a problvm. for hl'.keeps his ioot on the brake. and \\'hl'n hl' gets readv tn start ht· \1:-,t · ~ the h;ind throttk instead of tht: accelerator . Better still. perhaps. i:-- th<' prartire c.i holding the car with the hand brake and accelerating \\·ith the ioot as usual. fn this . \\·ay all po ~ sihility of ..;lipping hark\\'ard is eliminated. ":\not her d i fti cult y t·ncounttred in ,. HAYE YOUR PIANO TUNED FOH th e Spring tim e. Pril't>S n·tluced for May. , L. \.Y. Fostt>l', 62G Park Ave., Wilmette. Phont' Wil. 908-M. 2XLTN13-tfc :.m P :\1:\TJ~(; A:\D UECOR :\'l'l~t.i :\ . 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