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a piece of metal which goes across from one rod to the other, does it not?
A. The rods form a wish-bone effect. Where the two rods come together,
they have one joint, which is in the form of a ball, and the ball is in
a socket, the ball has a saddle which fastens onto the fly-wheel housing
that holds them into shape.
Q. Is not this knob on the saddle like piece?
A. The knob that I spoke of as making this mark was made by a rounded
smooth surface and would have been caused by the saddle and not the rod.
Mr. Wray:-
Q. The point of the radius rod that fell, was that the wish-bone effect,-
would that have made two marks instead of one?
A. The radius rod comes back to a wishbone effect with the end of the wish-
bone having the knob on it.
Q. Mr. Miller what is the speed limit on that portion of the highway?
A. The law requires 45 miles, or not exceeding 45 miles per hour.
Mr. Ed. Williams:
Q. Did you observe whether or not a tire on the Douthat car was damaged?
A. After the accident there was a flat tire on the Douthat car.
Q. Did you observe what had caused the damage to the tire?
A. No I did not. The tire looked like it was in very good condition so far
as the tread was concerned.
Q. Did you observe any mark in the road where that tire or wheel made any
mark in the road when the car was moved?
A. No.
Q. If a tire were flat, will you state whether or not in your opinion the
car being shoved along would cause any mark to be made on the highway?
A. If it was being pushed I do not think it would, on account of the rubber
cushion of the tire. The car being run at a speed would make a zig-zag
mark.
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