Evening star., 1925-11-08
WHEELS ARE BIG FACTOR
In SAFETY OF MOTORING
Natural Procedure Often Causes Trouble
on Rough Roads-Four-Wheel Brakes
and Balloon Tires Help.

be free to bounce I'm order TO accom-
modate themselves to the road IN
equalities. Thus, the first point in
| safety from the standpoint OF the
wheels is to equip the car with one a.
| the several devices which either check
| both the compression and rebound or
| the springs or the rebound alone.
Use of these devices on the rear
alone, however, will not be full assur-
ance of relief from skiddinG. 1t must
! be remembered that the front wheels
must have traction in order for steer
| ing 10 he effective. The experienced
| driver knows that his steering Is a
vital factor in preventing skiddinG a nd
| in checking a skid that has started
and he can appreciate the necessity Of
! preventing the weight from being sud
denly removed from the front wheels
| In order TO grip the road, and 50 thaf
| a slight change in the direction or the
| wheels VIII result in corresponding
| change in the direction Of the car. +,
| is necessary that the normal amouut
| Of weight be on the front wheels
| Four-WheeI Brakes Md
I In this connection Il is interesting
| n note how four-wheel brakes assie,
| the wheels in steering accurately. The
mOtorist who knows the little lin
| about setting the emergency brake
partially when irving to pull out %
| mud, knows that any wheel Will have
more traction II ii is turned slower hur
! surer. Instead Of sending a lot ot
I speed to the wheel when it is spinning
/ he causes il 10 drag by setting tho
/ brake and then applies the power. Tie
wheel pulls slowly but surely. invalg
| ably getting sufficient traction to star
| the car.
! When the front wheels are bouncing
| sliding and making slight changes hi
| the position Of the steering wheel o.
! little account. the front brakes. If light
| " applied. will steady the wheels SUI
ticient to increase the effectiveness OF
the steering Instead OF spinning
| "hen II returns 10 the ground in tip
| ping the edge of a second run wheel
! would be retarded by the brake Caus
| ing Il TO act very much as the rear
! wheel does when power is applied
! While It's broke is partly applied. i
| would he rolling with a more even
! speed and thus have more traction.
All this applied regardless of wheth-
! er the car IS equipped with rebound
| checks or not, but, Of course. the re.
| suits are doubly satisfactory when
| both front-wheel brakes and rebound
! checks are used. Add TO these balloon
| tires and the maximum in front.wheel
| control is obtained.
Dig Into Ground.
F'ront-wheel brakes. in coubina ton
| with rearwheel brakes. have another
| interesting effect on The wheels. In
| quick stopping with two-wheeI brakes
| strans things happen to the cars
| weight. There are those who say t7a-
tn" weight is thrown off the reaf
wheels. thereby causing them 70 lose
I traction and skid. But motorists " Uho
; I'm fel,S-
certain conditions have noticed thai
the rear wheels seem 10 dig into the
ground. while the body seems to sink
down close 10 them. This cannot al
WAYS be the case. for II Is q know
fact that race drivers make their hair
breadth turns by slamming on tH.
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