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Show Council Warns On Dangers In Spring Driving Motorists should not discard safety along with their snow tires and chains, the National Safety Council suggested earlier this week. With winter almost over, spring brings it own specific hazards. "In the spring," it said, "a motorist's mo-torist's fancy turns to thoughts of an outing on the highway with his wife and children. "And while many motorjsts may have learned to adapt their (Continued on Page 5) Council Warns Of Dangers w er driving to winter conditions, condi-tions, they're frequently unprepared unpre-pared for springtime hazards. "Winter's ice may melt away, but in its wake is left broken, rut-pocked pavement. Winter's frozen road shoulders may become be-come spring's quagmires of mud. "In the spring, bushes begin to bloom, trees to break out with leaves. Such scenery draws the attention of the motorist, who leaves himself wide open for a wreck." The Council points out that: 1. Springtime's warmer season brings out many children, who may dash into a road or street. 2. Spring rains create hazards, especially for the motorist whose windshield wipers may have deteriorated de-teriorated during winter. 3. Many persons buy a new car in the spring. Unfamiliarity with a new Car may lead to an accident. acci-dent. 4. The rural road can be a booby trap. The city driver, unfamiliar un-familiar with the hazards rural roads present, often is unprepared unpre-pared for the worst. 5. The additional number of motorists on the reads during spring naturally increases danger. dan-ger. . 6. During winter a motorist may have driven home from work in total darkness. But in spring he'll find himself straining strain-ing to see clearly in the half-light, half-light, half-dark of twilight. Statistics Sta-tistics indicate they're the most dangerous hours of a day. More accidents of all types, and more motor vehicle fatalities occurred then than during any other four-hour four-hour period. |