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Show convulsion, the seat rams forward, pinning your body against the cruel steel of the steering shaft; blood spurts from your mouth, your heart has frozen from shock. YOUR LIFE HAS PASSED ON, leaving a badly mangled body behindin be-hindin only 710th of a second! Now that the police, ambulance, wrecker a n d an ever-growing crowd of spectators have gathered gath-ered to witness the results of your last wild, action-packed ride, why not stay around and listen to some ! of the comments on the whys and I wherefores of this tragic accident? The ambulance driver, with the help of eager volunteers, gets your body out of the wreck. There is no hurry, for there is nothing can j be done for you now. Common re- i marks nrrvhahlv wruilH hp. "Well. DEATH IN .7 SECOND When you are traveling in an automobile at 55 m.p.h., which is lower than the day-time speed limits on most state and federal highways; and, for any reason (i. e. carelessness of driver, malfunction of mechanical parts of the vehicle, or a head-on collision with another vehicle), your vehicle is destined to be involved in a collision with some immovable object such as a tree, the following is a slow-motion split-second reconstruction of what will happen to you from the time of impact: l10th of a Second: The front bumper and chrome "frosting" of the grilhvork collapses and slivers of steel penetrate the tree to a depth of IVz inches or more. 210ths of a Second: The hood crumples as it rises, smashing into the windshield, while the rear wheels leave the ground, spinning crazily. The fenders come into contact with the tree, forcing the rear parts out over the front of the doors. The heavy structural members mem-bers of the vehicle begin to act as a brake on the terrific forward motion mo-tion of the vehicle. However, your body, with 20 times the normal gravitational force and with a weight of 3,200 pounds, continues to move forward at the vehicle's original speed of 55 m.p.h. toward your own private collision rendezvous rendez-vous with those parts of the vehicle ve-hicle which dare to obstruct your path. Your legs, ramrod straight, snap at the knee joints. 310tli of a Second: Your body now is off the seat, torso upright, and broken knees are pressing against the dashboard. The plastic and steel frame of the steering wheel begins to bend undor your terrible death grip, Your head now is near the sun visor and your chest is above the steering wheel. 4lOUis of a Second: The front he never knew what hit him!" or "He probably felt no pain." The officer goes about his job of investigation in a methodical, impersonal manner, for this is just an every-day occurrence just another an-other statistic. He takes measurements, measure-ments, questions witnesses, determines deter-mines your identity, notifies your next of kin, etc. Even though some of the spectators would say, "He must have been doing over 100 m.p.h.!" the officer probably will estimate your speed to have been in the vicinity of 55 m.p.h., for, from experience and impact conditions, condi-tions, he can tell quite exactly what your speed had been. Even though the vehicle is a mass of mangled steel, the wrecker wreck-er attendant hooks on, and, in a matter of minutes, has it on its way to the scrap pile. Within an hour, your body has been removed to a slab in the morgue, the police have completed their work, the wreckage has been cleared away, and the only visible signs left are the drying pool of YOUR BLOOD and a skinned roadside tree! What could have gone wrong? Only you could tell but YOU'RE 24 inches of your vehicle has been demolished, but the rear end still is traveling at an estimated speed of 35 m,p,h, The half-ton motor block crunches into the tree while the rear of the vehicle, like a bucking buck-ing horse,, rises high enough to scrape bark off the low branches. 510ths of a Second: Your fear-frozen fear-frozen hands bend the steering egl-umn egl-umn into an almost vertiele position, posi-tion, while you are being empaled on the steering wheel by the force of gravity. Jagged steel punctures your lungs and intercostal arteries. Blood spurts from your lungs and I other wounds from flying glass and the compound fractures of your leg bones, 610ths of a Second: The brake pedal shears from the engine assembly as-sembly at the floor board, the chassis chas-sis bends in the middle, shearing body bolts, and the rear of the vehicle ve-hicle begins it downward fall while the spinning rear wheels dig into the ground in their final dying motion. mo-tion. Your shoes are ripped from your feet even though tightly laced, Your head smashes through the windshield. 7 lOths of a Second: The entire writhing body of the vehicle is forced out of shape. In one last NOT TALKING! The mass of mangled steel that once was your 1960 model Sooper Dooper was capably of speeds in excess of 1QQ m.p.h, It was equipped with all the latest safety" devices. Could this mechanics wonder have de veloped a malfunction sufficient to cause an alert, safety-conscious driver Ilka you to have lost control, even with all those amazing safety features that were built In? Or, could you, as driver, have been at fault? Did you get careless? Did you fall asleep? Were you fatigued? fa-tigued? Should you have paid more attention to your doctor when he told you to slow down and take it easy? Did you have too much to drink? The damage has been done, regardless re-gardless of where the fault lis. Everything has been cleaned up except the expenses. The double indemnity clause of your insurance insur-ance will help. Your retirement and social security benefits will be a great help to the wife and kids. They will get along and soon will get used to not having you around. Why not play it safe? Know your vehicle's capabilities, drive carefully and SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY! its .)lr-wv vs-rJ TAILORED This bedroom grouping is Weal for the horns which lacks a den or study, Bookshelves, desk, and chests are arranged to provide ma.imum room for study and work in n minimum space. The roomy bed, cushioned with comfortable cotton innerspring mattress, offers rest and relaxation. Furniture Furni-ture is by Bassett. ; " -, -a t J ; , -r -4 r J i few- 'JIjL TERRY CLOTH KITCHEN" Plaid terry kitchen towels, sf-v.n into attractive place mats and cafe curtains with fringe trim and curtain heading, brighten up this dining room. The cotton terry cloth towels by Morgan-Jones can be machine washed, tumble dried, and will not need ironing. INFORMAL This cozy living room decor, perfect for a small home or apartment, features I-rench Provincial furniture scaled to match the room size. The slim-lined sofa opens easily into a bed for accommodating overnight guests. By Simmons. |
