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Show Motor Car Drivers Have Big Dread of Skidding Most motor car drivers have a horror hor-ror of skidding, and la truth the experience ex-perience is not a pleasant one. The best cure for the trouble Is care beforehand. be-forehand. If the brakes are accurately accurate-ly adjusted, that Is if both of them exert equal pressure when applied and If tire chains are conscientiously fitted In slippery weather, the danger of skidding skid-ding is reduced to minimum. You see when one brake of a pair holds while the other allows its wheel to continue revolving, this sets up a side slip, which, the slippery pavement accentuates. accentu-ates. When the car starts to slide if the clutch is released and the brakes are thrown violently on instead of stopping, stop-ping, the skid is accelerated. It is important to keep the wheels turning, for then they have some chance of getting a foothold aain. whereas If they are looked they must follow the course of the s'-cid. The best way. and It is not always ui-ccssf'il. to cherk a skid is to turn fr ni whtls in the s:ime direction " --v!::i-l: !h re;i r is skidiiin. |