Show Daily Health Service Minor lillor Auto Crash Causes Directly Related to Health f C Editors Editor's Note This i Is the first of two articles by Dr FishbeIn on the danger dancer of driving an automobile By y DR MORRIS FISHBEIN EIN Editor Journal of or the American Medi Medical cal Association and of the Health Hulth Magazine Ia adne One of the large divisions of the British Medical association recently assembled to pay special attention to the danger dancer of ot motoring Motoring in Britain is not riot what it is in this coun coun- try Since cars arc taxed by horsepower horse horsepower power they arc are not built to go as fast as they do in this country Furthermore it Is the custom in England to drive on the wrong side of oC the street that is is wrong so far faras faras fars as s we are arc concerned The introduction of new machines brings new hazards to human life The motor car has brought hazards so so serious that it is beginning to be placed among the leading causes of death In opening consideration of ot this subject Dr Zachary Cope said that most of the minor of ol motoring were closely related to medicine medi cine and the major to surgery sur sur- gery Without doubt the noise and vibration vibration tion of oC motor cars is not a healthful factor in human life liCe The constant drumming In the human human hu man car ear means constant stimuli to n a nen sensitive en iU e organ orsan Much attention has been given to the possibility of poisoning from rom motor motor mo mo- tor exhaust gas both to those in the c car r and to those on the street Long Lone exposure to low concentrations of carbon carbon car car- bon monoxide in motor exhaust gas produces dizziness headache lassitude lassitude lassi lassi- tude and nausea i One British doctor has described the thel common occurrence in women of what is called shopping headache which Dr Cope believes is probably due duc to the toxic effects of at carbon monoxide derived from polluted air which in sultry summer weather is kept close to the ground All sorts of f su suggestions have been developed for lor getting rid of or the menace menace men ace of exhaust gas varying from a 3 special exhaust pipe that will release the gas high in the air to special devices devices de de- vices for adequately ventilating cars and buses i i In narrow streets bordered by ex high buildings the con of oC monoxide gas cas at the level becomes exceedingly great Tomorrow What causes |