Show DRIVING DURING A SEVERE BUZZARD BLIZZARD motorists whose traveling is not absolutely essential should keep oft off the roads in weather like this chii mr harry is sari wright J graffi c safety sf engineer state road commission w warned arned as highway crews struggled with heavy drifts and icy pavements pavement 5 in the wake waka of the worst blizzard to date but if you must drive he added it at iz is only common sense to use every precaution to avoid accidents re gulting from extra hazardous highway and weather conditions the first step to safety he emphasized pha sized is to be sure that your car is ready for the extra demands that will be made on it in bucking snow covered highways and traversing ice coated streets for motorists who must mua drive he pointed out tire chains are a requisite to prevent skidding shielding and to guard against becoming stalled on hills or in drifts he also warned motorists to see that their winds windshield bield wipers and defrost ers are in perfect condition before ore starting out the second step to safety involves tiie the motorist himself he must realize mr wright warned that buz bliz zard driving calls for extra precautions on the part of drivers drive more slowly irk in a bliz blizzard he said turn on your lights in daytime if necessary rem remember ember that chains dont duplicate summer stopping performance although they reduce stopping distance by 50 per j cent on snow or ice but the time to stop a skid is before it starts mr wright also issued a word of warning to pedestrians to watch where they are going and not to depend on all approaching automobiles being protected by tire chains and able to stop |