Show f A Fear The Dark You Dark You I I If I f r Y May Avoid Mishaps i. i 1 j i Night accidents were responsible for almost nil all traffic I F two-thirds two of or deaths I I Ef In cities last year the National Safety I It I t Council reports Even In rural areas areas well over half halt of or all traffic deaths happened at night r Since the hazard of darkness Increases greatly I greatly in lu fall and winter months as days grow shorter safety s ety authorities are giving special emphasis ernp to the problem problem problem lem In October The The slogan Darkness Darkness Doubles Traffic Troubles Troubles Is Intended to focus public attention on tho the problem Deaths Soar In Autumn J Despite the drop In travel as summer wanes deaths rise steadily In fall months The Council says the reason renson Is poorer visibility due to earlier darkness and bad weather Tho The Influence o of 01 early darkness Is 15 influence rh I especially apparent In the pedestrian death figures according to the Council Analysing pedestrian deaths during only I one evening hour hour O G to 7 o'clock the o'clock-the the lone Council found 1 I i lj 1 The I.-The The me hour Is daylight or dusk dUk nine months of the t e year year February February through October It Is dark In November Decem Decem- December December ber her and January I 2 Four Pour times as ns many pedestrians are killed during that hour each month I Jin I in November December and January as ns asi I II i the average for or the other months of the I i year In fact fac one quarter of the year accounts i for 58 56 per cent of the deaths Darkness Demands Caution The Council concludes that since there lis Is no evidence of greater disregard for forI traffic regulations By ty either motorists n I or pedestrians during the three most dangerous months It Is apparent that both drivers and pedestrians taU faU all to modify their traffic habits to compensate for low visibility after dark Tho The Council offered these tips for I I night walking 1 I.-Don't I. 1 Dont Don't take It for granted that the motorist sees you yo He may be inattentive Inattentive inattentive tive or blinded by headlights 2 Wear Wear light colored clothing or carry something l white when walking In Ina InI I a roadway ro dway and walk on the left side I facing traffic 3 obey 3 Obey all regulations and signals I By all means dont don't step tep unexpectedly from between b between parked cars or around a I bus or streetcar street 4 Dont Don't 4 Dont Don't obscure your vision with umbrella packages or newspaper I I Individuals In this country now have almost st In liquid savings mostly in bank accounts and U. U S. S Sav Sav- Savings Savings ings Bonds That is three times what they had before the war Of tho the saV-j saV wo we spent on the war about went into the peoples people's savings and stayed there Regularity Is the secret of successful I saving There are two ways to buy U U. S. S Savings Bonds regularly and automatically a automatic I ally The Payroll Savings Plan where you work and the Month Bond th Plan where you bank A bond a a. month put I away now brings back four dollars for tor three each month as the tho bonds mature |