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Rh sibly travelling at a high rate of speed. Greasy tram lines arc also exceedingly bad, but as the car should be travelling slowly when these are encountered, accidents ought not to happen if proper care be used.

In passing over tram-lines they should be taken at a good angle, for if the crossing be cut too fine the wheels may drop into the lines and a slip result. Greasy macadam is bad if high speeds are attempted, but up to ten or twelve miles an hour there is seldom any difficulty in 'negotiating' it. Ice is the worst of all, but this condition occurs very seldom, and of course no attempt should be made to travel at any great speed over it. An account, however, of a drive under these circumstances is given by Mr. Mayhew in a recent issue of the Automobile Club's 'Notes and Notices,' and being of interest it is quoted:—