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Show Se safely to prevent injury National Safety Council Issues Is-sues Set of Rules for Running Cars. Following its announcement recently that twenty thousand persona were killed in motor car accidents in the United States in 1924 the national safety council has issued from Chicago, Chi-cago, the following statement regarding re-garding safe and efficient driving, preliminary pre-liminary to waging a nationwide campaign cam-paign against motor car accidents this spring. "A man may have a mechanically perfect car," says the national safety council, "but because of careless driving driv-ing be may cause an accident that results re-sults In serious Injury or death to himself him-self or others. "Reckless driving is not a demonstration demon-stration of skill. "A moment or two saved today by reckless speeding is not efficiency, for speeding tomorrow may result in a smash that will lay up the car for several days and you for several months. Hurrying to get ahead of a train, a street car or another vehicle saves only a moment or two at the ultimate destination and the gain is not worth the price; there is too much danger of accident. Dusk a Dangerous Time. "The best drivers are especially careful at dusk or twilight. There is then neither enough daylight nor sufficient suf-ficient artificial light to make objects distinguishable at ordinary distances. "Slow up for all turns in the road. Blind corners are dangerous. When it is impossible to see what is coming from around the corner be prepared to stop. Sound horn a short distance before reaching the intersection. "Don't zig-zag from one side of the street to the other. "Use chains whenever there is danger dan-ger of skidding. Install chains on both rear wheels or none at all. Only one chain is sometimes worse than none. Chains on all four wheels help the steering of the car. "Hitting ruts at too high a speed may cause the driver to lose control of ids car. "When attempting to pass another vehicle going in the same direction start turning out (to the left) at least 75 feet to the rear. If you get too close your view of the road ahead is obstructed and you may turn directly in front of another car coming toward you. When you have passed a car do not cut back into the road nor slow down too soon. Be Careful When Backing. "Always lie careful when backing. Sound horn, signal other cars, and look buck (not ahead), to see where you are going. Mirrors are valuable at all times. Bumpers also have a safety feature not to be overlooked. "Clean windshields give you a clear view ahead. Every car should have a secondary windshield (rain visor) or windshield wiper which will prevent snow or rain from obstructing the driver's view. "When driving do not attempt to carry on a conversation with others in the car. Small children should preferably pref-erably sit in the rear of the car; they should never be held in or between the arms of the driver. Safe driving demands your full and undivided attention. at-tention. "He sure and signal when driving toward or away from the curb. "The traffic officer hus a diflicult job at the best, and drivers should make every effort to assist him. He Is responsible re-sponsible for all accidents which happen hap-pen at his station. Let us treat him as we expect him to treat us. "The national safety council calls on both the motor car drivers and pedestrians to assist community safety councils, automobile clubs and all other oth-er groups of citizens in their efforts to reduce the ever Increasing yearly motor car accident death toll." |