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HOW TO TR (EL BY AUTO
The Fine Art of Equipping Yourself for a Joyous Excursion
By DAVID KESSEL amount of dead weight to his ve- the sight of
TOW THAT the driving ban has hicle to merely maintain his driv- CY signs w
been somewhat relaxed, more ing speed. the tired ho
of the cars on campus will be Turnpike1
legally here. We shall expect a re- FOR EXAMPLE, stoppig in res- mented. Th
suiting increase in off-campus au- taurants on long trips is a prohibits pr
to trips by adventurous students, costly luxury since this is need- shoulders;:p
During a few rainy afte lessly time-consuming. Also day- age loafing
Duriy a f an fernoons, driver wvho
anyone with simple mechanical time driving has grown increas- job must re
aptitudes con fix up a car and ugly impossible, because of the iivte
increase his driving pleasure im- mass of sight-seers and idle trav- '
C I ft begins
menselty. elers who clog the highways with
Aside from the usual trivial Itheir slow-moving bulks, forcing trips requur
modifications, eg i.adar scrambl- experienced drivers to creep along You must r
ers to confuse damn police, left amidst a confusion of chrome and supply since
foot accelerator pedals, sd un- exhsut. ruled out, A
de :u-iting, the current trend to- So-called Motels, (actually road- Way, slot m
,r=-, overcrowded highwvs forces side flophouses) are expensive anddipensers a
the driver to add an increasing filled. Every chain-driver knows rirection, bi
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glaring NO VACAN- sleeping bag sticking out of the 'and oiled and full of gas. Extra
hich turn on during glove Compartment, you are bet- gas tank is full. Fire extinguish-
urs after dark ter off than your unfortunate cr is charged. Battery is charged.
fas bu sei fmens wo ty t slep n teirDriver is fed, but not too well,
travel is fast but regi- friends who try to sleep in their having gone on strict diet for
e New York Thruway back seats. The built-in bed is preceeding two days to avoid oc-
arking on its ample Ipreferred; it's warmer in winter. currence of "600 mile bloat" which
'resumably to discour-h will invariably result from living
SThu theTisix y hen there is the problem of
Thus the Thruway, 1on beer and sandwiches.
wants to sleep oii the light. If you drive at night, you Simple luggae is packed, food
sort to camouflage, or got to have light. Not only head- supply is packed, bed or seepind
ke for his nap. lights, but portable spotlights for bag is packed, lights work, brakes
to appear that night finding obscure signs, tire-csang- work, and mainly, motor works.
e some preparation, ing lights, flashing red lights in Promptly at 8 p.m. you leave
save an adequate food ase of trouble, under-hood lights Ann Arbor. Radar scrambler per-
stopping for food is for looking at the oil level, back mits a good expressway speed
lon the Merritt park- seat tights, msap reading lights. making Detroit by 9 easy. Canada
sachine-type sandwich etc Also you need a GOOD bat- by 9:30. By 1:30 a.m., Buffalo.
we a step in the right ery Extra gas tank comes in handy
ut these il-keptt d- And tools, in Canada where gas is 60 cents a
own to keep both quar-
ndw iches too. Luxuries. like builtsin tea-trays gallon which, even if they are big-
ver driver takes a sup- for eating on, thermos bottle hold- ger, ai't worth it.
ind hot and cold aater eis to keep them from rattling Quick whiz through Niagara
around, map holders, blanket Falls, which is mostly closed down,
racks, soap dishes, towel racks, and points up big advantage of night
BLEMI of sleeping is Window screens are absolutely es- travel: no traffic. Idea is now to
olved, Obviously the sential for comfortable travel. Es--get as much mileage down before
sleep is not when you pecially the screens which help you sack out. Occasional nibbles
ome across a VACAN- keep the flies iand mosquitoes at simple yet adequate food will
t when you hit a city out. be helpful Drinking tube irom
have easily-imposed- thermos is nie.
s, but when you get SO LET"S take a sample trip. Near Syracuse, also nearing 4
we establish the im- Here you are at Friday 5 p.m. aum, most drivers will feel prob-
having self-contained No more classes until Monday 8 blem of sleep need. So, pull off
ommodations. Wheth- a.m. Well, what the hell, let's go the Thruway, close the windows
a station wagon with to Boston. without screens, open the win-
ed, or an MG with a Car is, of course, well greased dows with screens, and hop into
bed; setting alarm for 8 a.m.
which is fine if you have been rest-
ing up for trip which, with this
kind of schedule, is near essen-
tial.
Eat light breakfast at 8 a.m.
Saturday with farmer who has
come out to find out why you are
parked in his manure patch.
Then, back to the Thruway and
head for Boston which you will
reach by 3 p.m. With no time-
wasting stops for food or sleep
m costly motels, where you have
to pay for lumpy beds, this trip
has been reasonably well done, ex-
cept for speeding ticket in Al-
bany.
This leaves twenty-six hours i
Boston. If you leave at, say 5:30
p.m., you can get back to Ann Ar-
bor just in time for that 8 a.m. on
r LIKE HOME BOSTON OR BUST Monday.
NOW, LET'S assume something
goes wrong at North Adams,
Mass. A rock slide, maybe. Out
come the portable light, and the
ropes and pulleys. Rocks are off
- road in a jiffy. Back behind the
wheel. Anti-sleep pills in drug
compartment may be helpful to
beginners, also raio tuned to
most obnoxious-type music ob-
tainable; Mantovani, for instance.
Map, hung on window shade
roller above windshield so it is
available when you get lost out-
side Albany is valuable. This hap-
pens, always.
London, Ontario, by 4 a.m: is
possible if you keep alert for op-
./"portunities to pass the clods. This
s way ahead of schedule; enough
RED LIGHT DIVERTISEMENT time for a quick nap beside mos-
quito-breeding swanip. Here is
elt;lt-- E. ~wherewindow screens pay for
- ' themselves. Unforunately tailgate
is left open. Scratch
e Ann Ambar at 7:53 a.m. leaves
time for change of clothes kept
behind spare tire. Car is left with
neager garage attendant who will
rease its joints and change its
oil and fumigate bedding, while
you go off to class.
Car will be ready for trip next
weekend when Friday recitation
instructor drops over leaving you
time to make Miami for the Parts
show easy.
or Asia, you'll fel at home in our For this trip, surfboard attach-
ment is needed which will be de-
shop. We have so many nicr scribed some other time so you
can cut across the St. Johns River
imported ;ifl3- mouth and save 6 minutes,
Mr. Kessel, a regular Maga-
zine contributor, is a teaching
fellow in bio-chemistry and
Gargoyle managing editor.
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