LOOSE METAL ROADS.
Sir.—With reference to loose metal on roads, most of the writers miss the main cause of the trouble. Loose metal doeg not render the road dangerous if there is a reasonable amount of crown. But when driving along a road, having a ridge along the centre, and sloping away on either side with a slope, often as steep as 1 in 4, with'loose metal, tyres have no grip of the surface, and if it becomes necessary to cross over the centre ricige the car will often roll right over to the other side of the road. This class of road can be negotiated with comparative safety by one who has had plenty of experience of such roads. I am using such roads all dav and every day, and find the safest speed about 30 miles per hour. To drop lower than 25 is dangerous. Excessive crown is very hard on the chassis, tyres and steering gear; the car being tilted at an angle makes driving very uncomfortable and very tiring. Omickon.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21118, 27 February 1932, Page 14
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