Show You Can t Pass The Buck Few ew of us have an adequate realization of the amazing pro pro- progreSs greSs that has taken place in mak- mak making making ing our modern automobiles Joe me- sale saCe Inventors and en- en engineers engineers have literally shot the works all the way from from major ito ito- in brakes and bodies to rei relatively a lively minor safet safety additions such as the lie elimination of projections on instrument boards Similar progress has taken place in ill ay design skid Non sur- sur surfaces surfaces faces have been applied curves mad made into straight straight-a straight ways hills flat flattered and turns banked with slide slide- rule accuracy And what are the results of all this expenditure of time mone money and A soar soaring ing- ing accident record and a death toll that approaches th mark annually The motorist cant pass pass tIle the buck Ind Individual carelessness individual incompetence individual ignorance these are the prime causes of ofa a The most withering s corn com commentary that c-an c be made on our driving habits is the fact that the great bulk of fatal accidents occur o on good modern roads under favorable favorable weather conditions and in- in volt volt-c cars in iii excellent mechanical condition The proportion of acci- acci accidents accidents dents that are honestly caused by mechanical failure of vehicles chicles or bad badroad road conditions is microscopic Figures indicate that the 1937 will be even greater greater the time ill record established in 1936 The most dangerous driving months are just in the offing daylight bringing with them shorter da- da dalight day day- light hours and sno and ice and andrain andrain rain There is a very definite chance that you OU or one of your our family will vill be the victim of ofa a reck reckless reckless less motorist or that someone else will be the victim of your dr driving ing ingVe We Ve will never reduce the ac- ac accident a tool until every motorist realizes realizes the vast responsibility that devolves on a man at the wheel of a car and takes the sim- sim simple simpIe pIe precautions that will avoid 90 per cent of all accidents |