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Show New Handbook on Motoring Safety Says . . Thursday, May . Cars Now Better Than Drivers The Safe Driving Handbook; Grosset & Dunlop, 127 pages Since the first ed vehicle moved over a road, there have been thousands of improvements made in the car. In that time, there have been no basic Improvements in the operator: man. Based on this premise, the Aerospace Education Foundation, with an assist from the United States Air Force, has published The Safe Driving Handbook, which, it is hoped, is a step in the right direction to help improve the driver. The foundation makes reference to the difference between the flyer and the automobile driver. They conclude The handbook reduces safe driving techniques to basic fundamentals: where and how to sit in the drivers seat so you become less fatigued and therefore more alert; techniques in braking, speeding, passing and stopping; information on recovering from a skid; importance of conscientious automobile maintenance; estimating following distance for safe braking; right of at intersections, and hundreds of other and Illustrated tips. The book also describes in detail how a driver can judge his own driving ability. This factor is important when you consider that even the worse drivers feel they are among the best, according to the authors. This observation was made when scientists interviewed drivers who were in bad collisions and it was way well-explain- ed 20, 1971 learned that 80 percent of these drivers were convinced that the other driver was to blame. When asked if they thought a refresher course in operating the automobile would help them avoid accidents in the future, only one in 20 thought it could teach them anything. Only two percent of these drivers thought that courtesy was important in any way when driving. For emergency situations the handbook even has tips on "How To Choose Price, Utah e, What To Hit" to help avoid possible serious Injury. Choose a utility pole, for instance, Instead of a large tree or a boulder and the impact is cushioned. The information in the booklet has been successful in reducing the number of automobile accidents among Air Force personnel and reducing fatalities by 25. It is scheduled in the course of study for airmen. It could also be studied usefully by all drivers whether they are just starting or have been driving for 30 or 40 years. Mow tli3 AND 707 IjiIO npNiflMiftli I East Main WblMW cmdl M4f jNMtfdVlMtS m ratofctomfwt m to mmot if MKtttfN MM wt mm tumwL r w nma :: that driving on a city street is more complicated than flying. Their reasoning is that Special Prices ipeimoinig Good thru IPECDAL conditions on the ground are more challenging than in the air. The Safe Driving Handbook covers the whole spectrum of driving situations, including considerable emphasis on driver personality and attitude, important factors in the overall safety of the operator. It also states that boredom, a main reason for driver inattention, is involved in nearly every form of unsafe driving. 1971 May 19 FORD and Cruis-- Matic, power Equipped with 360 1650-lb- . HD springs, belted tires, brakes, power steering, battery, oil bath air cleaner, tool storage box, guages, tinted coral and white. glass. ICC lights and dual horns. Two-tonUNIT No 1T22 V-- 8 0 p e Biggest Safety Is Always To Wear Seat Belts American drivers are, in large number, fooling themselves into disregarding the biggest single step they can take to improve their own survival odds in case of an automobile crash, says the National Safety Council. Harry Porter, Jr., NSC traffic safety director, pointed out that the best estimates indicate at least 8,000 to 10,000 lives a year would be saved if every car occupant wore his safety belts, every time he got into a car. "Beyond question, Porter said, "the full use even of the old fashioned lap belts would have a massive effect In saving lives and preventing injuries. And now that combination belts are required on all tars sold in America, even greater protection is available," Motorists who choose to sit on or beside their safety belts, instead of within them, in most cases ore "relying on not genimitation excuses uine reasons to rationalize their behavior. Clear thinking will show that there arent any real reasons." Drive Kith there rare, and get GRAND Window I Sticker Price $442852 OPENING PRICE UNIT No. 1F39 1971 Equipped with V-- 8 and power disc brakes, power steering, belted tires, radio and wheel covers. White with blue vinyl top. FORD Window Sticker Price 17 dL Grand Opening 3 3784 00 |