SKIDDING

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 172, 23 July 1941, Page 6

SKIDDING

(To the Editor] Some of our Auckland are not used to driving onS£?< roads, judging by the "Star"a£!*? of the gyrations in KaraiSSli? Road on a recent mornine sSS 5 had 20 years- experiencemtea** motor drivinc. I would like a few suggestions on the Side-slipping (commonly knmoT 1 skidding* can land one ina £ awkward predicament It ismS? caused hy driving round cwiSr 7 speed assisted by a shingle road surface. fa «2* round a sharp curve, the car tP to continue in a straight WIS is compelled to take the cur»s by the steering front wheels frictional resistance between ?* tyres and the road. force increases as the soert ■ creases, and frictional iSL* decreases as the speed increase , the first sign of side slip, them* immediately applies the brakes!? this only makes things worse?*!*? ally if the brakes are not iftS!; evenly on all wheels. The mr procedure to declutch hm»* ately. release the brake andSi straight let the clutch in gen3y*£! the car can pull straight Vfo road again. To avoid side-slip & best plan, of course, is to enter curve siowlv and accelerated before straightening up. Butsfi a side-slip occur, safety instantly declutching and reles,? the brakes. B. A. MAYfflLi/