Show I Rural Driving Hazards Worse in Winter I Death Toll 24 Above Summer Months Winters Winter's most serious driving haz haz- hazards hazards hazards ards are slippery snow ice ered roads and poor visibility caused by frosted or fogged togged windshields and ind long l hours of darkness and these hese hazards are more serious on rural highways than on city streets according to studies by the National Safety council Declaring that shortage of man- man manpower power lower ower and of safe winter driving while the southern winter caused only a 5 per cent increase Following are rules based on council research for driving Dg un under un- un under der adverse road and weather con con- conditions conditions Winter Roles Rules 1 Adjust speed to conditions 2 Slow Blow down wen well in iD advance of intersections and curves cunes 3 Follow other vehicles at safe distances equipment will be an added handi handi- handicap handicap cap this winter in hi 36 northern states Prof Ralph A. A Moyer of the Iowa State college engineering experiment experiment ment went station who is chairman of the councils council's committee on winter driving hazards points out significant significant significant cant facts for tor consideration by farmers and all others who must drive on rural roads this winter Traffic deaths in snow belt states last winter ran the mileage death rate 24 per cent higher than the Eummer toll Professor Moyer said 4 Put Pot on tire chains when roads are slippery with snow or ice 5 S. Signal Intentions of or turning or stopping slopping 6 Apply brakes lightly and intermittently in intermittently in- in intermittently on icy roads 7 1 Remember member that braking dis dis- distances distances dis- dis distances on snow and ice are from 4 C to 11 times Umes greater than on OD ondry ODdry ondry dry pavement and that wet ice at near thawing temperatures is twice as slippery as dry Ice near Dear zero |