Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, Sir, bart · London Bombay : Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 265
large number of makers including the Daimler,the Thorneycroft, Wolseley Company, Darracq, De Dion,Bouton, Decauville, and the Clarkson Company. All but thesubstantially made and well connected brakes should beavoided. Brake bands with wood blocks attached will work verywell, but well-fitted bands… … Fig. 8.—Brake which holds in both directions occasional adjustment, and much more thought than is usuallybestowed on so important a factor of safety. A fruitful cause of accident and of wear and tear of brakes,tyres and car generally, is the abuse of a good firm-holdingbrake. Maintaining high speed…
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