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Show 'kids No Excuse for Accidents Winter Those overworked alibis, "I skidded" or "I couldn't stop" are poor excuses for accidents according to Dr. J. Howard Latimer, president of the Utah Safety Council. With few exceptions, according accord-ing to the safety official, this type of accident is the direct result of driver error - generally gener-ally "speed too fast for conditions." condi-tions." "While there are exceptions such as mechanical failure, in the overwhelming majority of cases a skid is brought on by the driver through over-braking, over-braking, over-steering or overpowering," over-powering," President Latimer said. "Similarly, failure to stop in time to avoid an accident is almost always the direct result of driving too fast for Cartwright Specials 75 Ford Granada 2 dr. hardtop, cyl. standard trans, for economy, radio, heater, PS, PB, for comfort, com-fort, near new. 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"Tests by the National Safety Council's Committee on Winter Driving Hazards have shown, for example, that the braking distance on glare ice may be as much as nine or ten times the normal dry pavement pave-ment distance," he pointed out. When asked what the average aver-age driver can do about driving driv-ing on winter's snow and ice-slicked ice-slicked roads. Dr. Latimer said that the first and most important technique is to develop a sense of "feel" for the road surface so that you know at all times jus. how much traction is available. "This sense of feel can be determined by gently trying the brakes or gunning the engine en-gine momentarily to find out whether the wheels slip or spin," he explained. "If they do, slow down and do all steering, steer-ing, braking and accelerating with a gentle, delicate touch." Even with the help of traction trac-tion aids such as snow tires, studs and chains, drivers should realize that far slower than normal speeds are essential essen-tial when driving on snow and ice, according to Dr. Latimer. "The Council's tests have also disclosed that conventional snow tires are of no help in stopping on ice, although they do increase pulling ability by 28 percent. Studded tires, on the other hand, provide about three times the pulling ability of regular tires and reduce braking distances by 19 percent. per-cent. "For severe snow and ice conditions, however, reinforced rein-forced tire chains provide the ultimate in both stopping and pulling ability," he concluded. "These tests have shown that reinforced tire chains will provide about seven times the pulling ability of regular tires on ice and will reduce braking distances by 50 percent." Nearly half of the people of Romania work in agriculture. 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