THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AUTO ACOIDENTS Mutual Realization of Respon- sibility Makes for Safety When Trafic Is Heavy. Mutual responsibility makes for safety, says A. B. C. Hardy, member of the Trafic Planning and Safety Committee, N. A. C. C, and well known in the trade, in a recent article. The most careful driver of a motor vehicle is never safe from the danger of injuring the careless. pedestrian; and the most careful pedestrian 1s never safe from the danger of veing injured by the careless anver, Zi NOTICE T0 CAR OWNERS Have your car in- spected and gone over before the spring rush. We absolutely guarantes work EDWARDS | AUTO SERVICE Sa MONTREAL Sri mind ; wy' SPRING 1S he M 0 A R C H . Do not invite trouble by fixing an old Battery, Avoid it by purchasing a new " MONARCH for your Auto or Motor Boat. Order NOW and help to keep KINGSTON MEN Sold by all dealers. Guaranteed by the makers. Monarch Battery KINGSTON What we are aiming at, in. the work that is being done by so many organizations interested in estab- lishing improved safety conditions, is to secure real co-operation from every one concerned in the produc- tion and operation or motor - ve- hicles. The maker, the driver and the pedestrian are ali responsible; and public safely -aepends . very largely on how their responsibilities are assumed. Maker's Duty. The automobile maker owes it to himself, as well as to the public, to make his car safe to drive; this means that it must be strong, that it can be promptly stopped in emergency, and that due notice of its approach is given, day and night. Increased factors of safety, improv- ed brakes, dependable lights and signals are the rule in automobile manufacture. It has come to be a matter of course that the modern automobile will deliver mileage in safety over a long period of time. The driver oweés it to himself to bave his vehicle under control at all times. He must know that his brakes are working and must have more interest in them than in his accelerator. Nowadays, the average driver is sane: he knows the dis- tance in which he can stop his ear at various speeds, and he keeps within the speed callea for by con- ditions. The driver with his car under definite control keeps out of court, out of jail, out of the hos- pital, and out of the clutches of re- morse for unavoidable accidents, The Pedestrian. The pedestrian owes it to himself to walk alertly; to observe traffic regulations, and have his safety in to remember that there are very few accidents nowadays that occur in. trafic in which the pedes- trian is wholly free from blame. COMING! | 7 Co. Limited TaR>ZO=2 Starting The Long-Idle Engine Re-Installing The Battery THE BATTERY, which is almost always reméved from a lajd-up car, should be replaced just as it was taken out, so far as the positions of its positive and negative terminals are concerned, and should be securely fastened into positiop by the hold-downs or other means pro vided. If it be leff loose it will be injured. Its terminal posts and the insides of the cable clamps should be scraped clean, the clampe attached and tightened securely and the parts then coated with vaseline All switches should be "off" when this is done and if a spark is pro duced when a clamp is touched to a terminal post, the conmnectiov should not be permanently niade, as a leak in the wiring is thereby indicated. Watching For Oil Circulation When the engine has been gotten into action, by means of the starter, the oil pressure-gage should at once be consulted and if pres sure is not indicated within a minute, the engine should be shut down and the trouble located. If the ofl pump has become air-bound, as it may have done--especially if the ofl-pan was emptied at Jaying-up time, additional of! should be supplied from a gun into the system, through the capped or plugged orifice provided for this purpose, for instance" at the oil relief-valve or by-pass. are not located in the ofl pan. This applies especially to pumps that Oil Pressure Must Be Normal Upon the establishment of oll pressure, unless it is of normal amount, investigation is in order, for if it is higher than it should be, considering ped. temperature and other factors, obstruction of certain ofl may be suspected and if it is too low or ye clogging of the strainer may be indicated. It the angine bas overhead valves, not automatically lubricated, they should receive a thorough hand oiling or greasing at once and if pocketed valves are used, it is well to remove the valve-compartment cover and ofl every- thing therein with a gun, before starting the engine, as these parts may become pretty gummy after long disuse. OBSTRUCTED RADIATOR ASSAGES J. F. E. writes: The cooling sys- tem of my car gives serious trouble from overheating, and wa- ter is freely sprayed from around the radiator filler-cap when speed reaches 25 m. p. h. This makes me suspect that circulation is im- peded, but my mechanic says that I have to re- fill the system four or five times In & 150 mile trip. Please give me your opinion. Answer: No doubt you are right as to the cause of this trouble, for if there were ng obstruction, the . pump would. not build up pressure in the top of the radiator sufficient to spray out water. "The presump- tion is that the radiator passages are clogged and we suggest that you clean the . radiator with sal soda solution and that, if this is poe effectual, you have it treated a professional radiator repairer, With both upper and lower rubber connections detached and the in- flow plugged, water should run out the outflow jn a full stream, when it is supplied to the filler opening of Mr. 5 The absent-minded pedestrian, or the untrained pedestrian, consti- tutés a grave 'element of danger. And training should begin with a @- FOR TEN Years - DEPENDABLE Exceptional dependability has been a char- acteristic of Dodge Brothers Motor Car Sos Ge day the frst of Yume Stuty Samy was marketed. Not lage 15 a decade hait failed: to. uphioid and enhance its reputation for faithful per- formance. The reason for its consistent goodness and continued betterment points directly back to the ideals of the founders. Instead of fluctuating between an. endless series of annual models, they determined to' concentrate on the perfection of a single chassis, _ Dodge Brothers Motor Car today is the embodiment of that ideal --an ideal that *. will endure as long #s the ipstitution itself. from a garden hose. Otherwise the passages are obstructed. ---- W. K. asks: What is t1e best way 'n which to stop a storage bat- tery from leaking liquid? Will a generator overcharge and burn its battery if it furnishes it a current of 15 amperes, when the car is running at 20 m. p. h.? Answer: . Leaking can be stopped by making sure there are no ¢racks in the rubber jars of the cells, by avoidance of overfilling ' the cells and by keeping the terminal posts tightly sealed, where they pass through the covers. Fifteen .am- peres is a very usual charging cur. rent for an ordinary § voit battery, but if very little current is taken from such a battery, this charging rate may result in overcharging. However, if the battery liquid never rises to a temperature .above 120 degrees Fahrenheit, thre is no danger of injury from such over- charging. Aone of. goner Interest to the motorist will De answered dy loug column, space permitting. 21 an immadiate qawer is desired, enclose self-addressed, stamped enveloge, - child as early as he is able to walk. It should be comstaatly continued at home and at school... There is a mutual responsibility -----and mutual penalty. Many people suffer in every accident, not alone those immediatgly involved. Communities ' and organizations everywhere today are spending time and thought ahd money in under- taking to regulate traffic so as to protect property, limb, and life. But no amount of effort can result in wholesale protection unless everybody co-operates. The thought- less man, in the driver's seat or in the highway, will always be a men- ace to himself and to others; cons stant education will make for co- operation and - this, In turn, for safety. A CHEAP REPAIR FOR CLUTCH SLIP On some cars which have been in service for years, trouble is some- times experienced with the continual slipping of the clutch. This is gen erally due to oil leaking into the clutch housing from the crankcase, through the end bearing. The proper way to prevent this leakage ie to properly fit the bearings. However, on an old car, the dwn- er may feel that the expense in- volved will not be justified. In such cases, the following simple arrange- ment often gives good result: A heavy felt or leather washer 1» placed over thé breathér pipe cap, #0 that when it is screwed down tightly it will be air-tight. 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