WATCH SAFETY FACTORS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18711, 17 May 1924, Page 30 (Supplement)

WATCH SAFETY FACTORS.

f? r ,°^ ner s , ho "H ,be- certain that J rirfifc factors of • the car are absolntelv 1 Qght when the car is -in <use. all the.time I ZL fft rs we reean the * steering ' . and braking systems. .Be sure that there i is not too much play m " the steering, else ! you may. sideswipe another car; 'or have i a : more serious accident because . the i vehicle does not answer ? instantly and accurately to the movement of (he wheel; .Be sure that your brakes' are properly adjusted, not, only, so that ; you can stop the car instantly upon ; need, but because brakes that ~ are not . correctly .''equalised will cause skidding. :. . ; And that shimmy on rough roads, when the . car seems to "be trying to do the newest jazz step. The shimmy is caused by . excessive play in the steering knuckles steering gear, drag-link or tie-rod. Have - -the steering adjusted, rebushed and lubri- ! cated NOW, so that you can be sure of it,. . - - • , - And finally, be sure that you are fully covered by an insurance policy in. a first- . « rate company, which will pay its claims and not try to dodge by inserting • some 'i dubious clause in the policy, which you will probably miss or not understand iii rpfl/linff if "v,.. . ; .* ■ - •