Show Autumn Is Time To Give Old Bus i Check Up Ahead o of Winter Autumn leaves leaven are pretty on the the trees but they can be trench erous rous on the pavement ent motorists were warned today by the Utah Safety Council Piles of dry leaves at the curb are ore considered by smaller children as M a welcome and different type of play area he cautioned Some Bonze homeowners delight In burning leaves but this practice can endanger en danger drivers' drivers safety by creatIng creating creat treat ing dense smoke barriers on the street The official added Wet leaV leaves s I Iare are not as slippery as Ice lee or snow but the collection of moisture under under un un- un der an nn accumulation of leaves may make portions of a roadway hazardous hazardous haz for a driver who falls fails to exercise extraordinary care The council urged all motorists I to regard the dropping leaves an and andI I dropping temperatures as signals signals' to get their vehicles winterized He ne recommended changing over now from summer driving to win I tr ter driving habits Anticipating the cold weather that's thata coming car owners will be wise to check now on their heat heaters ers era defrosting equipment and bat bate terms It was pointed out Motor clubs and other organizations rendering emergency road service can attest to the fact that many of their calls deal with battery bat bat- tery and starting failures the of declared as well as being stuck In heavy snow The time to have a battery checked Is i. when It still se seems okay h ho added Service stations sta dons will gladly advise on how to care for tor the battery on which you 1 0 depend so AD much Oil change the addition of freeze anti and putting reinforced tire Ure chains In the trunk should hould not be postponed until some cold or morning I when thousands of ot other I last last- II minute car owners are compelled by weather to give emergency at to their vehicles The The- over changeover from summer to winter also calls for an Inspection lion tion of If windshield wipers whose blades may have dried out from summer heat or age alte the council added Automotive experts further further further fur fur- ther recommend that the wipers should exert one ounce of pr pressure press pres sure lIure against the windshield gl glaso for each inch of blade length Many service stations and auto dealers now regularly use a simple test device to determine whether your wiper arms exert this Ares pres pressure r sure needed to keep your windshield wind wind- shield cleared adequately under adverse weather conditions Check Everything Brakes tires headlights parkIng park park- Ing lights tights signal lights exhaust system skid anti tire chains and seat scat belts are also Important items to check on the official declared A motor up tune-up appointment with a qualified expert will pay payoff payoff payoff off In dividends of a added ed comfort and safety when bad weather days come come ns as they will wilt come he added Changing over In driving habits is a must for fall faU and winter driving too the safety council spokesman concluded I Speeds which were safe on dry summer ummer pavements will not be safe afe on wet autumn roads particularly particularly par- par on snow or ice tee or Icy winter roads he emphasized Motorists must slow down when they encounter rain sleet fog mist snow or Ice Even on the coldest days and nights ventilation ti tion Hn n Is Important In a a. vehicle to I prevent drowsiness And therell there'll bp be some days when head headlights tights I must be turned on even in midday y if visibility becomes become poor due to toa to toa a storm I I |