The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-21

There will always be room in this
country in my opinion, for anywhere
from 100000 to $50 900 motor vehicles.
Motor cars will be sold long after
forgotten, for the world has learned
their wonderful efficiency, and it will
not give them up now.''
SKIDDING, AND HOW BEST
TO PREVENT IT.
By R. B. Bramwell, Michelin Tire
Company
Skidding is one of the most frequent
causes of automobile accidents, yet
it's dangers are seldom appreciated
by the automobile novice until that
day when his car swings around help
lessly on a wet or muddy pavement
while he tugs at the steering wheel
frantically in a hopeless effort to re-
gain control. The same jolt that
dishes a wheel Cor worsel when the
the curb, awakens the frightened
driver to a full realization Of what
might have happened, so he looks
around for some way to prevent skid
ding in the future.
Every car mounted on rubber tread
ditions are right. Low hung, well
balanced cars skid less than others,
but they all skid, SO if there is any
preventive the motorist must look for
relief to the tire and accessory man
ufacturers.
Various Types Of Anti-Skids.
Most Of the leading tire makers pro-
duce special anti-skid tires, the feat
ure being either rubber projections in
some form on the tread. all of which
are notifications of the Baily rubber
studded tread, or they may be of the
more radical steel studded type Of
which the Michelin Anti-Skid is the
pioneer. In all of these the anti
skid feature is an integral part Of the
tire and not an attachment. The next
group Of anti-skid preventives may
be classified under the general head
of detachable devices.
This group includes tire chains of
all kinds, removable protectors, eth
er steel studded or provided with 9TH
er projections on the tread calculat-
ed to hold on the road under the most
vantage of rubber-studded anti-skids
Is that the studs wear off; Of the
steel-studded type, that with few ex-
ceptions, like the Michelin, which is
practically as flexible as an ordinary
rubber tread tire, they destroy the re-
siliency of the rubber, making the tires
hard riding; of tire chains, that they
when wet and muddy, and they in
jure the rubber treads Of the tires to
which they are fitted; of removable
studded protectors, that, being heavy
and non-flexible, they destroy the re-
siliency of the tire, and are awkward
to put on and take off.
The Best Anti-Skids.
Experienced motorists agree that
either rubber or steel-studded anti
70 OF
and attachments designed to prevent
skidding. Rubber anti-skids hold bet
ter than the steel-studded type on
hard, dry pavements, but on wet or
very slippery pavements, and on
muddy roads or on ice, the steel-stud-:
ded type has undoubted advantages.
The Michelin people have made very
exhaustive tests of anti-skid devices,
dating back prior to the public intro
duction of their anti-skid tire in 1905,
and they are now recommending as
the ideal arrangement combination
Of plain rubber tread tires and anti
skids. This combination provides an
anti-skid On the right front wheel and
a second anti-skid on the opposite rear
wheel, the other two wheels being fit
ted with rubber tread tires.
It is pointed out that the anti-skids
will positively prevent skidding under
all conditions excepting on hard city
asphalt.
An roads of that construction the
rubber tread tires can be depended
on to hold securely.-N. Y. American.
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE.
L. H. Lyon, 1854 State ST.. cor. Of
Main. represents the most reliable au-
tomobile insurance companies in the
country. The Boston Policy-cover-
ing both fire and theft-is without
doubt one Of the most popular policies
issued. The cost is small compared
to the protection given. Other pol
icies covering Marine and fire ipsur-
ance are also issued by him.
AUTOMOBILE TIRES,
THEIR USE AND ABUSE.
(By ]. c. Nicol)
There are many reasons why tires
do not give reasonable returns for
money expended-ignorance and neg
lect being the principle ones-ignor-
ance in regard to proper care and in
fiation, neglect where the owner is
shown the abuse and fails to correct
it.
In the opinion of the writer more
tires are ruined by improper imitation
than from any other cause. Every
time a tire revolves without the prop
err air pressure, it shortens the life
Of the tire; it gives the fabrics a
chance to bend, where, if it was blown
to it's proper pressure, it could not.
The result a blow out from it's weak
est spot. OF course there is limit
a tire can be too hard, especially one
which has given reasonable service.
The Morgan and Wright Tire has
stamped on the side of each tire the
proper air pressure, and if kept to or
near the pressure indicated, gives
splendid results.
The writer would strongly advise ev-