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Show Drivers Won't Hit What They Can See xx -it1 - - -'; No single factor contribute: more to the traffic accident problem prob-lem than tile pedestrian's invisibility invisi-bility at night, according tc "Smash Hits of the Year," tenth annual booklet published by The Travelers Insurance Company in the interests of highway safety. Few pedestrians, and especially those who are not drivers themselves, them-selves, realize how difficult it is for approaching drivers to see them during dusk and darkness, the booklet asserts. If the walker is wearing dark clothing, less ; than five per cent of the light which falls on him is reflected back to the driver's eyes. Rain, 1 wet pavements and glaring her.d-1 her.d-1 lights make matters even worse. ' When wearing dark clothing ; the pedestrian is all but invisible invisi-ble at a mere 100 feet away, it is shown. If he wears something some-thing white, or carries a handker- 1 chief or newspaper, he can be I seen fairly easily at that distance, j "Never depend upon the i'iv-er's i'iv-er's ability to see you at nijnt," the booklet urges. -UQil J |