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Show ADVICE TO THE i MOTORIST. The following advice to the motorist, motor-ist, given by Maxwell Halsey of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety underwriters, should be impressed im-pressed upon every driver: 1. Regulate your speed to driving conditions. Twenty-five miles per hour . may be more dangerous than 45 miles per hour under certain conditions. 2. Do not drive faster than will permit per-mit you to stop within the assured clear distance ahead. Someone may suddenly come out of an intersection or around a curve. 3. Know the rules and regulations and obey them. They are designed to bring safety and their disobedience will cause accidents. 4. Keep on your side of the road; it is the safe side. 5. Do not pass unless you can see that no one is coming and that you have enough room. 6. Signal before you turn and turn from the correct lane. 7. Drive smoothly the unexpected is liable to cause accidents. 8. Have your car inspected and maintain it in good operating condition. condi-tion. 9. Give the pedestrian more than his share of the right of way pick on someone your size. 10. Slow down and be particularly careful when pavement is slippery, when visibility is poor and during the evening peak hour 4 to 6 p. m. These rules deserve careful study. Following them should eliminate, to the greatest degree, the possibility of accident. They are based purely on courtesy and common sense two great friends of accident prevention. |