Motor Vehicle Dept. Says .
"Speed Kills" Is Not A Slogan, But A Fad
Raleigh - "Speed Kills" is
more than a traffic safety
slogan in North Carolina. It is
a well established fact.
Figures compiled by the
Driver Education and Acci
dent Records Division of the
Department of Motor Ve
hicles show that during 1968
excessive speed was the pri
mary cause in more than one
-third of all fatal accidents in
the state.
Investigating officers listed
speed as the cause in 570 of
the 1,417 fatal accidents in
which causes could be estab
lished.
The second most prevalent
cause of fatal accidents dur
ing the past year was driving
to the left of the center line.
Officers cited this violation as
he primary reason for 339
accidents involving deaths.
Failing to yield the right
of way and reckless driving
were the next most frequent
causes with 123 and 97 acci
dents respectively.
Other leading causes of
deaths on he state's street and
highways were drunken driv
ing, failing to stop for stop
signs, improper passing, im
proper turning, disregarding
traffic signals and following
too closely.
Motor Vehicle Department
officials point out that fre
quently several driving viola
tions are invqjved in a single
accident and that their sta
tistics single out only the
most obvious cause. They
point out, for example, that
drinking is a contributing
factor in over 50 percent of
all fatal accidents, but that
speeding or other improper
driving, possibly resulting
Tromlhe drinking, is recorded
as the specific cause of the
accident.
Raleigh ? More people
were involved in fatal traffic
accidents during 1968 if they
(1) drove on Saturday on a
rural paved road. (2) drove
during the fall months be
tween the hours of 4:00 p.m.
and 7:00 p.m. and (3) were
between the ages of 26 and
34.
if you compounded any of
these conditions by drinking
or exceeding the speed limit,
your chances of not being
around to read this zoomed.
Drinking was a factor in Over
one-half of all fatal accidents
and speeding was the primary
cause of more than one-third
of those accidents during the
past year.
Saturday was by far the
most dangerous day to drive
in 1968. A total of 418 oc
cured on this favorite travel
day- 129 more than orf'the
next most dangerous day,
Sunday. Wednesday was the
safest day to drive with just
122 fatal accidents.
September was the most
dangerous month of the past
year, followed-closely by De
cember fyid October. July
and November ranked fourth
and fifth. In each of these
months, more than 140 fatal
accidents were recorded.
Traditionally, the late
afternoon and evening hours
are the most dangerous for
highway travel. The past year
was no exception. The period
from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
accounted for 317 of the
year's 1.583 fatal accidents.
The three hours from 7:00
p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ran a
close second with 313 acci
dents involving death, follow
ed by the 10:00 p.m. to 1:00
a.m. period with 272. The
safest time for travel was
from 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Drivers between the ages
of 25 and 34 accounted for
525 of the fatal accidents in
North Carolina during 1968.
They were followed by the
20-24 age group with 435.
The 35-44 year olds recorded
335 fatal accidents. Teen-age
licensed drivers were credited
with 332. Five fatal accidents
involved drivers under the age
of 16.
Rural paved roads were
the most dangerous arteries
of travel in the state during
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Thursday. March 6, 1969
100th Year-Number 6
the year. Almost one-third of j
ill fatal accidents- 499- oc
cured on these rqpds. U. S. (
numbered Highways, with
446 accidents, ranked second
and N. C. numbered High
ways accounted for 286. The .
Interstate system with only !
36 .fatal accidents provided
tl\p safest highways in North
Carolina during 1968.
All fatal accident statistics
were compiled by the Driver
Education and Accident Rec
ords Division of the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles.
Civilian Gl Bill
Representative Ogden R.
Reid (R-NY), said he would
draft 'a proposal for a "civi
lian GI Bill" to enable needy
students to attend college.
Although he suggestion is
viewed favorably by most
congressmen, the chances of
formal enactment this year
are almost nonexistent.
~ Foreign
Labor Wages
The tabor Department has
announced plans requiring an
hourly minimum wage of at
least $1,60 be paid all
foreigners entering the United
States on work permits. The
$1.60 federal minimum wage
does not apply to all occupa
tions and the pay scale will be
adjusted to their occupation.
Fixed
Broker Fees
The Justice Department
has recommended that the
fixed commissions now charg
ed buyers and sellers of
stocks be abolished within
five years. At the end of this
time, the size of commissions
charged by stock brokers
would be determined by com
petition between brokerage
houses.
Proposal
Rejected
Paris - The United States
was met with stony rejection
of what it called its first
concrete proposal to start tha
new full-scale Vietnam talks
on peace. U. S. Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge proposed
immediate re-estabHshment
of the demilitarized zone buf
fer between North and South
Vietnam and an offer to work
toward agreement on mutual
withdrawal of foreign troops.
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Boys Find
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agers were having a spree
spending money found in an
outmeal box in an abandoned
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wealth. The boys had spent
$270 of the $950 found.
Now the sheriff wonders
where the money should go
since the owner of the shack
was murdered four years ago
and the property has changed
owners.
Military
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The Defense Department
says that it was seeking more
Negro and other minority
group men to apply for ad
mission to the military service
academies. Pentagon officials
said one reason minority en
rollment, was small was that
many were not aware of the
opportunities opert for all
races.
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