Show car exonerated driver blamed in most mishaps wol WS I 1 k U im minga 7 the drivet driver who blames his bis car when he has bas an automobile accident is first cousin to the poor workman who always blames his tools it if statistics revealed in the latest annual highway safety booklet issued by the travelers tra v lers insurance ns urance company are any andi a ration most acci accidents denti it is shown are caused by faulty drivers rather than faulty cars the insurance compa companas comp anys Ays statisticians after analyzing accident records found that per cent of all automobiles involved in fatal crashes and per cent of those in nonfatal non fatal accidents were in good mechanical ca condition only odthe cars in fatal accidents were found to have hare imperfect brakes and of the ul ill fated vehicles had one or bath headlights out punctures end and blowouts blow outs accounted for but of the fatal crashes the new booklet eleven thin a series beiles issued annually stresses the importance of keeping the ahe car ln in the best possible condition but at ai thi the same time tarn points j out aut that the i driver should pay ay as ay iy 7 0 VA bous DEF aw GOOD much attention to ins his own con condition as he does to that of his car ar in explaining his accident tl ti his friends the booklet asserts the typical driver usually ha has a glib excuse his brakes stuck something went haywire with wit his steering mechanism a tin blew or the glaring headlight of an oncoming car blinded him but bt his account jibe with that of the investigating officer that worthy usually finds thi drivers car in apparently goor gooe condition and writes into his re port goibe some mental fault on th part of the driver rather thai some mechanical fault on the part of the automobile as principal nn cipal cause of the accident |