ather went to the front near the crank to start the motor. Father put his thumb against his palm instead of putting it around th
e crank. As he told me later, when the motor took, the crank could move suddenly and break a man's thumb if his thumb was around it. He folded his hand carefully around the crank and began vigorously winding it. The motor caught and started with a chug. —Dragonwings, Laurence Yep Based on the passage, what was starting a car like in the early 1900s? easy safe impossible dangerous
