Show Prepare Your Car CarS S For Winter Driving With snow Ice and hazardous traffic conditions just around the corner it is isnow Isnow isnow now vital for tor motorists who would drive this winter to put their over age cars cani carsin carsin in ih the safest safest possible condition Mr George H. H Lowe President of ot the Utah Safety t Council Council- r warned today This is more Important this year than ever before because b cause traffic en engineers en- en engineers engineers and safety experts say that this will be the worst auto accident winter in history Mr Lowe added Your life Ufe may depend on how well your vehicles vehicle's safety equipment works works works-or or on how bow well the other fellows fellow's works The reason for tho the prediction that this winter may set a new high in traffic accidents Mr Lowe pointed out is that the ending of gasoline rationing means more cars on the road most of them about eight years old and more miles to bo be traveled per Car ar during the dan dan- dangerous dangerous dangerous snow and ice months In addition motorists mo accustomed during the war to a compulsory 35 mile an hour speed limit may have become careless and prone to misjudge the dis distance dis- dis distance tance within which they can stop their cars traveling at higher speeds particularly particularly arly any on slippery pavements Not only that he be said but motorists have grown increasingly weary of war born res res- res- res and now that the restraints are lifted are Inclined perhaps unconsciously unconsciously unconsciously to take greater chances just by way of ot Celebration j Even in normal years Mr Lowe said winter is always the peak season for accidents Studies Studie of previous years show that in winter time the traffic acci sect accident accident dent death rate Increases from 24 to 53 per cent In 36 snow belt states This mill is due in part to inadequate traction on slippery pavements and to reduced visibility both because of or weather conditions and because there are aro I more hours of darkness in winter than in summer The answer to the winter safety lem Mr Lowe said lies Ues In the best possible road maintenance education of or motorists Jn to take practical precautions pre and proper car maintenance He urged all city and county highway depart depart- departments departments departments ments to repair snow removal machines and endeavor to line up scarce labor for tor winter road maintenance He called upon all truck fleet leet opera opera- operators operators tors tore and Individual car owners to take I Immediate steps to put their cars in Inthe j I Ithe the safest possible condition for winter I This he ho said should include checking cf Gf brakes brakes' tire chains windshield wipers I defrosters headlights electrical and cooling systems and the exhaust A motorist whose car Is in shape I I has the safety battle half halt won he be said Motorists themselves he said can I help reduce accidents by keeping their I cars under control at all times and and exercising particular care when pave pave- pavements pavements pavements t ments are slippery with ice or covered with snow Use of skid anti-skid chains in slippery weather lie said permits a I motorist to stop his car In halt half the dis die distance diStance tance that would otherwise be required and good defrosters and lights provide visibility Tho The main cause of winter ac accidents ac- ac accidents accidents research shows are the added hazards baZ of skidding and impaired 1 visibility I |