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Show TEN SAFETY RULES Night Driving Hazards Explored "Darkness Is an invitation to death!" In these words, Mayor Arnold Anderson today warned motorists motor-ists to increase their vigilance when driving after dark. The mayor's warning was Issued as part of the night traffic hazards program the safety committee of the Coordinating Council and the NationaJ Safety Council are conducting con-ducting during October. "More people are killed in traffic traf-fic accidents during the hours of twilight, darkness, and dawn than in daylight, although far less driving is done in the darker dark-er hours," Mayor Anderson said. ' He reminded drivers that they can't see as far in dusk or darkness dark-ness as in daylight. "On a very dark road," the mayor said, "you can't see farther far-ther than your headlight beam so be sure your speed is slow enough that you can stop within with-in the distance covered by the beam." Mayor Anderson gave the following fol-lowing National Safety Council rales for safe night driving: Llsfs Rules 1. Slow down. Don't regulate your speed by posted limits alone. Remember, speed must be governed gov-erned by conditions, and darkness dark-ness is a condition that calls for caution. 2. Have your car checked frequently fre-quently by a competent mechanic. mecha-nic. Have him check your lights to be sure they are aimed properly. prop-erly. This Is especially necessary neces-sary If you have the new, more powerful headlamps. These headlights head-lights give additional light, added visual distance along the right side of ,the road and reduce re-duce glare when properly aimed. However, If not properly aimed, their Increased power Increases the danger of blinding an oncoming oncom-ing driver. 3. Be alert. Keep a constant look-out for pedestrians and for vehicles with dim Ughts or no lights' at all. 4. Don't wear tinted gjasees at night. The advantage they offer In cutting glare Is more than offset off-set by the disadvantages In re-dused re-dused vision. 5. Turn yon lights on at the first hint of dusk before they are really necessary for road Illumination. Il-lumination. This is advisable because be-cause lights- are needed for Identification Iden-tification by others before they are needed , by the driver for road lllumniation. 6. Use headlights properly. Use upper beam only on rural highways high-ways when no approaching car Is within 1,000 feet. Use Jower beam when oncoming cars approach, ap-proach, when you are overtaking overtak-ing another car, and when driving driv-ing In cities and residential areas. 7. Dim your Jlghts even though an oncoming driver falls to dim his. Trying to get even by blinding blind-ing him is risking your own neck as well as his. Maintain control of your car by looking at the right shoulder of the highway. 8. Be sure all lights on your car are turned on before you pull onto a thoroughfare at night. 9. Never stop on the travejed portion of the highway at night. If you must stop at night, pull completely off the road, leaving parking and dome lights on. Carry Car-ry flares for use in emergencies. 10. Drive by the Golden Rule. Give the other fellow the benefit of any doubt In traffic. Make courtesy your code of the road. Be your brother's keeper! The Mayor also had a word of ad- vice for night pedestrians and cyclists. "Remember, it's easier for you to see a car than It is for the driver to see you," he said. "Make yourself visibje. This means headlight and taillight for the bike and white or reflectorized clothing -for both cyclist and pedestrian." |