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Show THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE Tuesday, August 9, 1955 How to Avoid Sudden Death f 9 Page Three .4T GOVERNMENT ST?. As everyone should know by How to Avoid Sudden Death" cidents the kind of accidents now', 'excessively big government is is the title of an article by Steven that, without the belts, would have excessively expensive government. M. 16th issue in the resulted in death at Equally bad, it degenerates into Spencer July. of the Saturday Evening Post. This, obviously, is a matter in which everyone has a direct and burning interest. Mr. Spencers article deals with a simple and relatively inexpensive device which, according to some safety experts, could reduce the toll, of death and injury on the highways by as much as 50 per cent automobile safety belts. He writes No medical miracle short of a cure for heart disease or cancer could, in one swift stroke, save so many years of life. Last year motor vehicle accidents occounted for 36,300 deaths and 1,250,000 injuries, and the toll was somewhat higher in 1953. The safety belt itself is not a new development by any means. Belts have been used in planes for more than 40 years. They have also been generally used in motor racing for a long period of time. More than 30 makes of belts are for sale. But, Mr. Spencer says, "as something for, the familyjiard-to- p they are a new and relatively unglamorous gadget. . . To gain acceptance the seat belts must overcome widespread lack of information and some misinformation. Finally they must compete for the attention of car owners who are usually more interested in horsepower and body styles than in safety devices. In gathering data for his article, Mr. Spencer spent two months reading accident reports and talking .to accident analysts. He cites a number of actual and typical cases where people using safety belts walked away from major ac or, inevitably best, serious injury. He also cites the opinions of police, scientists, and other authorities who have taken up the cause of the safety belt. The American College of Surmade up of men .whose geons professional life is to a considerable exteht spent in repairing the ghastly results of highway accidents is a leader in this. It has called on automobile manufacturers to provide passenger-stabilizin- g devices , such as safety belts, along with certain other built-i- n safety features. That term ex- passenger-stabilizin- g plains the belts value. In thousands of accidents, to quote Mr. Spencer again, little injury would result if the riders were held firmly in place so that they could decelerate with the car instead of against it or through it onto the pavement. ' Two leading automobile manu facturers are now offering safety d belts as optional equipment. As mentioned before, individual buyers can choose from many makes. It is extremely important that the belts be anchored to something absolutely solid, such as the frame of the car, not the seat in a bad crash the seat itself may tear loose. Also, Mr. Spen cer indicates, care should be taken that the belt chosen has sufficient strength, proper buckles, and oth er such features. The seat belt is but one example of modern safety thinking and development as applied to automobiles. At the end of his article Mr. Spencer writes: One automotive dealer-installe- is a great thrill for And saving pennies child. any s and dimes for regular a game . . . real fun! Thats why it pays to fix the Thrift Habit early in YOUR child! You do your boy or girl a favor by teaching him to f u f .V 4 p Skills . mean Better Jobs gov- ernment itself. engineer has said the time has come to fix the points for safety equipment in the basic pattern of the car and design around them, as the industry now designs around the motor or radiator or drive shaft. 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