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Show I HAND SIGNAL BEST OF ALL Automatic Slow and Stop Signals Cause of Accidents Increasing use of automatic "Plow" and "'Ktop" signals is tendinis nmrn tnd more in DSUSs th SUl I driver 1o neglect the use nf th' signal inJ la thereby Increasing the chsnc for collldons on th highways, scrnrdlng to A. A A Official. It la pointed out that motor rehicls operators depend on f ! tomatll stgnnls forget that sicri devices iffti-rally iffti-rally do not signal an lntintlon to turn either to right or left and consequently con-sequently often result In alight cpllle lona. at least. with resultant dnmage to the body of the car. Another danger. II fl pointed i Bl brought about by the failure of the automatic signal to function at tir. thereby leaving UlS driver Ifl IgnOT nnre of the fact that ho la slou ng down without giving enj v ,-: whatever to the motorist lmme i In the rear. "The hnd signal after all. Is the safest and mr.it reliably", sold M 0 Kidredgr. Executive Chairman ol th American Automobile Association "Rules promulgated In the Prop -Vnlform Vehicle U as endorsed b) the Motor 'ehlrle t 'on ferenc Committee, Com-mittee, consisting of th AAA. th National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, the National Automobile Dealers' Association and other organizations organi-zations Interested In the autOUloblJS question, provide a simple hand iKrial That Is reudllv understood bv any automobile driver These signals ure in effect In Washington and several other of the large cities and nr I.. effect with some alight variations In almoat every part of the country, "It la highly Important thst . destrlan learn the signal, gj wr aj the automobile driver because knowledge know-ledge of Just whit the automoblllst i plans to do at a specified corner will often save the pedestrian from harm "The Propoapd Jtatform Vehicle Law provides that an openuor Intend-1 Iing to turn nis venicio to tnc icrt shall extend hla left arm In horl-tolal horl-tolal position and alow down An p rator Intending to turn hit ve hlclo to the right shall extend hla left arm with the fore-nrm ralsea at right angles and slow down. An operator Intending to stop hla vehicle shall extend his arm and move it up and down In a vertical direction "If all motor vehicle drivers will concluded Mr. Eldrege, "and pedestrians pedes-trians will ao famlllarlzo themselves with such rules that they will be able to know the Intent of the driver of an nppronchlng car a large factor of safety will be added to traffic conditions con-ditions In our city streets. The driver-of driver-of a cloed car can easily comply with these conditions by lowering the lefl front window of such car. which Is: necessary' anyway for proper ventilation ventila-tion " |