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Plugs 4 The. Signal -Star, November 9, 1972 -Car Care Supplement 1
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Make Motoring aPleasure
Once More with CarCare
And..Safe Drivingik. bits
If you drive a car, you have more than the steering wheel
in your hands..
As ?t motorist, your actions or lack of action can helpoleter-!
m ine. the state of the motoring world in which you drive. And
in doing:. so, you can make owning and operating a car a'
happier proposition.
In the simpler world a generation or so removed, car,
ownership was arrelatively uncomplicated matter. Laws gov-
erning the. automobile Mainly dealt with its safe operation ._
and licensing.
It is almost superfluous to note that things hay.e.certainly
-changed-. ; Today; hardly-a--we-et-passes- that some legislativ-
body' is not'weighing the passage of anew restriction ori coir
ownership or car manufacturing.. It's practically a full-time
actiVity keeping up With new developments.
Reasons for this fixation on the car are • not difficult
to fathom. Traffic fatalities and injuries continue to• re-
main at the same dismally high levels. Damage to the
environment, resulting from vehicle emissions remains
'a serious problem.
While the auto, makers have made and are continuing to
make dramatic strides in solving these problems, the man
and women behind the wheel have demonstrated little interest
in carrying their share of the burden.
If this were not so, why do half of the cars undergoing
simple vehicle safety checks fail in at least one critical com-
ponent? If this were not so, why do three out of every five
cars require simple engine maintenance that could reduce
harmful emissions by a startlingly high percentage?
This lack of maintenance on the part of the car owner
could almost be understood, if it were merely a matter of
civic pride or good neighborliness. '
It is obvious that self preservation rank head and shoul-
ders above concern for one's fellow man. •
But caring for one's car pays handsome dividends in help-
ing oneself. Perhaps the concern for one's family's safety is
not that tangible an idea. It's comforting to 'believe• "It can't
happen to us." The non-use of seat belts is' but one example
of this apparent'lack of concern.
On.a dollar and cents basis, car care does pay tangible
dividends. That low -emission tune-up will do more
than ,help clean up the air. It will also save on gasoline
consumption and on time and money expended when'the
car won't start. - • • ' , '
Simple, low-cost procedures such as changing oil arid filter' ,
and lubrication on a regular basis can forestall costly engine
and drive train repairs.. Cooling system attention can prevent
mishaps that`in some cases would ruin an engine completely.
Attention to the cleanliness and soundness of the car's body
actually can mean several hundred dollars more at trade-in
time.
But perhaps if each of us were to care for our cars and
drive them 'safely another bonus could befall us. Taking the
automobile out. of the problem area takes it out of the legis-
lative arena. The long list of "thou musts" and "thou shall
nots" could even dwindle to a mind -easing level.
Who knows, a lot of the pleasure of owning and operating
ari automobile might reappear.
Take the fust step by bringing your car into your favorite
service outlet for a thorough check-up.
Rear -Mounted Light Cluster
Signals Exact Driver Action
Imagine a world without
traffic lights and think of the
total confusion that would
result,
If a proposed bill passes
the U.S.., Congress, every car
'manufactured will have its
own- version a traffic -lights
mounted on the rear end.
Should the proposal be-,
come law, automobiles would
be equipp`-with a Tri -light
system. The lights would sig-
nal the actions of the driver
tb other drivers in cars to the
rear.
This light cluster would in-
clude the following:
1. The present rear red
lights which signal the appli-
cation'of brakes.
2. Two rear umber lights
that are activated when both
the gas pedal and brake ped -
a1 'are not depressed. (Or
when the driver is about to
stop or about to start up
again.)
3. Two rear green lights
activated by a depressed gas
pedal. (Or when the driver
has started up,,again.)
4. Amber rear turn sig
nals, integrated with the am-
ber lights in Point 2.
It is estimated the system
would cost $15 per car.
Purpose of the System is to
create more exact communi-
cation between drivers. It is
hc2ed by proposers -of the
legislation 'that the number
of rear -end collisions would
be markedly reduced.
About half of the Accidents
occurring on the highway are
of the rear -end collision va-
riety and ten percent of the
fatalities result from rear -
end smash-ups.
THAT OUGHT -TO FIX IT -- A minor adjustment on the. steering meet unism-finishes off the job
of pre -winter maintenance on this youngster's car. His dad's vehicle is on the nearby rack, getting
ready for the months of rough driving conditions ahead. Now's the time to get your ear in shape,
too, for care -free winter motoring.
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