Show Safety Council Gives Night Driving Musts Nighttime traffic accidents will be on the increase now that Utah drivers are faced with more hours of darkness during during during dur dur- ing the late fall faIl and winter months Leo H. H Barlow Utah Safety Councils Council's vice president for traffic safety recently re re- ported DARKNESS CALLS for a special type of driving anti and the most Important requirements requirements requirements re re- are increased alertness better better bet better ter control of the car cat and rind reduction of speed stated Mr Barlow Coupled with these safety factors it was pointed out that the potential accident ac can be further reduced by the proper use of head and taillights STATE LAW requires that every vehicle vehicle ve ve- hicle upon the highways In hi the state must have its lights burning a half hour bour before sunset until a half hour before sunrise This is fine for the most ideal conditions but there are times when the driver must use common sense and use lighting devices prior to and beyond the times specified in hi the law said Mr Bar low When weather conditions are adverse it is a concerned driver that will have his lights on so as to have a margin of safety Drivers who become involved in accidents during the early morning or evening hours quite frequently could have bave avoided such a mishap if other highway users could have seen their automobile Mr Barlow pointed out AT NO other time of the year it it was emphasized are the lights on an automobile automobile auto auto- mobile so important Every car owner should do frequent periodic checking of his autos auto's lighting system The one headlight vehicle or those I without properly functioning taillights are heading for trouble Mr Barlow stat stat- ed It is unpredictable to tell when theone theone the theone one good headlight ma may cease to function function tion leaving the driver in total darkness and the individual who drives without properly functioning taillights is simply inviting a rear end collision WHILE VEHICLES are required by state law to be inspected it is also the responsibility of the driver and and or or car owner to see that it is in proper mechanical mechanical mechanical me me- condition between inspection periods he stated A few minutes spent each week checking the vehicles vehicle's lights could certainly mean the difference between between be be- tween free accident driving and a serious ser ser- ious sous traffic mishap concluded Mr Bar low |