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Show CLEAR SIGNALS ARE ELECTED Records of Many Motorists Marred by Preventable Accidents. Too many motorists never achieve perfection In their driving, their records rec-ords are marred by accidents of various vari-ous kinds and their car operation and upkeep costs are high merely because they fall In the first fundamental of good driving the necessity of giving clear, sharp signals of their Intentions. Inten-tions. This opinion Is expressed by Charles M. Hayes, president of the Chicago Motor club, who suggests that every motorist might profit by taking an Inventory of his driving practices. None la Immune. "It seems that none is Immune to this form of carelessness or thoughtlessness," thought-lessness," says Mr. Hayes. "There are times when business or home care9 or something of that nature press heavily upon everyone, and under un-der such circumstances, one drives more or less like an automaton assuming, as-suming, subconsciously, that the other oth-er man's mind is alert and that his keenness can compensate for our preoccupation. pre-occupation. "Such an attitude Isn't fair when one looks at It coldly. It actually Is a form of 'buck passing' that the average aver-age motorist would not be guilty of If he looked at It in the proper light. Remove Mystery Element. "Successful driving that Is, driving that Is free from accidents of every variety, even the most minor depends upon each driver removing the element ele-ment of mystery from his every Intention. In-tention. Thousands of accidents are caused annually In all parts of the country because some driver falls to give a signal and another assuming that he knows the first man's purpose, guesses wrong. "The American Automobile association, associa-tion, with which this club Is affiliated. Is continually active through Its more than S0O local organizations In the interest in-terest of safer driving. "It is a problem for each motorist, Individually. Unless each makes It his business to improve his own driving driv-ing by complying with the signal regulation, far-reaching results cannot 'be achieved." |