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Carelessness Breeds Death
Careless, inattentive driving is one of the major causes of
highway accidents. This is a passenger’s view of a traffic
fatality. Don’t you be an eye witness also.
“Most people wouldn’t allow
themselves to be placed in a black
box with a one-foot peephole and
then be propelled along at speeds
of 60-70 miles per hour,” Charles
J. Keese, director of the Texas
Transportation Institute said.
“Yet, people do this when they get
into their car on a cold day and
just scrape away a handful of
ice or snow.
Keese further stated that while
there is little snow here, most
Aggies will encounter some during
the holidays. “Drivers tend to
adjust to bad weather,” Keese
said, “but only after the first
50 miles. It’s at the outset of
bad weather that most accidents
occur which have as their cause
adverse weather conditions.”
In a 1962 survey of 10,000 ac
cidents occuring over 54 miles of
freeways, the institute found that
of all the reasons causing the
mishaps sight-distance relation
ship was the greatest cause.
“A driver should not overdrive
his visibility,” said Keese. “He
should keep in mind how far and
how much he can see and adjust
his speed and reactions according-
ly. This is the main thing a
driver should remember. I can’t
repeat this statement enough. The
failure of a driver to stay within
his range of visibility is one of
the biggest problems drivers are
faced with.”
Seat Belts Can Save Lives
The National Safety Council says that one third of all
serious injury in automobile accidents could be prevented
if only the victims had installed and used seat belts. This
pretty lass is taking no chances.
THE BATTALION
Thursday, December 19, 1963 College Station, Texas Page 5
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