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Show Want to Save Your Lifer Want to save your life in case you have an automobile accident? Statistics prove the best way to do it is to stay "inside the ; package" in other words, don't get thrown out. And the best ! way to do that is to install and use safety belts. ! The Utah Safety Council is conducting a special safety belt campaign during the month of May. Companies are being urged to get their employees to install safety belts. Seat belt firms are being asked to offer special rates during the month, and special "fleet rates" for companies or, civic clubs. Years of research at Cornell University, at the University of California and elsewhere, and analysis of the accident records of 22 states have confirmed the usefulnes of ordinary lap-type belts. Investigators calculate that 30 to 60 per cent of the 30,000 Americans killed annually in automobiles could be saved by seat belts. None of the 442 motorists killed last July 4th wore belts. The most effective evangelists for seat belts are users who have escaped from serious accidents with little or no injury. ' Charles Pulse of Evanston, 111., was riding along Highway 53 when a car in a collision ahead pf him bounced against his car and rolled it over, crushing one side. When the care came to a stop, I was hanging upside down from my seat belt," he says. "Walking away from that wreck with hardly a scratch convinced con-vinced me. Now I won't drive around the corner without having the belt fastened." Don't wait for that "next car" in which to install seat belts. Do it now and then use them, even for short, in-town trips. Make certain your children are in the belts if they are going to ride in the car. |