Facts Of Safety On
Highways Outlined
How'a your highway L Q ? How.
much do you know about the (acts
of driving safely?
A quick-quiz to find out how
much — or how little — drivers
know about the causes of acci
dents has been prepared by Jerry
Coe of Coe Insurance Agency
b'ued on information supplied him
by safety engineers for the Kemp
er Insurance group.
Mr. Coe says the highway I. Q
quiz offers drivers a brief refresh
er course on some common mis
conceptions about driving safety.
"Knowing the correct answers
to theae questions," he points out,
"may someday save a driver's
life."
0. K., class is in session. Get
behind the wheel and start think-j
inf.
1. What is the minimum safe
distance in dry weather at which
to follow another ear? (a) 10 feet
for each 10 m. p. m.T (b) one car
length for each 10 m. p. h.? (c) 30
feet? or (d) throe car lengths for
each 10 m. p. h ?
2. What are the conditions of
the roads on which at least 80 per
cent of last year's traffic fatali
tie* occurred? (a) wet? (b) dry'
S. Do nor* accidents occur la
good weather or bad weather?
4. What should you do if you bo
come fatigued while driving? (a)
speed up to make your destination
before you fall ssleep? (b) pull
over to the curb and roat? (c) atop
and eat a heavy meal? (d) take
tome pills?
5. What ia the fastest and aafeat
way to stop a ear? (a) slam the
brake pedal hard? (b) eaae the
brake pedal to a deliberate stop?
(e) pull the emergency brake and
depress the foot pedal? (d) pump
the brake pedal gently but firm
ly?
6. Whfti a tire blows out, what
is tbe best thing to do? (a) apply
the brakes quickly? (b) apply the
brankes gently or not at all? (c)
pull off the highway? (d) speed
up to counteract the effect of the
blowout?
7. There are four specially en
graved invitations to death on the
highway. Which is the greatest
cause of death? (a) reckless driv
ing? (b) not having the right-of
way? (c) driving on wrong side of
center line? (d) excessive speed?
8. Where is the best place to
put an old tire you think may blow
out if driven far? (a) either front
wheel? (b) in the gargae? (c)
spare wheel? (d) either rear
wheel?
9. Drunken drivers or driven
who have been drinking are in
volved in* one out of how many
fatal accidents? (a) 24? (b) 6?
(c) 18? (d) 106?
10. In addition to the specific
wording on the signs, the shapes
of highway signs have signific
ance. Indicate the shape of the
signs which have the following
meanings: (a) stop, (b) caution,
(c) railroad crossing, and (d) re
duce speed.
What about the answers? Mr.
Coe said the correct answers are
as follows:
1. (b) one car-length for each
10 m. p. h. Vou must compensate
for emergency stops and for any
advantage in braking distance the
car ahead may hold over yours.
2. (b) Dry. Dry roads are no
guarantee of safety, Mr. Coe nid.
Speed and careless driving are
more dangerous than the condition
of the road.
3. Good weather. Only one out
of five fatal accidents occurs in
inclement weather, according to,
the Kemper safety engineers.
4. (b) Pull over to the curb and
rest Avoid starchy foods, iheavy
meals and liquids. Drugs, which
slow up reaction, are dangerous.
8. (d) Pump the brake pedal
gently but firmly, particularly on
wet or icy pavement
8. (b) Apply brakes gently or
not at all. In case of blowout, a
sudden application of the brakes
may cause a car to overturn.
7. (d) Going too fast for road,
weather and visibility conditions
is most common cause of fatal ac
cidents.
'8. (b) A worn out tire is a
menace to the driver, his passeng
ers and to others on the road.
Keep it in the garage, put it on the
rubbish pile or make a awing for
the kids.
0. (b) One out of six. The figure
for pedestrain deaths only is even
higher. One of every four adult
pedestrians killed in traffic had
been drinking.
10. (a) Octagonal, (b) Square,
(c) Circular, (d) Diamond-shaped.
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Russia now has more than 400
submarines, having but more than
80 last year. This is more than all
of the free nations together built
At the beginning of Wo, Id War
II, Russia had fewer than 73 sub
marines,
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Motorists In
Area Get Hints
Motorist* driving to or through
North Carolina lor vacation! in
the southern ran enjoy making
their trip* leisurely enough to in
clude noted attractions on or near
main north-south highways in the
Tar Heel State. j
U. S. Highway i cuts through
the famous Sandhills, where the
Mid-South resorts of Pinehurst and
Southern Pines welcome sightseers
as well as those who plan to stay
for golf and riding. These sports,
along with foxhunting, are at thai;"
best in the Sandhills, and at Tryon
to the west, from now until late
spring. Touranments, horse shows,
steeplechasing and the training
tracks for'race hones lend further
interest. A number of gardens
and an orchid greenhouse are open
to Sandhills visitors.
Also on U. S. 1 is the Capital
City of Raleigh, where the recent
ly opened North Carolina Mu
seum of Art houses a $3,000,000
collection of works by Reubens,
Goya, Rembrandt, del Sarto and
other Old Masters. The museum
is open from 10 until S p. m. daily
except Mondays, and from 2 until
6 p. m. on Sundays. Admisaion is
free: Also open free, daily and
Sundays, near Capitol Square Is
the State Hall of History.
, A loop trip off U. S. 17 to the
romantic Outer Banks ialanda via
Highways ISO, 64 and 264 it facili
tated by a new bridge replacing
the automobile ferry act-oas Croa
tan Sound to Roanoke bland. His
torical points of interest in the
region are Wright Brothers Na
tional Memorial, and Roanoke Is
land National Historical Site, where
the first English settlements in
America were attempted in the
1580'a. On Hatteras Island, acces
sible by free automobile ferry,
Hatteras Lighthouse—tallest light
house in America—is open daily so
visitors can climb to its 183-foot
summit.
A visit to Gaddy's Goose Re
fuge near Ansonville on Highway
52 is an adventure in large-scale
birdwatching. Some 10,000 wild
Canada gees? make the refuge
their home from October until
April. Visitors can feed and pho
tograph them.
Ice-hockey games between East
ern Hockey League teams are a
big attraction at the Charlotte's
huge Coliseum on Highway 74.
The Public Health Service re
cently reported drops in the inci
dence of poliomyelitis and hepatitis
fa 1996. The polio disease was
from 29,270 cases in 1996 to 18,400
for 1996, a drop of about 47.5
per cent. Paralytic polio dropped
from 10,641 cases to 6,706. Hepa
titis jriflamation of the liver) de
creased from 31,340 cases to 19,
270. This disease has shown an
upward trend, reaching a peak
of about 90,000 eases in 1994.
There was no apparent explanation
of ita last years' decline. Decreases
were noted in cases of Diptheria
while increases were noted for
phalititis, typhoid fever and
measles.
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