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Show WINTER AtlTOIST Less Speed and More Care Wculd Lessen Accidents, Says Motorist. 'Tongi-sted traffic and Ml! rl"''-ry fit rr;;ts will cvim'; many automoi ib; nccidf-uty t iie,te days ilhl.-;':i !; iv.th use an t-Kli J. ; l i j f m 1 1 1 r ol' i, 1. 1! and p i-: ill inn," de. lareH ,s.ib a .(trirr I '-.-tn of tht Hin-.ane Motor i .uipnriy, loci! d; .tnbutor of the .St-phens ;-'a:!ent Six. "Hut," continued Mr. Dean, "if cvf-ry on: observed tin- provisions of tin; do and don't lisl Ibe nbb-rds tliat woulil orlt-narily orlt-narily iuiiii'iiti would bo kept down to a minimum. "A lit! in v r r;i care nud a lIKlc l'ss sp'-ed are. Mnall 1 1 1 i n k s to ask of a drU'r when hninaii r.'iiVty i.-i at iik, but th rar dri i-ih ait; not l he only mirs l h;i t lllli.Sl be (ill'. -fill. ''' StliailH should I'MTt ;t.s in ur-li I'iirn us tlin drivers of automobile. automo-bile. No driv.-r wants to cans.; any prd.i.slriaii injury or inconvenience., Jn iDiiny cunt lib! driver is entirely blameless, blame-less, I. ui. any acrid. iit is bound to re f ice I upun him nevertheless. "Motorists should drive slowly, especially especial-ly ihrimgh f'Miu'ii :d districts, and keep I hi- ca r undi-r cont i ;it nil t iine.s. ttlg-nais ttlg-nais to designate con 1 e mpia '"d change ir dii-c.'tion should bo given fifty fwsi before i r i ; r k i t ; the turn. Street cars j-hnuld not he passed wiiihi the passenger: are loading load-ing or alighting. "I'i-dr.'sti'ian.H should cross the tdroet oid- at in I erseet ions und should take a look ii and dnwu tho st net for moving au I omuiiilcH. They ahould not. try to read a paper while crossing or Htep down oil' the curb and thru look hack. 11 is dangerous dan-gerous i.) alight from a street ear an I Hum walk around hehind it. The danger lies in both street ear a and automobiles approaching from the opposite direction. "Rrakes are the most important part of t he motor car equipment during thesy slippery days. 'J'ire chains are a safe praei Ice, especially on rear wheels, I nit when a ear Is driven without, them care must he taken In the use of brakes. They should never bo suddenly applied. The! best nieihod is to keep the foot off the! clutch pedal, leaving t lie clutch engaged and apply the brakes gradually as neces-i.il neces-i.il v licma nds. "If hot h pedes! ri an s and a utomobile drivers would exercise an equal amount of i are a great many accidents would be avoided that uro uaually charged up to 'the carelessness of the driver," " concluded conclud-ed Dean. |