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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1959)
Speeding Can Prove Deadly PAGE Thursday, December 17, 1959 THE BATTALION If there were only one car travel ing on a highway, the single driver could open up his many horsepow- ered vehicle without too much worry. If that car wa^ the only object on the highway, he could open up all the way with hardly a worry at all. Unfortunately these situations of fantasy never exist. There is al ways another driver sharing the 0 road somewhere. There is also the danger of some elderly person crossing the highway after check ing his roadside mailbox around the curve just ahead. A stray cow or horse may even l^e lingering in the road. Any of these situations present danger for a speeding motorist. It takes some time to stop a fast-moving automobile. At 90 miles per hour brakes cannot stop WE KEEP PRICES DOWN! Imperial Pure Cane 5 Lb. Bag Gold Medal Kitchen Tested FLOUR S Lb. Bag For Delicious Fried Foods SNOWDR ift SHORTENING 3 lb can 5 9. 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The driver must first rec ognize the danger and then send a warning to his brain. Only then does he jam on the brakes. And only then does the mechanical ac tion begin slowing down the car. At the maximum speed limit of 60 miles per hour, an automobile covers 88. feet per second. That doesn’t leave much time to stop if sudder danger lurks ahead. Every driver should remember that he is not the only one on the road. Someone once remarked, “The only safe way to drive is to think of the driver ahead as the biggest fool in the world.” Fellow drivers on the highway may think that of you, Aggie. Don’t go out of your way to prove it to them! The Texas Department of Public Safety has officially predicted that 111 Texans will be killed in Christ-! mas-New Year’s holiday traffic this year. SEASON’S GREETINGS ]M[a y there come to you at this Christmas time all the pre cious things of life. PILGER MOBIL SERVICE North Gate If you need money for Christmas we are ready to buy your used books NOW. dlou not COURT’S SHOES SHOE REPAIR North Gate WILSON CO. East Gate or § r We are hoping that all the goods things of life will be yours to enjoy this Christmas and for many days to come. A&M DO-NUT SHOP North Gate AND MAY WE ADD, AJ '-THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. \ ^Jlofich J A&M Since 1891 North Gate College Station VI 6-6721 4 One for the Road’ May Become Fatal The car was packed with merry happy-go-lucky college students and all of them agreed that “it was high time the celebration began.” After all, since September each of them had been busily engaged in trying to get a few of these hard earned grade points. Christ mas was here and a long-awaited two-week vacation was in order. One of the students suggested that “one for the road” would cer tainly speed them on the long trip home. A slightly stooped fel low wearing horn-rimmed grasses Traffic Deaths Not in Keeping With Christmas By BOB SAILE Battalion Staff Writer Christmas symbolizes life, hope and faith. It is a time for quiet worship, thanksgiving and rejoic ing. It is a time for singing Christ mas carols, for meeting with friends, for decorating the tree, for giving and receiving, for mistletoe, for everything that goes with the mysterious, satisfying feeling which is the Christmas spirit. Therein lies the irony of the death and tragedy which will in evitably come during the Christ mas and New Year holidays. Why sould tragedy caused by careless ness be allowed to mar the spirit and happiness of Chidstmas and New Year’s? The answer is s'imple: It should n’t. Nevertheless, hundreds will die or be seriously injured across the nation before Jan. 2, 1960. And the majority of these deaths and injuries will be due to carelessness or recklessness. Careless, reckless and drunken driving will take a heavy toll, as will hunting acci dents and other mishaps due to carelessness. These will all contribute their shares to the grim figures. Unless steps are taken by you and I to be extra careful while driving, while at work or at play, this year’s figures may be larger than ever. Some will read this and nod agreement, but will still leave Ag- gieland for the holidays and do the things during the next two weeks which will put their lives and health in danger. To the ignorant belong the traf fic fatalities. voiced a note of disagreement. The others in the car chidded him and said he was “being a poor sport.” Not wanting to set himself apai-t from the crowd, the young student agreed to have a drink with them. Drink after drink, the partying motorists continued at a fast pace toward their destination and the party seemed to be getting mer rier by the minute. The driver was beginning to pay less and less attention to the road and more and more to the carefree passengers accompanying him. He knew he had always been a good driver so why start worrying now. The merriment soon turned into tragedy, as is often the case. As the car swerved around an unex pected curve, the front wheel sank into the soft shoulder. The car was thrown on its side and due to excessive speed, rolled down a high embankment. The result—six lives lost for no apparent reason. . . except for the absurd statement of “one for the road.” This story could be told any where during the next two weeks and possibly be more fact than fiction. It could happen to you, although everyone agrees that something like that is only a pos sibility. Whether this case applies to any of you can be entirely left up to your own discretion. Each year, Aggies have return ed from the Christmas holidays and as is often the case, attended the Silver Taps ceremony for one of their departed fellow students killed on our highways. Don’t let the blame fall on you. TO OUR FRIENDS STUART HARDWARE North Gate