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.C. LUMBER WORKER

Record B.C.

road

death toll now

predicted by road safety experts

Traffic Pealines « and injuries:

after studying crab sedan
statistics t¢
These saisties show that while
deci

racetent fre.

cre;
months ct 195! 8.
Cor

which show a Sete the amount ic that cat
den n the one 1, the fatalities. Hee the speed in
increase in fatals and injuries on] which the traffic moves h
the other, can best be explained are driver ee ‘within the
by the one word “ eed limits in the
Holiday i
y point out vast num-| The following figures show last

downward

the Cou!
satis leprae ther Meo that it’s ne
acc ffi

lieve is contributing to the fatal-
ie and eae toll, is dur pro-

highway for the weekends.
Vancouver Ci

‘an-
=| couver City show an over all de-

neil Officials state,

Economic
Lost

Millions

Year Accidents Injuries Deaths Of Dollars
Actual—1957 (25,974 18a 252 1.500
Forecast—1958 ...... 24,200 265 33.125
1774 Up 479 Up 13. Up 1.625

- VANCOUVER” Tratc rey a pe

Actual—1957 36 4,500
g | Forecast—1958 je ot 4.250
wn .250

Dow!
©. (Eacuding Vasconve) al. Accident 8 Staite

Roe 27.000
Forecast—1958 ry ik 28.875
Down 675 Up 564 Up 15 Up 1.875

while the other two-thirds is fixed

padded arm rests and the window
solidly to the floor. ks

retract into padded “but-

year’s total traffic fatalities, in-

retractable
a

reels equipped with roof and door pillars are
matic prea locking’ devices Saher and each door is equipped
are tival sudi k on

Province for the Centennial Year,
from distant points and very li
ly Bate holiday

drivers, they oO great
hurry to get is viele aeaee:

Another factor, the experts be-

| age, released by the Council, with

of ay fhe foul

the
the year, in both the City of Van.
couver and British Columbia.

ated by sudden|with warning lights that flic
when a door is open.
Evaluation of the safety car is

SAFETY SEATS ]

ae

Door handles are built into

Experts “dream car”
designed for safety

safety engineer's “dream

The safety car, created on an
Edsel chasi is Heit aay a
energy abso nt bum)

minimize the speed of deceleration
in case of a crash,

Steering Column
steering column hub, 11
in diameter, is made of

The
inches |

chest in the event he is thrown

‘CONTOURED SPRINGLESS-
FOAM CUSHIONS

-SEAT BACKS: RAISED 10

MINIAIZE NECK WHIPLASH

ONLY DRIVERS 1% OF- x

SEAT ADJUSTABLE ‘ 4

PROTECTS HEAR 8 sear
PASSENGERS

UNDER SEAT GLOVE:
‘COMPARTMENT

FLOOR MOUNTED
SEAT BELT REELS.

Gavatl wis ‘alien afore to
break off the in,

CRASH ABSORBENT FRONT STRUCTURE

THIN METAL GRATE
FILLED WITH RIGID
PLASTIC FOAM

ont and rear:seats are

TO REDUCE PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT. DECELERATION

FRONT OF FRAME
‘SHORTENED

\ /
.< if
Panel padding on the front seat

rear-end

nger
ly pyer thee dash and almost to

Haan cithion padding along the
top and back of the front seats is
d

eee “4 is normally on the right
side of the instrument panel, has

lesigned to protect rear seat p
sengers who might be thrown for-
a

instruments on the das!
board panel are reces sed at sur-
ame ih form hea

SAFETY STEERING WHEEL AND ‘INSTRUMENT PANEL

‘PADDED INSTRUMENT:
CLUSTER

IMPROVED:
COLLAPSIBLE
TEERING WHEEL

right front seat.

Front Seat
“The front acne : a two-piece
aoe na ae ith driver's

the
ection “ben adjustable,

INCREASED
SACK KNFINS
CLEARANCE

a *WO BELT LOAD.
INJURY MINIMIZING TOE- PASSENGER SEATS ON SEATS
BOARD AND FOOT STOP INTEGRAL WITH FLOOR. AUTOMATION |
Paar ‘|
SELF ADSUSTII
"Hem oe
part of Ford’s continuing research | to _be effective or feasible, .they
enn on automotive safety. poi ie out that this type of inves-
Experimental Desig tigative program has produced
i es of the car are of aie features ea me,
experimental design and in various | by the company. They add tl
stages of developmi hile | new advances will re for sn te: i
Ford engineers concede that some|to further increase future driving
of the tures may never prove | safety.

Latest Army nent
answer to pedestrians

__ The Army has developed a portable, one-man pe unit
n’s body and enable him to run as
rivers. Such a gadgee could

rae as a race horse and jum;

Th
pens ae Be cm
weit immovable tre

O ofa oneal
of the ‘gwen Rae
depths of one ai half i

1e O
r parts to splay t
is same secend ti

to move forward at the ve

force of 20 times gravity; his bog w

ramrod- ee snap at the ic
e driver's body ig

death.grip.
the steering co! mie

O—The car's front 24, sch
molihed ee the rear end is stil
of 3:

San hour. e driv

runcks in
car, ie a bucking horse, risesiig
low branches.

/10—The driver's fear-fre:
column into an almo: st vi ertica po!

lung se pase arteries. Bind

O—So great is the forcéo
feet ipped from his tightlla
shears off at the floorboards.
shearing body bolts. The drive’: |
shiel

. The rear of the cay oe
wheels digging into the ground>

7/10—The ents og
lape. ie teal

shi

the seat ram: fordatl CicniEae |
of the steering s shaft. Blood le:ps
frozen his heart. He is now deat

Time open tenthsof :

p over :

be a life saver to the pedestrian crossing busy streets. On the “Tent livte ot True a
other, hand, if all pedestrians were similarly equipped, the side: : é
walk congestion would ‘probably be more hazardous than ee
street traffic. . im

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