Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16

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representing the manufacturers OF
automobiles, automobile aSsocia-
tions, Government bodies and
outstanding technical organiza-
tons, will cooperate in the prep
aration of a new national safey
code for brakes and brake testing
under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Standards Association, head
quarters for which are at 20 West
Thirty-ninth street, New York
City.
TIE new code, replacing the
Present national code, which
Sovers only two wheeled braking
systems for passenger cars, will
cover all types of braking systems
now in use for both passenger and
commercial vehicles.
The American Automobile ASso-
citation and the United States
Bureau of Standards have as
Sunied the technical leadership of
the work under the American
Standards Association procedure.
The actual preparation of the
code will be in the hands of a
nationally representative technical
committee, which will base its
recommendations on the results
obtained from the fundamental
research to be carried on by the
committee. When the code is
completed by the committee and
approved by the American Auto
mobile Association and the Bureau
of Standards, it will be submitted
to the American Standards AsSo-
citation for its approval as a ma
tional standard.
The following are organizations
which will be officially represented
on the technical committee pre-
pairing the safety code for brakes
and brake testing:
List Of Organizations.
American Automobile Associa-
ton, American Association of
State Highway Officials, Ameri-
can Electric Railway Association,
American Society of Civil Engi-
neerS, Asbestos Brake lining As
ISOLATION, Automotive Council of
Los Angeles. BendiX-C owdry Brake
Tester, Inc; Eastern Conference
of Motor Vehicle Administrators,
Enos Safety Foundation, Ford
Motor Co., Highway Research
Board, international Association
of Police Chiefs, Iowa State Col
lege, Motor and Equipment Asso-
citation, Motor Vehicle Conference
Committee, National Association
of Mutual Casualty Companies,
National Association of Taxicab
Owners, National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, National
Automobile Dealers Association,
National Bureau of Casualty and
Surety Underwriters, National
Electric Light Association, Ma
tional Highway Traffic ASsocia-
ton, National Research Council,
National Safety Council, Society
of Automotive Engineers, State of
Oregon, State of Minnesota, I'm
derwriters' Laboratories, United
States Bureau of Standards,
United States Bureau of Public
Roads, United States War Depart
nent and Weaver Manufactur-
ing Co.
S. A. E. for Progress.
No one can accuse the Society
of Automotive Engineers with not
keeping up to the times. Their
efforts may be little too pro-
greSsive for some people.
Some automotive engineers are
of the opinion that road speeds
in excess of 100 miles per hour will
be demanded within the next
decade. To accomplish this with
safety, highway experts are equal
~ sure that this advancement
must be preceded by universal
education and training with re-
spect to fast-moving vehicular
behavior and control. According
~, the passenger car activity
division of the Society of Automo-
tive Engineers has decided to con-
slider the problem from several
aspects and report its findings at
the annual meeting of the society
in Detroit next January.
Here are some Of the questions
- far submitted to the committee
for solution:
Questions for Study.
l. How is the driver to know
whether he has locked his brakes?
2. How should the brakes be ap-
piled to give the maximum de-
celebrating effect?
8. When the car gets out OF
steering control, what should be
done to bring 1t in control again
4. If right wheels go of pave
nent into soft shoulder, what Is
likely to happen? What should
be done?
5. Assuming car is travelling al
high speed on smooth pavement
and pavement suddenly changes
TO rough which threatens to put
the car out of control, what j:
proper thing to do?
8. What should the driver de
when front tire goes nat?
Z. What should he do when 9
rear tire goes f1at2
3. What should the driver dc
when the rear wheels skid side
wise under power on wet or slip
perry pavement--on snow or ice2
9. How should the diver handle
the car when 1t sways from side
to side on roads made of loose
material such as. Gravel, Stag
etc?
To- What is the proper manner
of operating the car to slow i
down or stop when going down Z
dangerous hill?
IL. What is toe proper manner
Ci operating the car on wet, slick
pavement
IL. What Is the proper manner
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