Show G lAWS I II I I I Great Danger Lies in Lack of Auto Brake i I I Legislation I Increased on and d widespread Inter Inter- InterI I Interest 1 Iler I I est esl In automobile brakes has be been n I aroused I as ae II a result of ot an In of ot the brake blake bi ke laws lass oft ot I II Ithe the country b bv by the tho legislative e com cont- contI c committee om I I I of ot th the e Am AmI American Automobile I I I association The primary purpose of ot the In- In In Investigation It la Is stated was as to re-I re cc re-iveal re 1 teal eal to th the American car owner and all those vitally tally Interested In Inti I tl waffle attic safety the dangerous varia sarla- variation tion In brake brike regulations rt and the tha th thaI utter need nd tor for uniformity nut But I the committee reports It has been discovered that there are no brake la lass las s north orth Unit undying unit ing r r iCIS e ew hen w hen the digest of ot state laws lawn regarding automobile brakes brake was submitted to 0 Thomas Thoma P Henry I I Pt ot of o the A A A he de- de elated ed tho that t In view of ot the supposed suppo ed Interest In safety the facts a regard to brake brae regulations regulation are nothing short of ot startling I I r feel 1 confident Mr Henry said that the legislative commit commit- committee committee tte tee has unearthed d one of ot the baste ba- ba baslo ba basic sic ste reasons for the abnormal num num- number bet ber of ot traffic accidents and fa- fa fa and I am hopeful that the thene ne nee e of ot the 10 Investigation will caUSe motorists and authorities every every- everywhere every ever everywhere I where h re to make e every ery effort to put t brako regulations on a place where shore here they v will sill be worthy orth of ot general adoption According to the report of the tho committee practically all of ot the states use ue the e stereotyped formula that brakes shall be good good and suf- suf sufficient suf sufficient or adequate terms which the committee believes are subject to too wide an Interpretation whore here I such euch interpretation must of ot necessity sity be m m'de de by policemen and I brake Inspectors Inspector Commenting on the finding of ot the A A A In Cs Mr lr Henry saidI said Bald Connecticut Is Ie the only state elate I has a definite as to 10 brake brako performance The law lawIn lawin lawin In this state tate specifically pro that ever ver motor vehicle motorcycles shall be equipped Ith at least t two tso 0 sets Bets of o brakes brake oper- oper oper-aled oper independent of ot each other and ot of sufficient power to lock the heel while in motion yet vet et this I regulation I Is now admitted to be generally inadequate and Is not be- be beIng beIng be being ing enforced I It makes males no provision for blak- blak blakIn ing In Ing systems sv sterna stems which are more nore effect effect- lie ite thin than those which merely lock the wheels heel and cause ause sliding eliding or skidding as for tor example some BOrne so ne of the tour four wheel heel brake layouts LockIng of ot wheels heels ha has been gener senor generally ally regarded by engineers as a dangerous feature Lt 1 LIV The Massachusetts la law lac pros pro Ides that shall be equIpped I Ith tv two too 0 sets eels of ot brakes each eich one of ot which 1 shall be sufficient alone I to stop the vehicle within the tho prop prop- proper proper proper er distance but the law faU falls to specify what the proper distance Is and thus it becomes a matter of personal Interpretation by the po police po- po police I lice or the courts court North Dakota Okla- Okla homo homa Rhode Island South Caro- Caro Carolina Carolina lina Tennessee Louisiana Cobra Colora do T and nd Wyoming hale have no I Ido laws Jaws relating l to brakes In In n none of ot tho the laws lane Is the Abil- Abil AbilIty Ity of ot the Ine driver considered It is t assumed that It brakes brokes are ade lu to safety will III follow as liS It a natu natu- natural natural cal ral consequence whereas good I are no assurance that they sills III bo be used Drivers with brakes brake that ma may not measure up to the tho requirements ments when normally han lun- handled will contribute more the safety of ot the a highways than excellent brakes brake in the hands ot of persons who sho are aro tardy in handling them The pere personal nal element clement will have to be considered In any brake brak regulations that can cnn qualIty qualify N for tor uniform adoption on by the statis |