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Show ! Council Lists Dec. Driving Dangers Prevent accidents by preparing prepar-ing adequately to meet December Decem-ber driving hazards, George H. Lowe, president of the Utah Safety Council, advised motorists toda3r. Such preparation must include a careful checkup of your vehicle's ve-hicle's running condition and insistence in-sistence upon obedience to fundamental fund-amental safe winter driving rules. "With cars now averaging nine to 10 years of age, it is most ; likely that a great many ve-j ve-j hides are in need of repairing or replacing items essential to winter win-ter safety," Mr. Lowe said. "Brakes, windshield wipers, defrosters, de-frosters, head and tail lights, tire chains and the exhaust call for strict inspection." Failure to have equalized brakes or to use tire chains needed on snow and ice figures in many winter-time skid-wrecks skid-wrecks and traffic tieups. Failure Fail-ure to have proper lights or to keep windshields clear leads to many accidents resulting from reduced visibility. National Safety Council research points o inadequate traction and poor visibility as the two major causes of winter tragedies on the highway. December is the most dangerous dan-gerous month of the year in a number of respects. This month has the longest nights of the year, meaning more travel during hours of darkness. Some of the winter season's worst snow storms can be expected. Two of the year's biggest holidays, holi-days, Christmas . and New Year's Eve, are on the calendar this month, meaning there will be many celebrations which may cause undue relaxation of restraint. You had better length en the distance between your car and the car ahead, adjust speed according to road and weather conditions, use chains when needed, and keep wind shields clear . |
