Show n im N PAY AY ATTENTION CAR failure to hold Is due mostly to neglect of owner P says hayes motorists who do not enjoy the latest improvements in inkes ure are missing a good opportunity and over lug safety by riot not making a greater effort to get the most from their present brakes Is the opinion of charles clayes president of the chicago motor club during this period of transition in brakes lie he says there la Is an unnecessary sary tendency toward a d double standard of stopping which can be prevented by getting more out of the brakes on older cars and refraining froni from using the newer brakes excessively in considering the details of so called bra broke ke failure as a cause of accidents f iiames explains the american automobile association found most brake systems were not riving giving more than 75 per cent of their full efficiency by reason of owner neglect both kinds neglected tills mils applied to four wheel brakes as well as tile two wheel variety one of chief reasons for this low effa clency of so important a unit of the car la Is the failure 0 of the average driver to take advantage of what is known as the wrapping action of the brake bands when bands are of uniform clearance all the way round every square inch of lining comes into contact with the broke brake drum simultaneously this causes the band to follow tile the drum or to wrap around it brake effectiveness ti veness Is greatly increased find the car stops with far less effort on the part of the driver most car owners uniformity as simply a detail which provides for even evea wear of the linings rather than take the trouble to adjust tho the bands carefully they allow excessive clearance all around which means that in wet vat weather the brakes may get water clogged equality Is important equality of adjustment Is an even more important feature two brakes evenly adjusted tire are safer in the long run than just one brake that takes lakes the car stand on end experience demonstrates brakes are ara used during wet weather and it follows if the brakes are not of equal adjustment under such conditions there Is no advantage in having one good brake the per cent brake may reduce the resultant br broking efficiency to rill nil and cause a skid comparatively ow faw car owners appreciate preci ate the effect of the weather end and the elements oil the brakes in damp weather linings will be much more effective than in dry weather ale et t few owners will remember to wash ilie alie brakes when there Is very little natural dampness it if uil it tends to work out on the right brake band of tile the rear wheel d during ur 1 ng 10 hot i t weather tile simplest remedy Is to drive up on the crown of the road instead of allowing the axle to tip to the right so constantly |