DRIVING. 69 



is approaching en the other. To turn a right angle 

 you must have space accordingly, and it is better to 

 make use of that which you see insured to 3^011 than to 

 be depending on that which is uncertain. 



It is hardly necessary to remark that it is infinitely 

 safer to make your turns at a slow pace than faster. 

 Turning quickly round corners is reckless work, but the 

 faster your pace the more necessary it is to get to the 

 wrong side of the road when turning to the left before 

 you make your turn to the new, or before entering a 

 narrow gateway or passage. When the turn is to the 

 right, you will keep to your own or left side of the road. 



Where a narrow gateway has to be entered with four 

 wheels, having brought your vehicle fairly in front of 

 it, place your pole directly over the centre or bolt stone ; 

 in the absence of this guide, mark with your eye some 

 object in the centre, and bring your pole right over it. 

 The wheels will take care of themselves, if there is at 

 all room for the carriage. 



With single harness the horse is brought direct at the 

 gate, and kept very straight, his hind feet passing over 

 the centre object. 



In driving- through crowded streets or in a narrow 

 way, especially with vehicles coming rapidly towards 

 you, and every prospect of a collision, take a stronger 

 hold of your horses, and moderate your pace, remember- 

 ing that, if you cannot avoid grief, the less the impetus 

 the less the crash, if it should come. This result is 

 amusingly exemplified by the stage-coachman's defini- 

 tion of the difference between the results of road and 

 rail accidents. Coach ey says, ' If even an upset occur 

 on the road, there you are ; but if an accident takes 

 place by rail, where are you ?" 



Remember to collect your horses well in hand before 



