ACCIDENTS AT NIGHT.
Statistics issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in the States of New York disclose that 50 per cent of tho motor-vehicle accidents in 1932, resulting in deaths, occurred after dark. Considering that less than a fifth of the motor driving was done after darkness, the proportion of mishaps that took place during night hours was unusually large, and points to the fact that many motorists “drive beyond their lights” at a speed too fast to
stop when an emergency, suddenly arriv.es. , ‘ It 'is stated by the above authority that during winter months three accidents out. of every four occur at night, while during the summer months three out of every four happen during daylight. The investigation .showed that motor accidents during darkness are usually more serious than mishaps during daylight, the driver's field of vision being reduced according to the efficiency of the lighting system on the vehicle.
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Northern Advocate, 15 July 1933, Page 6
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152ACCIDENTS AT NIGHT. Northern Advocate, 15 July 1933, Page 6
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