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Show DEATH ON THE RADIATOR About one out of every ten of the automobiles that use the public streets and highways, should wear as an emblem a large, staring death's head. It wouldn't be a pretty sight. But it would be an accurate symbol. Ten per cent of motorists are responsible for our gigantic gigan-tic death and injury toll. Not all of them, of course, have an accident ac-cident every year. But they all take chances. They are irresponsible irrespon-sible or incompetent or congenitally careless. They drive cars with defective breaks and steering mechanisms and poor lights. They cut in and out of traffic, missing oncoming cars by an eyelash eye-lash and feeling a thrill of achievement while doing it. They pass on hills and curves, and regard even the most basic and sensible traffic laws as being inimical obstacles which should be avoided whenever possible. They drive at high speeds when road and traffic conditions make it exceedingly dangerous. And every year they leave behind them 30,000 corpses and hundreds of thousands of injured persons whose sole offense was that they happened to be present when the reckless driver was taking one of the chances he didn't get away with. Yes, there should be the emblem of death on a long line of automobiles Which otherwise look no different than any other car of their kind. This suggestion may make some of the reckless drivers think twice before running a risk the next time. |