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Show CAUTION URGED IN Dili CM "Motorist ns h rtilc do nol UM ninu :l caution in n pproaehlnc r.-iilrond cro Ings " Is the statement nindc by P. 1 OCniroll. of thr rlfl: Nnsh Motoi cofripanjr, Ogden dtstiibiltOT of Nafth p.n-sen&er p.n-sen&er cars :imi trucKfl "it is not th younger drlverj wlio are guilty, hut the experienced ones. "There Is no reason on eurtli for taking tak-ing a chance with a train, hut It seems to be sort of mania with sonic drl"-ors drl"-ors to beat thon a I tho crossing, in the same manner tbnt a person feels dizzy when looking over a high cliff or stand-i stand-i ing on the roof of a lush building. "Railroad records ho that mote motors mo-tors cars nint Into the sides of trains than nr lilt by the locomotive. ThlS proves Conclusively that the' motorist inlsjudf,' -s ih'- spooj ami dixtanro of !!i train more often than otherwise. It takes only a moment to slow down at a lossihc for the S.Utomobillst, but the locomotive can only throw on the air and shut oi'f the steam. Which dors nol ilwsys Insure stoppfnc the train. When coming to a railroad crossing aUtomobillstS Should slow ilown anl shift Into second gear. In this way they have absolute control of the car. They can step on the accelerator and shoot across ihe track., while if I lie machine was In high gear and this was tried with the motor running over slowly, nine cases jut of it-ii it would stall. "In every caso It does not matter v. here the fault lies, as long as there i" i crash there is certain to be damage dOhe and whether the train hits the : 'M.i.iol.;.. :ne c automobll.- hit 5 :lv tnrin makes little difference. "Automoblliits should always remem-hor remem-hor that Hie men who drive locomotives have no chance to get out of the w.i. ll they can do Is hopr. when the;, H"- dutomobile rushing at the crossing. "Most of the grade crossings in the 81 ite ie now guarded and protected by prominent signs of warning which can he r.een day and night. My warning 'o i Mitomobilists is look out. and he careful. ' and you will never appear in one of these often hioniclcd 'railroad noving ,. - i 'Idents.' " oo- |