Be LUMBER WORKER Peaks ae ee “QUIT YOUR SKDORT” ne the lowdown on traction and stopping ability snow and Heal psu motorists in snow-ice affected way their tire chains and r tires? What ae the reliable techniques for driving safely through the more dangerous months ahead? ore ces thro to cont aletiad) misinformation or eet nee pee mein ral thinki pe swered in a new arch fe by the National Safety Goaneile, entitled “Quit Your Skiddin’.” y nes DYOURSELF! ATIVE Cie ABILITY Traction R + bas to measure pull at 20. MPH GLARE ICE AT 20° F 100 200 300 400 500 6 Tee tal % Improvement [Id is Regular Tires 28 aoe LT Sm snow tires 231% BETTER Recor Te Chale 331 Ea 409% BETTER Reinforced Tire Chains 909) “LOOSELY PACKED SNO' 00 200 300 Ww 400 500 % Improvement Regular Tires AD Snow Tires sic | WINDOWS CLEAR ely on snow Voutilate iB ke he Inside of ire to start oe limb hills up to seven finiea | over hat with regular ti rae ee 4, GET © "PEEL" OF THE | aoe sar ‘Reinfore« chains have each link oa the’ = ss Ghali re- above can increase skidding dis- | tances at only 20 mph by more than 100 feet. Their statement Ws: perature can change pa Ease distances on ice. Stop- 0: ues Py Poe teeth or brakis tances a Hf increase traction ” four times on packed On glare ice, reinforced tire chains es the shortest pos- ie rd- witl chains reduce braking asaee ping distances are considerably longer when temperatures are they, ate near zero, A s} tem- perature rise ee ee tte shine sits ice slippery can within a few hee: Oke of tire sible sto} ES ¢ dis dog regal less ss of t at zero degrees, but the 235 feet to stop at 30 degrees above zero. With reinforced tirs hains, the braking ata nce wa’ about 77 feet, regardless caine varying temperatur COMPA Ss RAVE EFFECTS OF Traction Facts TOPPING ASU _ TEMPERATURE ON : port il BRAKING DISTANCES __|lustrated various traction abili- Braking Distances “4 and stopping distances on in Feet from 20 MPH Speed of 20 MPH on glare ice snow and ice with different com- nie monl equip’ CHD Cee jistances are indicated in feet noes a , 50’ 100’ 150° q 50° 100" _150 ss re yer "7°" | Concerning starting and hill i.) 30° _ | climbin; ability on gla Z ice, tests showed snow tires are ES only 28 percent better than reg ral lar tires. Regular tire chains, >| wever, were 231 percent bet- q ——— ter, while reinforced tire chains ei ~~ |proved to have 409 percent bet- 5 ter traction on ice than regular Fr tires, 2 eee PACKED SNOW L 0: sely vel snow, a 100" 150’ 200° DRY PAVEMENT 0’ 50’ 100’ 150’ 200’ i Regular Tires is e National ealcty & council ee Cia latest test results by its bi Abo Came on Winter Dri Toate’ must add 22 feet, which i -get your foot on brake. New distant ooklet, ‘Quit Your Skiddin’, ew bo let by writing National Safety Council, (Chicago 11, Ill. oa senor ual oe and erate byt the Rane Committee on Winter Driving Xx) ROAD—Try your brakes occa- sionally while one sony and away from traffi out if the road is eee a er you can adjust sueed to road and weather 5. FOLLOW "AT - DISTANCES Heep all eck rat 0° Leet! ing dist: mn loosely packed snow with various equip- AVERAGE BRAKING DISTANCES m of 2 h were ‘OR REGULAR TIRES as plone: regular tires, 60 feet; Ute of reinforced tire sectn snow tires, 52 feet; il tire provides shortest sto, chains, . feet, and reinforced about 77 feet, tire chains, 38 feet. regardless of temperatures On glare ice owever, all sto: ‘op- ping distances were dangerously longer. They folloy ar * above you tires, 195 feet; snow tires, 174 Re Heer te feet; regular tire chains, 99 feet, and reinforced ti "is s available free ‘ ae uM ther Tips A common driving error is . have a much better resist- | overbraking. Power brakes, es- ance to side skids . . . increase | pecially, must be applied with forwai ae erection better than any- | preci touch on ice and snow. thing You must see danger to avoid : danger. More darkness, spattered or round wire link rwandeHiall sleet ae ains aa good stop-and-go traction on snow and ice, but their side-skid resistance on ice a jotive chief objective is to reduce the higher- jan-average death and accident tes which prevail during the inter montl Their secondary objective is to re he numer- is traffic tieups and costly de- lays due to slippery surfa d Ralph A. Boren iunivecat a a lifornia, and Bast University of Wis oe i ae n of the cnt are ne Q ‘ir findings “include ate fol- age reegum endati eave from the new re} nH ae 8: wes iP TO YOU — You are aiving conditions are ts iepeble during ae winter. ip to you to winterize your aes He winterize your driving techniques — and to winterize your, een to avoid acci- dents. 2. aE GOOD Renee tire chains. Whether use guldr or is tires, a cer- in that tre: ot _ been tire chan | han normal ds MUST on snow and ice. 3. KEEP WINDSHIELD AND lea BOAT ae mma atone Without tie chping it takes three to twelve s as far to si tire chains.” Effect of Temperatures , Conceming the great effect of the is poor compared to reinforced | Che | working properly. After a storm, couldn’t stop rh when a ae eae e e IR BRAKES The a te Zouch ree aa pping while Is. This is likely to BROT your car into an uncon-~ tanh nd dangarens s_ skid. The sommes eeneeers ou special win and tir chains follow: Snow nee pecome s ood snow Hie a 8 no aa cae what will snow tires you i do for tires are ie bette: rd hig nei oy lowe ee and slush, mu They a juch better than or mn hard, ic; faces sie which hme mean ‘he diference moving and not mov- ing” __| between zero degrees ee out that the difference | windshield, windows, headlights, and 30 and turn signals. men wearing). realize that their life m, lace.” The shoe lace in qué centre of the crown of 1 removed or weakened ory: the hat may be almost ashy The hat should be 4j to 34” clearance betweei!p shell of your hat. | A blow on the heaj ; harness and particularlyo; lace fails the hat may lid force on your head, bette nearly as protective as ajr and well knotted. a The hat may have tila few minutes care to ched t perly threaded twice ary or fisherman’s knot andj maximum protection ani Look your hat over): safety equipment. Like}ll gular checking for weat'!n * i British ( Workimen’s Con}