Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-18 | Page 24 | 'Use a Lock' is Word to Driver

'USE Jl LOCK' IS j IRDTpiEl Simple Steps Often Foil the Thief Who Dares Not Tamper Long If the average motorist realized how easy it was to steal his automobile, he would take just the least bit of care to see that the car was locked) when he left it parked alongside the' curb. Thpre is a simple lock on the dash, which stops tho thieves effectively. A simple twist of tho wrist and the key removed, and Ihe thief has to work n long lime to get away with the car. It is not likely that the average thief will sit in a car and work with the, lock long enough to steal the car. i He has too many others that are tin ! locked and easy to got-going. Lock the car. It pays. I There are many ways In which the; motorist can aid the authorities in i curtailing automobile thieves and the motoirst should realize that each step taken to prevent thievery of motor! cars is a step toward the reduction' of theft toward the reduction of theft j insurance rates and, conversely, each' negligible act is going to reflect onj the owner in higher rates. In presenting -his bill before Congress Con-gress for adoption, Representative' Dyer quoted some startling statistics.! There are 125,000 cars stolen in, the United Slates every year. This, total -makes an aggregate Toss tqown-i ers of in excess of $100,000,000. While jthe authorities arc doing everything! In their power to reduce this and are! doing well considering their equipment equip-ment and resources it Is up to the! steps. From seven' different sections of the United States statistics show an' increase In surancc rates from 1915 to: 1919 as follows: I Cars cosing $7 750 .,.1400 per cent' Cars costing 1500. ... 850 per cent' Cars costing 300 50 per cent This is a scries predicament. Carrying Car-rying insurance is getting to be a' burden on automobile owners. And! yet thoy themselselves cause the rates to be Increased by not protecting themslvjcs. Naturally, the. man with the more expensive car will protect himself more carefully, which e,v-palins, e,v-palins, in part, the lower Increase, in rates of cars of this class. Of course, tho fact that more people own lower-priced cars Is also to be taken into consideration. no !