Show LEGAL SPEED NOT ALWAYS SAFE TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT wise motorists consider boad road conditions and prevailing weather this is i the lh first of a series arl of 10 articles on street and nd highway written by nationally roc I 1 d accident prevention Dd allf M wh which ch will be b pub I 1 iohd 91 t hod in the th vernal express as a part of its it campaign for grater greater traffic safety in uintah county by dr herbert J slack stack new now york university safety director three out of every ten motorists involved in fatal accidents drive to their rendezvous with death in a hurry some of them ar are actually exceeding posted speed sped limits but many more of them are merely driving too fast for existing conditions that daredevil dare devil racer malcolmn campbell could drive with comfort and relative safety over the utah sands at miles hour but a motorist moving one tenth as fat fast in a crowded residential district may not be able to avoid hitting a young ster ter who dashes into the street 20 feet in front of him accurate figures indicate and traffic authorities agree that peed speed contributes to accidents primarily as speed too fast for conditions rather than as high speed or any arbitrary number of 0 miles per hour considering this the wise motorist will not only keep within posted speed limits he will also take into account the amount of traffic the character of the highway the road surface the wh eather and all other conditions that affect automobile operation era tion the following methods methods of 01 adjusting speed to cond conditions loons are a guide to safe sound restful driving 1 keep a clear stopping distance ahead slow down when necessary in approaching hilltops curves or intersections at night drive so that it Is possible to stop within the clearly illuminated distance ahead cut down speed when the road Is slippery 2 never slow down suddenly except in emergency 3 use the speeds of other motorists as a guide on busy highway highways keep up with traffic but dont drive much faster or dower slower than the average speed 4 passenger comfort la Is a guide to reasonable maximum speed e e d c under normal conditions we never v e r drive so to fast that passengers feel uncomfortable B 5 look well ahead continually I 1 while driving and ke keep e a close watch for bidden hidden haza hazards fl approach intersections and other hazardous points at a speed which will permit full control of the car conscious of the part they must play in reducing accidents caused by speed federal county yes state and municipal au authorities thorl are carrying out studies to determine postwar maximum safe aft speeds for fok congested high ways and less heavily traveled rural roads engineers are continually designing new highways which allow for uniform traffic speed this will do away with the need for much special speed zoning as will also the elimination and reconstruction of many especially hazardous eions curves and underpass A public education program is under way emphasizing the disastrous results of excessive speed the meaning of speed signs igns and the best means of adjusting lusting driving to varying conditions dit ions all of these programs rams are of value but they programs prof w aul wul be of little avail many more motorists and pedestrians pedestrians will die in 1948 and in anthe the years to come unless 0 e every v er 1 driver remembers that his mind not his foot must motivate the gas pedal |