The Archive · 1920

A DRIVER OF CARS FOR THS PAST 'TEN YEARS

Shanghai, March 8.

To the Editor of the "Norra-Carva Dairy News."

Srr,—In answer to your corres-Pondent on 0 "Furious Driving" kindly allow mo to make a few casual observations.

He states that he is glad to see that the Police are getting on the track of "Road Hogs,"

It seems that your correspondent's definition of a "road hog'? is "a fast driver." Now a skilful, fast driver is often less of a "road hog' than the driver who "chunks"? along his obsolete machine at a speed of 15 miles per hour, right in the middle of the road, blissfully unconscious that other Toad users whose cars have a little "pep" want to! leave him and his "boneshaker" behind.

I have personally driven, or at least tried to drive, behind such a person. It took about three minus tes on the level for the machine attain, I should imagine, its Maximum speed of about 15 miles' per hour If your correspondent has never experienced the desire to speed he is not a real motorist.

He says that the lady (who by the way is a good driver) was travelling at-40 miles per hour and the brakes were applied so hard that the car "skidded along under its own impetus." In the first place the lady's estimate of the

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