My brakes didn't act, Officer

351 "My brakes "Yes," says the Con- stable "he had an awful smash, trying to avoid an old lady who stepped off the kerb suddenly. Of course, she ought to have known better. But there are usually mistakes on both sides in an accident." ¶ Your life and the lives of others may depend at any moment on efficient brakes. Have them checked over regularly. Surfaces are didn't act ' Officer" often bad, shelters may block the view. Traffic is nearly back to normal, and none of us—drivers, cyclists, pedestrians or children—have got accustomed to it.