BRAKING SYSTEMS
The necessity for good effective brakes becomes more apparent e\ cry dajL Speed is increasing and any slackness in the maintenance of braking systems must lead towards accidents. It has usually been recognised that rear wheel brakes are the most
effective and that brakes on front wheels should be used with great discretion especially on solo machines. All these fittings have however been improved during the last few years and with the modern motor-cycle in many cases it is the front wheel which forms the most effective brake. This is peculiar but may be due to the trend of design having introduced the inclined cylinder -which naturally must throw the weight to the front of the machine.
Pedestrian: “Well, we’re right off the beaten track now, anyway. No traffic congestion in this neighbourhod!” Village Constable: “Oh, I dunno. Only last week we had a bit of a collision ’ere between old Parkin’s bath chair wnd the schoolmistress’ tricycle.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18500, 22 February 1930, Page 10 (Supplement)
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160BRAKING SYSTEMS Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18500, 22 February 1930, Page 10 (Supplement)
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