Keynote of Safety
! 1 ‘lf motorists would think more of f their own physical condition there would be few accidents,” says an American. “ There are five factors that control safety. First, and most important, is the condition of the driver. If a man is sleepy or tireo he is slower to react than he normally is. His judgment, too, may be obscured and his vision affected. This is one of the reasons why the worst hour of the day for accidents is that at which workers are hastening homeward. “If motorists would take thought for this fact they would exercise more caution at critical times and the accident toll would be lower.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 68, 22 March 1937, Page 9
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