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Homeward Race Should Start
With Driving Hints Survey
By RICHARD DAERR
Christmas is the time of the
year for joy and happiness, not
tragedy and sorrow. Every year
half a thousand people die on
the highway en route or re
turning from the happy holidays
of the yule tide. There are count
less others who are injured in
Christmas highway accidents.
Dec. 18 at Aggieland, earlier
than that for some, is a day look
ed to with great anticipation by
all, for on this day farewells will
be bid and the race for home will
be on. The excitement will be
immense. The trip will be quick,
but will it be tragic?
Many students will be driving
long distances straight through
at Christmas time. Some tips
and cautions, as suggested by
Sgt. Paul L. Allen, of the High
way Patrol in Bryan, might help
to make Christmas driving safer.
Have the car routinely servic
ed before the trip. Make sure
brakes and tires are checked.
These two items account for most
of the fatal accidents that re
sult from mechanical failure.
Most service stations will check
wheel balance and alignment free.
Many blowouts and resulting
accidents result from overload
ing. Don’t overload the car if at
all possible. (A car is overload
ed when five men with normal
baggage are loaded into it.) Ad
just the speed of the car to
compensate for the load.
Sixty per cent of all fatal rural
accidents are one car accidents.
If you run off the shoulder of
the road, don’t jerk the car hack
onto the road. Hitting the edge
of the highway could turn the
car over. Let the car coast to
a slower speed, and then ease it
back on the highway.
Don’t take any drugs to stay
awake. Many people have fallen
asleep at the wheel with their
eyes wide open due to drugs.
Keep at least one other person
besides the driver away. On a
lonely road with no one to talk
to, the driver could easily dose
off and drift off the road and
overturn the car.
If everyone is asleep and the
driver is sleepy don’t force your
self to continue driving. 15 min
utes of sleep will help a tremend
ous amount when you’re fatigued.
Curves account for about thirty
per cent of all accidents so com
pensate for them. If a curve
isn’t marked for safe speed, slow
down for it. You might be ap
proaching an unmarked 30 mile
per hour curve at 70 miles per
hour.
If you drift into the oncoming
trafic’s lane and a car is ap
proaching try to get back to the
right lane rather than heading
for the shoulder.
If a car is passing in your lane
and you see he isn’t going to
make it, move to the shoulder. If
time permits, put your right turn
signal on so he will know you
are going to the shoulder. The
Students Urged
To Set Pace
For Safety
The Texas Safety Association
Thursday called on university and
college students to “set-the-pace”
for traffic safety during the Christ
mas holiday period.
“Thousands of young drivers in
the state will be starting ‘back
home’ prior to the weekend traffic
rush at Christmas,” J. O. Musick,
TSA General Manager said. “These
drivers can set an example for
other holiday travelers by reaching
their destinations safely.”
Musick pointed out that the col
lege-driver is well-equipped phys
ically for driving. He can react
faster in an emergency situation
than an older driver. His vision is
better and usually he has a better
knowledge of his motor vehicle and
its performance.
However, he warned that the
“well-equipped” driver can get into
trouble in traffic because of his
lack of driving experience.
“The ability to handle an auto
mobile safely where bad road or
weather conditions exist is impor
tant and frequently it demands a
great deal of driving experience,”
he explained.
Musick suggested the safest way
to deal with inexperience on the
road is to cut down speed. Speed
that is too fast for existing con
ditions is one of the major factors
contributing to fatal accidents.
He also advised students,to get
plenty of sleep before starting
their trips and to take several
rest stops along the way.
“If possible, alternate with other
drivers. It’s much less tiring and
a great deal safer,” he concluded.
situation could present problems
if he heads for the shoulder also.
If you see him moving for the
shoulder, stay on the highway.
But don’t sway undecidedly be
tween the highway and the
shoulder. Such action will al
most inevitably lead to an acci
dent. Most important of all, do
not panic.
The first part of a holiday is
relatively accident free. The ex
citement keeps the individual
alert. It is the returning trips
after the holidays that brings in
the greatest fatalities. The un
exciting task of getting “back
to the old grind” leads to drift
ing thoughts and falling to sleep
at the wheel. Therefore, on the
return trip change drivers more
often, stop more, keep a conver
sation going, or keep the radio
turned up loud. Be extra cau
tious of the “other driver.”
The greatest number of acci
dents occur between five in the
afternoon and two in the morn
ing. This is the time of day
when the most cars are on the
road. Everyone seems to be try
ing to get just a few more miles
before stopping for the night.
Make special efforts to stay alert
during these hours and drive at
a slower speed.
Maintain as near a constant
speed as possible. If you drive
80 you’re just going to have to
slow down all the time. This is
dangerous. Just about as much
distance is covered if an aver
age of sixty-five miles per hour
is maintained rather than speed
ing up and slowing down all the
time. A steady speed also in
creases gas mileage.
If these suggestions are follow
ed, a safer and more relaxing trip
home and getting back to school
should be the result.
THE BATTALION Thursday, December 17, 1964 College Station, Texas Page 5
Holiday Driving Rules Set
By Campus Security Head
By IDA BRYANT
Special Writer
If you knew that you were the
one who was going to be killed
or badly injured in a traffic ac
cident, wouldn’t you slow down
and observe safety rules ?
This was the question of Ed E.
Powell, chief of campus security.
“Too many students fail to re
late safety rules to themselves,”
Powell said. “Each student should
regard himself as one who may
he killed.”
Powell named several factors
which could help keep A&M’s
traffic record clear during the
holiday season:
1. Don’t pass on hills or in no
passing zones. Powell said per
haps more students were killed
this way than any other. “Stu
dents are young and in a hurry
to get home, so they take more
chances.”
2. Drive posted speeds—espe
cially in towns and on curves.
Powell pointed out that the peo
ple who posted the signs are the
ones who know what the safe
speeds are.
3. Don’t overdrive lights. Two
cars may need to drive at differ
ent speeds in order for their
lights to shine ahead adequately.
Weather and road contour should
be taken into consideration also.
4. Buckle seatbelts.
5. Don’t mix alcohol and driv
ing. “The most dangerous drink
ing driver is not the one who is
real drunk,” said Powell. “He
will drive slow and pull to the
right. But one who has had just
a few drinks thinks he is the best
driver on the road.”
6. Be courteous. Powell cited
this point as a big safety factor
in preventing traffic deaths.
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