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Show Don't Motor Over Grade Crossings in High Gear Despite the oft-repeated warnings about the dangers of crossing railroad tracks, thousands of people are killed end injured every year In automobile Occidents al grade crossings, says C. K. 1'eltlbone, vice president of the National Safety council. It Is advisable never to cross a railroad rail-road tract; n high gear. Many accidents acci-dents happen because cars become stalled while on the track. It Is safer to shift into Intermediate or low gear a reasonable distance before crossing a track. If your view Is obstructed, or If re-'lUlrod re-'lUlrod by law, come to a full stop before be-fore crossing; otherwise slow down to 1." miles per hour. All crossings require your careful attention, whether guarded or not; crossing bell;; are sometimes out of order; watchmen or gale operators may be off duly. lie especially careful at crossings where there Is more than one truck. I io not cross directly behind a train that has Just gone by. Another train may he coming In the opposite direction direc-tion on the next Irack. A train running 10 miles an hour goes ol) fiel In one second and cannot be slopped in less than about or.o-(piarler or.o-(piarler of a mile. An auiomoliile running run-ning 'Ji miles an hour can be slopped In .S feet. Which should slop, look and ll'U 'ii at railroad missings, the tiain or the a.to)iiobile7 |