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Show See That Your Car Is In Proper Condition To Drive Periodically State Inspectors make a thorough check up, stop each and every driver on the highway, to check the mechanical condition of various motor vehicles. This is done entirely in the interest of Safety. Let's do our part by at once taking care of any mechanical defect that may cause an accident. Four important items on the present day high speed cars are BRAKES, LIGHTS, TIRES and HORN. The failure of any one of these to operate properly may cause an accident, especially in the winter time when roads are slippery or wet. Speeding with poor tires is very dangerous. Friction creates heat and pressure, the weak spot in the tire blows out, causing the driver to lose control. Driving at night with one headlight, or no tail light, is a dangerous practice. To avoid trouble carry spare bulbs. Poor Brakes are a common cause of collisions in heavy traffic. The law states that every driver must always keep his car under control. In order to do this each brake must have proper lining and be in proper adjustment. 1 The horn has only one function to warn other drivers and pedestrians that you are approaching. Without With-out this warning, misunderstandings arise and sometimes some-times cause collisions. Many advertisers whose advertisements appear on these pages are properly equipped to make these vital |