Making that once-in-a-year journey home is indeed a joyous
occasion for many. ___1___ ,
accidents and breakdowns are not uncommon and ___2___
a policeman is puzzled at the poor ___3___
for the journey ahead. Police have found ___4___
vehicle breakdown is often the result of ___5___
maintenance. The motorist excuses himself ___6___
saying that he had had no time ___7___
his vehicle or that the queue was ___8___
long at the service station. In some ___9___
, motorists had miscalculated the distance to the ___10___
petrol kiosk and had embarked upon the journey ___11___
a less-than-full tank. Motorists, too, appear not to be ___12___
of maintaining the correct tyre pressure. they embark on the
journey ___13___ inadequate
tyre pressure not considering the fuller-than-normal ___
14___ they would be
carrying. this results in poor performance and on a ___15___
road, traffic behind the vehicle tends to build up. Motorists do
not realize that a small increase in tyre pressure of just 30
kpa or 4 psi over the usual pressure for the duration of the
journey enables their types to perform better with the full
load. |