Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-06

fore the momentum of the car is offset by the resist
ance of the road or paUen1ent whether dry loet.
Skidding on wet pavements can be reduced to the
minimum, with either two four-whee brakes only
by slowing down speed and gentle brake with
clutch engaged.
Disadvantages of Four Wheel Brakes
Against the only advantage ( of four-wheeI brakes
namely, quicker stopping, there six serious dis
advantages which make them mechanically nprac-
ticabe, dangerous uncomfortable, and expensive to
owners, as follows:
l. Danger of Accidents. With permission, we quote
from circular of the Rolls-Royce Company to
their dealers, upon which we cannot improve:
'asicay the fault with ront-weel brakes lies the
danger of font-wheel sds, which uncomfortable and
consequently vastly dangerous than wheel skid
M must be first of ALL .hs. 70, t1 ability
When front wheels to roll they lose all to steer
the which slides straight ahead fiat road into
the ditch If on crowned or cambered road.
When the brakes are used in an emergency il of primary
ro that that the steered from the time that
the brakes applied until is brought to complete stop
Wen an obstacle suddenly presents itself Gas in night
drivg) the drivers instnct to Immediately apply the
brakes as hard as possible. --.r.-e.s1--
. under these conditions the wheels suddenly
locked disaster overtake the driver through inability
to control the ears direction, though it atop
before meeting the obstacle. ~..4ze-.z-- s4.--.-4-
traffic driving the ability to control the
direction Of the car of almost With che
"on wetfor sprinled city street.. granting tho
frontheel brakes perfectly equaiea, would
slide straight ahead unable take advantage traffic
conditions, either right or left.
s'If the brakes perfectly Immediately
the applied the front eeis would take
sd which would be Uncomfortable, Whichever direction
the equalization of the brakes was faulty. r.s~
n traffic driving, under favorable conditions (per
fecty equazed brakes dry payenert sudden appca-
on of che brakes checks the precptat that
following have been known to crash into the ahead,
causing end wreck through not having stopping
and time.
at is of obvious that front wheel brakes
double the difficulty keeping the brakes properly equazsd
Asde from the above apparent defects in front four
wheel braing there is the stieing effect the steering
take into consideration when the brakes applied and
drag steering unless the braking effects both
serious disadvantage reflected in the handling of the
2. Adjustments by Ot0ney. Brakes must be properly
adjusted fabricated and kept free from dirt, gravel
and foreign substances to prevent unequal pressure
of brakes and possible locking Of front wheels The
burden of this responsibility rests the owner not
the factory.
3. Added In,pedGn1enta and Lubrication. Four
wheel brakes double the number of parts in the brak
ing mechanism, add about hundred pounds of
ynsprung weight to the front end of the car, and
create from twenty to thirty additional places osty
inaccessible) requiring fabrication Ohich must be
applied by hand.
4. Decreased Car Efficiency. The added weight,
extra parts, and resulting from four
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