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Show Six Ways of Being Good Driver Told by Expert Seven nationally known traffic and safety experts were asked to state what thev believe were the characteristics charac-teristics of a safe and good driver. An analvsis of the opinions submitted submit-ted show that the men all agreed on the following major essentials of good driving: 1. The good driver has a high degree de-gree of self-control at all tiroes, this control manifesting itself in various wavs. 2. The good driver always maintains his car In such shape that It responds easily and quickly, thus assuring control con-trol of the car as far as the purely mechanical equation Is concerned. 3. The good driver regulates his speed In accord with the conditions of the road over which he is traveling and never travels at such a rate that he cannot stop It within the "clear course" ahead. 4. The good driver Invariably exercises exer-cises due regard for the rights of others oth-ers and always applies the simple axioms of courteous behavior. 5. The good driver accepts the safety of the pedestrians as a primary consideration. 6. The good driver keeps his mind on the road ahead, as day-dreaming or chattering at the wheel causes many more accidents than are caused by bee stings. |