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Show Fatigue Blamed for Many Automobile Accidents Fatigue and drowsiness at the wheel were the principal factors in the fatal traffic accidents in Utah during June, according to the analysis an-alysis of that month's accidents just completed by the Utah Safety Council. "This type of driver failure is especially dominant during the summer months, and the real cure for it is almost entirely up to the drivers themselves," said A. LeRoy Taylor, Council analyst who prepared pre-pared the study. His figures show that 7 of the 21 deaths during that month were directly traced to drivers who fell asleep at the wheel. Fourteen of the 28 persons seriously injured in the same accidents ac-cidents were victims of those sleepy drivers. Three sleepy drivers driv-ers collided with other vehicles, three ran off the road and overturned, over-turned, and one other collided with a fixed object. Some suggestions made for the sake of safety to all are as follows: fol-lows: Be thoroughly rested before starting on a long trip. Don't plan to drive over eight hours and plan your trip accordingly. accord-ingly. If heat and monotony of your drive induces fatigue, stop and rest a few minutes. Get a refresh-n' refresh-n' drinTand walk around a bit. Switch stations on your car radio ra-dio and avoid soothing music. Keep your eyes moving around and avoid steady staring down the road ahead. If other licensed drivers are m the car with you, take turns dnv-ing. dnv-ing. The less on has to do, the less time he findsinjvhich to do it. |