2 B.C. LUMBER WORKER

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
INCREASE SHARPLY

National safe driving week, sponsored by the Canadian
Hig! Rea Safety Conference the week of December Ist to at
7h, recorded more traffic deaths across the nation duving spe
pene peur days than were recorded for the entire period an wa
Bilt r’s safe driving week. \ :
This Eibo y picture was bright-|
Peeeteomawhat by the British (Gis ber of vehicles on the road. 4
lumbia eit accident figures The following figures are
Gant peantnecar this a m the Motor Vehicle Branch 7
Niiithishowed 2 22.5% reduction in| Fecords of vehicles licensed and pee
fatalities over last year. The num-| Show a steady and continuing rey
ber of injuries for the same period | 8*Owth in road traffic. ae is th split.
were down 1.2%. | 1935 happens when g 55
ccidents Up solid, i memorable Mad he Fi
On the sd hand, the nu att ecaice:

1956 - . 450,493
a - en 2 of the aanere ce
e is can be a hi 1960 ;
of 7. 3%. This can oe attri Officials estimate that by 196¢ lepths of one and a half in sunk

ea partly to the increas there will be over 650,000 vehi-

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mae a oie il ie Bead The half-ton mot - es
vehicle i affecte: ed by or more car, like a bucking | i
et wit! 20 nhae its GEITING PARK, low bra 5 ‘
Canada, it is ea un ie ites ae} danger
ee. jets aces are so con- nor . With e 65 HADLEY, WHY DON'T You 5/ The dri
Ilion registered) nictar vericles LIGHT UP THE TREE? column: infeaaaa 4
travelling more than et) billion impales him on the egl
in Twenty year, traffic problems are lung and interco: ar Bi
atts first meeting of the scene faster than ie means de
canadian rae hgay Safety Con-|to cope with them. During 1956, 6/10—So great ce
ference at a, in 1955, offi-/ 40,000 Americans met death in feet are ripped from tly
cials Rredieced. ten ie moe Gate traffic accidents, and another shears off at the fi
cle accidents were to continue to | 1,400,000 were injured. shearing body bolt: iver’
shield. The rear of ei
Driver violations in fatal accidents, 1956 wheels dod j
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rural areas. Failure to vied irish sof. way was next in urban areas. Failure hape. Hinges toe rin
he seat rams fo: git
Reported violations per 100 drivers of the steering lea
frozen his heart. id.
EXCESSIVE SPEED 21 38 Time ela;
AIGIT OF WAY 16 6 -Institute of Transport bngh
cease URBAN & RURAL vs
FAILED TO KEEP RUGHT. 3, 13 a
OF CENTER LE
WPROPER PASSING 1 3
USRECARDED OFACER OR 6 7
TRAFIC CONTROL BIKE r
OTHER VIOLATIONS 14 10
School Children ‘¢ the major offender: {|
RHP EIGhE per ce It 1985 rivers under the amigas |
deaths of Canadi ade American} Of alcohol are responsible for {
anes fMitiel schoo! ‘oup,| Seven per cent of the deaths in
face ears Gf ae ulted | city traffic and eight per cent of ’
i acciden tor vehicles| the deaths on the country roads.
accounted for more than one half| _ Disregarding the police offi-
f these deaths, r or traffic control device is
Statistics reveal that excessive | Bet on the death list and is
speed is responsible for the great-| MOF Prevalent among q
est number of deaths in motor] STvers. “
vehicle accidents, The country, Rules
with its open roads, claims the} The follow re a few basic
largest percentage of those killed, [tes which, it “rede Be drivers
Failure to give the right of |#"d pedestrians, would result in a 1
way in traffic is the second big greatly ae death jolt on our 7 |
killer, Death from this cause nation's highw: a
eccurs more often in the city ok Mot |
fies in the count e Learn the re Shee sign ,
Failure to to keep fel right of shapes, Know what dictinetive
centre iians is the thied great | type of message each sign shap
fe ge. In this, country drivers ee Page II