On Oct 8, 4:21*pm, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:
In article om,
* *dennis@home wrote:

How many cars in the fifties had handbrakes that operated on the front
wheels? If they only operate on the rear wheels they will never be
enough to reach the 0.5g required for car brakes.

2 wheel braking on rear only is always going to be limited, but it was
enough for normal driving, barring emergency stops. It surpsised me
how fast the old drum brakes lost effect going down a gradient.

2 wheel braking on the front only gives a good 80% as much braking as
4 wheels, and is found on some very old cars. It works pretty well.


NT