Show Lights s Aid Safety I Results of recent intensive research have shown that cars and trucks equipped so that their that their parking lights were always on during the day have less accidents THE TilE VEHICLES used in inthe inthe inthe the experiment were modified so that when the ignition switch was turned on the parking parking parking park park- ing lights were also switched on The front amber parking parking parking park park- ing light and the tail Accidents included in the experiment were those that occurred during daylight dawn or dusk The types of accidents accidents accidents acci acci- dents studied were rear end collisions right angle collisions of all types backing collisions sideswipe collisions head on collisions except for cases when a vehicle is obviously out of control because of a vehicle defect or having struck a fixed fixed fixed fix fix- ed object first and sideswipe accidents with vehicles traveling traveling traveling travel travel- ing in the opposite direction THE TilE TEST results were based on millions of miles of travel by bv vehicles in the New York City area The final result result result re re- re- re sult not only showed a substantial substantial substantial sub sub- reduction in the number number number num num- ber of accidents but those accidents accidents accidents ac ac- ac- ac that did occur were much less severe Because of the obvious safety safety safety safe safe- ty contribution offered by the lights modification the Utah State Department of Highways has decided to conduct its own test by equipping certain highway highway highway high high- way vehicles The State Safety Safety Safety Safe Safe- ty Committee meeting June 21 adopted the pol pol- icy JIM WEST Engineer for Maintenance for the highway department has issued a directive directive directive di di- to all departments that beginning now Whenever any of the classification of vehicle named for the test are scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- for the shop for inspection inspection inspection tion or other mechanical work the modification of the ignition ignition ignition ig ig- ig- ig is to take place at that time Following this procedure all of the vehicles should be modified modified modi modi- modified fied without too much effort and cost by Jan 1 1972 |