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Show t Few Rules to Follow f j in Testing Brakes J The emergency road service de- T partment of the Cleveland Auto- f mobile club has issued the fol- J 4 lowing instructions for testing automobile brakes: J Two white lines, about three -i, inches broad, should be painted J on the street pavements with 37 j -f feet between. . The automobile whose brakes J -i are to be tested should be driven by the owner at 20 miles an hour. jj At the first white line the J driver applies the brakes to the J limit of their capacity. ? 4, If the car stops before the sec- J ond white line is passed the 4. brakes are efficient. " J If the automobile cannot be J fr stopped with 37 feet the brakes 4. J should be examined by a com- j f" petent mechanic at some reliable J service station or garage. J |