Show Dont Don't Let Death I Take Your Holiday I Is your Christmas gift list all made out Walt a minute minute minute-here's here's heres something i you may have forgotten How about giving one extra gift this year No we cant can't tell you who to give it to That's up to you Maybe you will give It to your wife or husband or one of your children or a complete stranger You may even end up giving it to yourself your your- self The gift Is life Each year hundreds of persons are killed by accidents during the Christmas New Years Year's holiday celebration Most of these deaths and injuries are In traffic mishaps The National Safety Council has found that the traffic death toll on Christmas is two or th three e times the annual dally daily average the average the most dangerous danger danger- ous single period of the year You may be one of the many drivers and pedestrians who will wUl have it in his power to give glye a gift of life this Christ Christ- mas How i Well if you refuse to take that hollday holiday boll holi day drink before you get behind the wheel you wheel you may be giving life to some tome one I If you dont don't try to pass that car cor on the hill life hill life can be your gift If H you slow down when you see that pedestrian step hesitantly from the curb you you may my give the best present of alL alLI I It is an ironic fact that the most Joyous season of the year is the one most likely to bring traffic tragedy The reasons are simple but too often otten over over- looked Family gatherings and other festivities of the year end holiday season seas season n bring about the peak travel of the winter and when more cars are on the move there Is more chance of an accident I Early darkness plus bad weather add up to poor visibility Fogged windshields also make lt make difficult to see and avoid accident situations The good fellowship of the season stimulates more drinking and too often often of of- i ten the celebrants clink glasses with death Rain snow enow and Ice when they ar are present during the holiday mean slippery slippery slip sUp pery streets and highways And thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of drivers still fall to adjust their thel speed to such adverse conditions So get out that Christmas list aga again and write down one more gift the gift the i life lif e you may give if you drive prudently an and safely |