From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Effects of front tyre bursts on vehicle steering and supporting the use of irreversible steering gear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\1\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 15th April 1921 | |
| & Copy to Hives P.S1/N12421 Re Mr Padden and Tyre bursts contd: (wheel), the car darting to one side, changing the direction of the front wheels, and ripping the tyre off, producing the same effect to the front wheel as rounding a corner at high speeds. I am an ardent supporter of the absolutely irreversible steering gear, in spite of its disadvantages in a few minor points. During 1920 the French papers to my knowledge reported four fatal accidents due to front tyre bursts. Ps. [STAMP TEXT] RECEIVED 15 APR 1921 S. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||