Highway Safety Features

The Fable of the Tortoise and the Hare As Mr. Aesop Might Have Had It, Had He Lived Today

YOU SAY, Sir," rumbled the Tor-toise from his great chair by the fire in the Jungle Club, "that you can beat any of us in a race?"

"Easily," replied the Hare, a bit startled because the Tortoise didn't usually say more than three words at one time. "But you" he laughed derisively. "I could beat you more easily than any of the others."

The Tortoise pushed his head slowly from his comfortable shell and glared at the Hare. "I'll take you!"

So a course was fixed and they climbed into their cars.

The Hare rushed off in a great burst of speed, weaving through traffic, making sudden starts here and there, and making himself a nuisance in general.

The Tortoise, after looking at his gas gauge, and checking his tires and oil, started off smoothly and quietly, and proceeded carefully down the street, watching every intersection.

In no time at all, of course, the Hare was far ahead. But soon he came to a red light, and, as he waited for it to change, who should draw up beside him but the Tortoise?

This greatly annoyed the Hare, and as soon as possible he once more put on full speed. But as he went along he kept coming to signs that said, "Village, THE SAFETY PAGE, a regular feature of ARIZONA HIGHWAYS, appears through the courtesy of the National Safety Council, Chicago, Ill., and the Arizona State Safety Council, Ethel Hickman, secretary. Address all communications to Mrs. Hickman, Arizona Highway Department, Phoenix, Arizona.

Slow down to 20 miles an hour," or "School, go slow." Try as he would, he could not get so far ahead but that another stop for a red light would again find the Tortoise right there beside him.

This so vexed the Hare that he threw caution to the winds and fairly flew along the road with accelerator right down on the floor boards. As a result, he ran past an intersection where the course turned and much time was lost before he discovered his error and got back on the right road. When he did, there was the Tortoise rolling along up ahead. You may be sure the Hare again put on full speed, and went whisking past the Tortoise with such a rush and such a screeching of his horn that the poor Tortoise was almost (Continued on Page 25)

DEATH CURVES ARE MADE BY IMPATIENT MOTORISTS

BLIND CURVES would not be called "Death curves" so often if motorists would discipline themselves to slow down before reaching the turn and to stay in their own traffic lane until they have reached the straight open road again. Taking turns at high speed is always dangerous, even though no other cars may be coming from the opposite direction. It is a practice that is especially dangerous when roads are wet, icy, oily or rough. Take curves slowly and always stay in your own lane of traffic.