Show Coated Coaled Windows Skids Cause f Most Accidents In winter weather driving itis it itis is the sudden skid and inability ty to see out of windshields plastered with snow and road- road muck that often orten maims or kills the unprepared d driver and Ills his s passengers TIllS THIS IS the statement of one of the top authorities ori eS on winter driving hazards of the National Safety Council Traffie TraC fie fic Conference Prof A. A II H. Easton Chairman of the Councils Councils Councils Council's Coun cil's Committee on Winter Driving Hazards and Director Direct r of the Motor Vehicle Research Laboratory University of Wis Wis- Tests conducted each year yearby yearby car carby by our committee have given us considerable knowledge about winter weather driving ng II Easton said aid It is my ray belief that many motorists have ac ac- ac simply because they neglect equipment THE TIlE COMMITTEE one on Win on-Win Winter Winter Win Win- ter Driving Hazards is madg mad mad up of ot automotive engi engineers engineer eer from Detroit test drivers gov gOY government officials s' s sand and university university university sity researchers t I tOur Our committee works in m temperatures ranging down to 30 degrees below iero zero tJ on frozen frozen en cn lakes and fields and and snow snow packed roadways to come come ine u up up P with an answers t that may s save lives the traffic c safet safety specialist specialist P said HERE ARE some soma of Easton's Easton's Easton's East East- ons on's suggestions for safe operation oper- oper operation operation oper oper- in snow ice fr freezing weather and fog og Drivers must be able to lo ser see and be c. c seen Early Early- hours hour ur of or r darkness darkness' make it Imperative jm r f fr r that thaI lighting systems ai are e perr pers per per- per per- s r Sec See SKIDS on ou page 2 Skids Windshields I ai Cause Most Winter t r Accidents Continued front from front page feet with both upper and lower beams properly aimed he said KEEPING lights clean is often overlooked by motorists Keep a cloth handy to wipe off orr road grime and a brush to remove snow Easton urged He Ile maintains that failure to keep windshield wipers in top condition causes thousands of winter crashes DRIVERS neglect their blades and when they hit lust snow or rain they drive almost blind he said It is foolish to put lives and a vehicle costing costing costing cost cost- ing several thousand dollars in jeopardy by neglecting maintenance maintenance main maintenance main main- of or wiper arms and blades Easton said Wiper blade rubber must be checked frequently be be- cause summer sun bakes th the e rubber and causes it to hard en The arm pressure must b be e firm to avoid streaking Manufacturers Manufacturers Manufacturers Manu Manu- m men mend e n d a r n ounce of or pressure for each ead inch of or blade length for efficiency efficiency effi eHi c eney in clearing off orf rain snow sleet and road muck the educator explained EQUALLY Important our oui r tests at Clintonville Wis anin ancin anc ane d in Michigan have proved thain that thai t in severe conditions rein reinforced reinforced reinforced forced tire chains are needed needed need ed cd Easton Easlon said Snow tires give you OU hall half again as much pulling pow m in snow as regular tires but bul mt t when conditions are arc bad chains give up to five Che times time s as much traction he said EASTON urges every driver drive r to keep a set of or reinforced tir e chains in the trunk for emer erneI emergency gency conditions He lie warned motorists to b bon be beon beon e on guard w cn the Ule temperature tempera ture lure is just above freezing WET IVET ICE at 30 degrees i h twice as sl slippery as ice a azero al at alzero t zero temperature The polish ing by heavy traffic also I makes ice more slippery I he said |