SAFETY NOTES

SAFETY NOTES 258 PERSONS DEAD IN ARIZONA IN 1937

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OF THE 290 AUTOS INVOLVED IN PATAL ACCIDENTS, 37.4% WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN TRAVEL-ING AT AN EXCESS-IVE SPEED - AS AGAINST 18.1% OF THE CARS INVOLVED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IN SPITE OF THE EFFORTS OF OUR ENGINEERS, WHO ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT SAFER HIGHWAYS FOR YOU-AND IN SPITE OF OUR EFFICIENTLY MAINTAINED HIGH WAY PATROL SYSTEM, WE HAD 3,265 AUTO ACCIDENTS LAST YEAR /

AND LOOK AT THIS/

OF THE DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENTS WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL IF YOU DO COME OUT ALIVE, REMEMBER THOSE 30 DAYS IN THE "BIG HOUSE."

THERE WERE 5,178 DRIVERS INVOLVED IN THESE 3,265 ACCIDENTS, AND OF THESE ONLY 8% WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR-2.6% RATED MINOR PHYSICAL DEFECTS, ETC. THE OTHER 89.4% RATED NO DEFECT. WE WONDER IF THE ACCIDENT REPORT SHOULD ADD ANOTHER CLASSIFICATIONMENTAL DEFECTS!

REAR-END COLLISIONS COMPRISED 15.1% OF THE AC-CIDENTS INVOLVING 2 OR MORE CARS. THE CRASHES OCCUR-RED FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT ON OPEN HIGH-WAYS. SO WHEN YOUR CAR GOES HAYWIRE GET OFF THE ROAD IF YOU CAN, AND AS NEAR THE SHOULDER AS IS SAFE IF THE ROAD IS SUCH THAT IT IS IMPOS-SIBLE TO LEAVE IT!

WATCH YOUR STEP!

20.5%

OF THE TOTAL KILLED WERE

PEDESTRIANS AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, EVERY MOTORIST IS A PEDESTRIAN, SO YOU GUYS IN THE CAR OUGHT TO KNOW THE OTHER FELLOW'S SIDE ---

OVER 39,000 DEAD IN 1937

ARIZONA'S RECORD HAS BEEN GOING UP-SO LETS TRY TO CHECK IT!

FOR THESE STATISTICICS, THANKS TO THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION OF THE ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPT. THESE REPRESENT ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF THE DATA THESE PEOPLE HAVE AT THEIR FINGER TIDS. ON FILE IS A COMPLETE AND COMPREHEN SIVE RECORD CONTAINING EVERY DETAIL CONCERNING ALL ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON OUR HIGHWAYS. WITH THESE FIGURES, THEY ARE TRYING TO CURB THIS TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER.

LET'S ALL DRIVE SAFELY!