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Show CAUTION URGED IN WINTER DRIVING BOISE It's 13 per cent more dangerous to drive in winter than in summer, says the bureau of safety. Inadequate traction, speed too great for road conditions, lack of winter equipment and faulty braking, brak-ing, the latter f"ennently resulting in bad skids all those come with Jack Frost. Do not rely on lowering the pressure pres-sure in tires and increasing the load over rear wheels to give better bet-ter traction on slippery surfaces. Experts now say that exhaustive trials show resulting increase in the traction for stopping is slight, and this is more than offset by reduction in safe speed on curves. Tires with good tread are preferred pre-ferred on dry and wet roads of smooth surface, though performance perfor-mance with new tires is no1, better than with smooth tires on snowy and icy surfaces. Nothing yet found gives better traction on aimwu nnrl iev roads than chains. u ' j -- Reduced visibility during winter months, shorter hours of daylight , and windshield accumulation of frost puts an extra strain on the skill of the driver. Speed must be reduced on snowy and icy roads not only because of lower traction but because of the impossibility of sudden maneuvers in emergency situations. All of which is included In the star safe-driving admonition: Drive carefully and with uniform courtesy; cour-tesy; and always allow yourself a margin of safety. |