Show Accident Prevention On The Road 4 ih I 4 I I- I IDad w Bad Dad manners on the part of drivers drivers drivers ers are held by many authorities to tobe tobe tobe be t the e principal cause of automobile accidents J 1 l According to traffic J and statIstIcians the accident t rates would drop to a minimum if drivers drIver would display a little court courtesy y in operating their cars by giving mg yay way vay when other machines are passing and would dis- dis discontinue dis discontinue continue crowding cars cars coming in op opposite opposite directions thel the unnecessary use of loud horns driving slowly in the midst of fast moving traffic etc A sun survey ey conduct conducted id d by the Albert Rus Russel el Erskine Bu Bureau au for Street traffic Research ha had hast shown that the automobIle itself is least responsIble for accidents brakes steering and similar factors I cause only a small percentage of mishaps Human nature has not Set vet et adjusted itself to take advantage of t tic e full efficiency md and safety of the modern car Nine out of ten cars Involved ved in accIdents are in perfect condition lOn ion Thus in 90 00 per cent of cases result from human car eal ele ness incompetence ence once or bad judgment Good driving manners can cover a multitude of other failings The driver driver driver er vv who Ito ho resents passing cars who at- at attempts attempts at attempts tempts to hold an undue share of the road who ho has no respect for the rights of the pedestrian or other mo- mo motorists motorists mo motorists is a potential killer biller and de destroyer destroyer strayer of property It is against him that future highway safety earn cam campaigns campaigns must be conducted if they are arc areto to show results |