| Show Winter Driving Hazards Make Christmas Season Tragic Accident 1 Time mo i iSalt Salt Lake City Dec 1 1 Will you be home for Christmas That depends In part on how you drive your car between now and Christmas declared G a Ernest Bourne executive secretary sec ec of the Utah Safet Safety Counell Coun ell elI today Some motorists In our state wont won't be alive to celebrate the years year's most beloved holiday for they'll die In automobile tragedies Others will be observing observing ob serving the holiday In hospital beds they never expected to occupy oc oe cupy because they never suspected suspected sus sus- they would be the next to to be he Injured In a traffic accident ac the state official com Street and highway mishaps will break up a good number of homes this month Just because because be cause some drivers and some pedestrians forgot to take traffic tic fic rules seriously he added December he pointed out Is the month of least daylight In Inthe Inthe Inthe the year Hours flours of darkness fall extremely early making It necessary necessary essary for many workers workers' to goto go goo goto to o and from work In twilight or darkness Add to the darkness the hazards hazards haz ards of sleet snow and Ice and you can cnn understand why any mistake In Judgement while driving or walking becomes twice as dangerous the official om cial said With many stores open evenIngs evenings even even- Ings for tor holiday shopping and with public transportation vehicles ve ye hides carrying peak loads It behooves every private vehicle operator to be alert Ing mg the possible actions of fellow fellow fel low drivers and of pedestrians he added Traction wll wil become undependable undependable unde as streets and highways high ways are covered with snow and Ice lee Drivers will have to reduce speed lengthen distances distances dis between cars make gradual stops rather than quick stops and conditions use skid anti chains when conditions war rant This Is more Important now with virtually virtual all auto tires now In use being made of synthetic rubber Pedestrians will have to be mindful of their o responsibilities responsibilities stepping from the curb only when its it's safe to do so crossing streets where expected at at corners corners and and avoid the blocking of their own vision by umbrellas or bundles the council coun cil spokesman advised Motorists who are planning out town out of town trips for the Christmas Christ mas holiday hollday should allow plenty plen ty of time Jor for their Journey taking Into account the possibility of sudden change In the weather and development of ol hazardous highway hl hway conditions he warned Our state has a a well well plan plan planned ned pro program of ram of snow removal but Individual motorists must Join loin us In exercising good sense in driving driving- It was pointed out Snow fences are set up alongside along side the highways to control the drifts stock piles of cinders and other abrasives mixed with Ice melting Ice melting chemicals are plat placed ed at known danger points and snow plows ploWs' with their crews go Into action as needed the official official declared But every motorist must accept ac acs his share of responsibility for the effects of winter weather w ather on the high ways He lie should make sure the road he wishes to travel is passable passable pas pas- sable before starting He lie should have tire chains ready for use and never relax vigilance until his trip Is completed Mr Bourne concluded |
