Arizona republican., 1919-11-09
ACCIDENTS WILL
CONE IF BRAKES
NOT EFFICIENT

Are you sure of your brakes? Arc
they nearly 100 per cent efficient?
Say next Sunday you lead out faithful
little Ford, pack in the wife and kids
and go bowling down the main streets
feeling as big as life with the speedo-
meter registering thirty miles an hour.
And say that just ahead of you a big
Ice cream truck comes shooting out OF
o. side street-lf you slam on your
brakes can you bring your car to
stop within 81 feet? If you can't Won
are liable to muss up the wife and
family a little bit-you may possibly
dent the truck-you are sure to arouse
the wrath Of local police officials.
According to a huge chart worked
out by automobile engineers which
has been sent to the police depart
ment, any car going twenty miles an
hour should stop within the space OF
81 feet; any car going ten miles an
hour should stop within the space Of
go feet-if they cant stop within
such space in an emergency the
brakes are not working properly. The
chart is representative of the National
Brake Inspection Movement which is
being advocated by Arthur Woods.
former police commissioner OF New
York City, Raymond Pullman, super
intendent of police at Washington and
many of the progressive police officials
in towns and cities throughout the
country. Legislation is being proposed
requiring annual brake inspection of
all cars-safety first societies are en-
dorsing the idea and like the glaring
headlight and boisterous cutout, it IS
only question of time before the in
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past.
Our local police, however. aren't
going to await for any legislation
they say that any automobile owner
who doesn't care enough about his own
safety, to say nothing of the publics
safety, is criminal menace to the
city and will be regarded as such by
the police department.
There really is no excuse for ineffi-
cient brakes on any car these days
II a motorist isn't sure Of his brakes
he can stop in garage and have them
inspected in a few minutes 1.-THE
trouble is" according to a prominent
garage man in town, that too many
innocent motorists do not realize the
Importance of their efficiency until
they are tested by some serious emer-
gency and then it is usually too late
and the result is oftentimes death and
disaster. Motorists must pay more at
tention to their brakes and have them
inspected regularly the same as they
do with their batteries or any other
parts of their cars"
Most brake trouble today is caused
by poor brake lining. The brake lin
ing Is in reality the heart and lungs
OF the brakes and it is essential to get
the best available. lining which
was subjected to every test by army
motor transports abroad and which is
being used by many local car owners
Is commonly known as thermoid hy-
draulic compressed. It is made of as
bestos fabric, strung on brass wires
then folded several times. grapnalized
and made into a solid piece by the ap-
plication Of a hydraulic pressure of
1000 pounds to the square inch at a
temperature Of 800 degrees.
A motorist owes It to himself as well
as to the public and especially to tie
women and children to provide his car
with every possible safeguard which
will insure town free of accidents
and there a happier town in which to
live.