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Show ARE YOU A SPEEDER? Most people, considering themselves good drivers, resent re-sent the suggestion that they speed, and when asked the question reply promptly in the negative. But stop and think. The term is relative. ' Driving too fast for conditions" is the tag-line to many a police accident report. There are times when 25 or 30 miles per hour is excessive exces-sive speed. When driving in heavy traffic, on slippery 1 roads, or around sharp curves, even comparatively low I speed can lead to a bad crack-up. In 1946, 199 persons were killed on the streets and highways of Utah, many of them because of excessive speeding. Automobiles and roads, engineered tor saiety, are still subject to the human frailties of the driver. It is a matter of record that nine out of ten accidents are due to the faulty judgment of the driver. And too frequently the driver's judgment judg-ment is based on a misinterpretation of what is a safe speed for a particular situation. Most fatal accidents, according to the National Conservation Conser-vation Bureau occur on straight stretches of highway and many involve high rates of speed. About 15 percent of the drivers in all states in fatal auto accidents are exceeding the speed limit, while 5 percent are exceeding safe speeds, although al-though within statutory limits; 3 percent are driving too fast for conditions. While many accidents at lower speeds cause only bruises and bent fenders, the high-speed ones count their toll in human lives and broken bodies. A good driver keeps his car under such control that he can stop safely any time. He anticipates his own course and those of other drivers and pedestrians. For greater safety and fewer traffic accidents in Utah, make it your personal responsibility to be' a safe driver at all times. - |