Show LARGER CROP 0 OF F ACCIDENTS allowances not made for foi winter conditions on various highways tile the large crop of automobile accidents produced every emry vear ear by the winter months and the disproportion between tills number of accidents tind and the number of vehicles on the streets was the subject of a warning issued to motorists by charles chin lea NI clayes president of tile the chearo motor club sir air clayes called attention to the result ot of nn all investigation by the RC ac eident prevention departments of several large A A A clubs in various varlo iia sections of tile country tills this investigation lie declared clearly proves that motorists by and large do tint make allowances for winter conditions condl tlona on the highway fall to mako make adjustment the fact that in ninny many cases casa the curve of accidents rises in the winter months when there are fewer vehicles on oil the streets lie he s said shows conclusively that bonges tion alono Is not the caus cans of accidents ci the findings or of ole accident prevention departments of 0 scores of A A A clubie are on the point that motorist s fall to the right adjustment in their driving habits when wintry weather arrives it has baa been proved for instance that in some cities the hie accidents on it wet day increase by about per cent tile the officers making the counts noted that on oil the whole the motorists involved in these accidents celdOn ts were going at tile speed which they had come to regard is as safe anfe in dry weather and lind had they made arnado the necessary adjustment and reduced speed 25 per cent it Is safe ante to as that there would be no increase in accidents ci in ili other words a 25 per cent reduction in soled on it a wet slippery payment pavement Is absolutely necessary to restore tile the margin of safety and ou set bet the disadvantages of poor vision and skidding rely too much on chains chain another thing that causes many motorists to come to grief la Is the degree of confidence that they place in chains chains it has been shown may be n good aid in keeping the safety margin but are by no means meana a preventive against accidents it Is not tho the chons chains themselves hut but the fact that the motorist Is liable to lie he over conald it that leads lead to tr trouble buble tile the man who taller takes chances on a wet day for the simple reason that his car 16 equipped with chains la is simply flirting with tile the undertaker one way in which we can reduce our accidents during the winter months Is simply to recognize that it Is winter and that the conditions under which the automobile Is operated involve increased hazard factors to meet this condition the motorist must undergo a psychological adaptation |