OT - Defensive driving from 1958.
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OT - Defensive driving from 1958.
I stumbled across this a few months back. This is from the Sept 1958 issue of popular science.
I can't help but to laugh at the idea of abandoning the wheel and curling up into a ball. I guess it was the best option at the time. Thankfully vehicle safety has improved since then.
If you are interested in what the other tips were, you can read the issue here: https://books.google.com/books?id=ZC...issues_r&cad=1
I can't help but to laugh at the idea of abandoning the wheel and curling up into a ball. I guess it was the best option at the time. Thankfully vehicle safety has improved since then.
If you are interested in what the other tips were, you can read the issue here: https://books.google.com/books?id=ZC...issues_r&cad=1
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I stumbled across this a few months back. This is from the Sept 1958 issue of popular science.
I can't help but to laugh at the idea of abandoning the wheel and curling up into a ball. I guess it was the best option at the time. Thankfully vehicle safety has improved since then.
If you are interested in what the other tips were, you can read the issue here: https://books.google.com/books?id=ZC...issues_r&cad=1
I can't help but to laugh at the idea of abandoning the wheel and curling up into a ball. I guess it was the best option at the time. Thankfully vehicle safety has improved since then.
If you are interested in what the other tips were, you can read the issue here: https://books.google.com/books?id=ZC...issues_r&cad=1
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That's funny. If it's that late, you will have no time to curl in a ball in the seat, let alone kill the ignition before doing so.
In looking for the rest of the article, I found this. I though folk my enjoy this letter to the editor on those newfangled automatic transmissions.
In looking for the rest of the article, I found this. I though folk my enjoy this letter to the editor on those newfangled automatic transmissions.
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I used to work with a Pakistani gent whose wife grew up never having seen a car, let alone driven one. He got a call at work one day that she went out driving, pulled partway out into traffic, and saw immediately that she shouldn't have. She did exactly what the OP says -- curled up in a ball down on the floorboards! Waited for the crash, which came quickly. She was unhurt, so maybe it's not such a bad idea?!
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That's funny. If it's that late, you will have no time to curl in a ball in the seat, let alone kill the ignition before doing so.
In looking for the rest of the article, I found this. I though folk my enjoy this letter to the editor on those newfangled automatic transmissions.
In looking for the rest of the article, I found this. I though folk my enjoy this letter to the editor on those newfangled automatic transmissions.
I found another article on how overdrive saves gas.
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Well now I need a lesson on Overdrive. I thought it was just for the highest gear. So it impacts gearing in the lower gears? Or do they get to 4th faster and use that before they get to stops....
The automatic drive test is a great selling point. I like how they mention it makes average drivers better. Clutch work can be an art. Especially now when most people aren't exposed to it.
The automatic drive test is a great selling point. I like how they mention it makes average drivers better. Clutch work can be an art. Especially now when most people aren't exposed to it.
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A vehicle built with OD usually had a higher numeric rear end ratio. This of course worked as a distinct advantage in a pickup in getting a heavy load moving or moving in tight areas and backing. The real advantage of OD was that engine speed was reduced a considerable amount at open road speeds. For many of us who grew up when OD was an option, we made some wiring changes that gave us six speeds foreward.
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