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WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

Your Automobile Of The Future

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Designed for Safety

The drawing illustrates 20 important design considerations, all cal- culated to improve driver and passenger safety, increase visibility, reduce potential hazards and injury and conserve life. The call-out numbers, 1 through 20, show locations of these features.

(1) Capsule chairs so designed and so tied to the floor that they will restrain the driver and passenger in a 30 m.p.h. collision against a 5,000 pound blow and a deceleration force of 30 g's in a front, rear or lateral crash. (2) Protection of passengers in rear against a 5,000 pound blow. (3) Restraining Jap belts and shoulder harnesses on all seats. (4) Flexible steering shaft that will buckle in a crash situation. (5) Steering tube that telescopes a total of 8 inches during a crash. (6) Whip-lash protection on all seats to retain the head in the event of a rear-end crash, (7) Rectangular steering wheel to prevent breaking or bruising of kneecaps. (8) Driving wheel of reduced diameter for greater visibility, (9) Improved maneuverability, faster turning ability and greater driving stability through utilization of special driving wheel. (10) Unit body construction with high energy absorption factor that will collapse and ruin car at moment of severe impact, but protect passengers from bodily injury. (11) Automatic fire control system utilizing carbon dioxide. (12) Safety brake device. (13) Roll-over bars in capsule chairs for greater head protection, (14) Power brakes. (15) Power steering. (16) Laminated safety windshield with double weight filler to afford greater resistance to penetration. (17) Saflex interlayer windshield to eliminate 95 per cent of ultraviolet rays. (18) Tinting of all glass windows reduces the heat load normally entering the car through the transparent glazing by approximately 30 per cent. (19) Re- flective license plates for greater visibility at night. (20) Support of arms to reduce driver and passenger fatigue.

Safety Briefs

Polite But Firm

Traffic pursuit has assumed a jaunty aspect in Leeds, England, where a special squad of “courtesy cops” drive sports cars capable of 100 m.p.h. and higher speeds. It’s their job to catch up to speeders and caution them to slow down. They are chosen for their driving ability and tact. However, when an obviously dangerous driver shows up, the officers substitute prose- eution for persuasion.

Seat Belt Leaders

Swedish motorists are sold on safety belts. In September 1959, 27 per cent of Swedish cars were equipped with safety belts — in 1960 the figure rose to 40 per cent. Volvo, the biggest motor car manufacturer in the country, is going to provide safety belts in all its cars, and Saab, the second largest, will provide seats to which belts can be easily attached. Most importers of foreign ears are considering providing belts free of charge.

Recognition For Pros

In Japan, taxi drivers who have not caused a traffic accident during a period of at least two years are given a certificate, a badge and a sticker to be posted on the windshield. Of the 20,000 taxi drivers in Tokyo, 2,745 have been thus commended. In Germany also, distinctions are awarded for driving without accidents.

The Show’s The Thing...

In the best Dutch tradition, the Netherlands Association for the Preven- tien of Road Accidents has been organizing travelling fairs which go from town to village spreading traffic safety propaganda. The shows, which are transported in caravans (trailers), make use of brass bands, choral singing, film showings and children’s entertainments to put their message across.

exico Says “Welcome

The Mexican Government Tourist Department has commissioned a fleet of 10 jeeps to aid tourists. The jeeps will be manned by a pair of uniformed men one of whom will speak English. They. will roam Mexican roads carry- ing spare parts, tools, maps, guides, first aid equipment, hauling chain and two-way radios. Tourists can look forward to quick service in emergencies. And it’s all on the house — except for parts.

Private Peace Corps 5

Michigan State University has a “little united nations.” It's an evening

driver education course, designed primarily for foreign students and their

represented by 76 students who will take back with them American concepts

Every accident avoided by careful drivers, not only by fol- lowing Sg of “ed coal themselves but watching out for those who

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Anat to do if she should meet another vehicle at this point. “Let room if he is there or not,” was the brusque reply.

Time To Review

Habits

Now, in the middle of the boat- ing season, when the skippers’ seagoing habits are becoming clear, is the time for review.

Reconsider those which may be unsafe or those which require re- vision merely for greater conven- ience or comfort.

@ Do you habitually remain seated while cranking a rope-start outboard, or have you fallen into the habit of standing up?

@ Do you step carefully into your boat, or jump in haphazardly?

@ Do you always tighten tran- som clamp screws as soon as you place the motor on the boat, or do you habitually let it go until ready to shove off?

@ Do you periodically check the condition of your anchor rope, the security of mooring bitts, the ser- viceability of your fire extin- guisher? .

@ You discard your cigarette or cigar before refuelling, don’t you? Do you always wipe up spil- lage and let fumes dissipate before restarting the outboard?

@ Are you abreast of the latest changes in local operating rules, buoys and danger signals? Quite often buoys are established, dis- continued or moved.

@ With the increase in boating, have you taken note of changing patterns in local traffic and ad- justed your operating habits to meet them?

This list is merely suggestive.

Next time afloat be conscious of all the little things you do, ask yourself why you do them that way, and consider if there might not be better, safer ways.

Vacation

Guide

For a more enjoyable vacation this year the following guide on how to organize your plans should be studied carefully.

—Carry only a minimum of cash. Traveller’s cheques and credit cards are as accepable as cash all over the country.

Divide Money

When making purchases, don’t dis- play a full wallet; it may prove an invitation to robbery. It’s a good idea to divide the money among the res- ponsible members of the family, and to cache an emergency fund some- where.

—Definitely take along extra car keys, first aid kit, sun glasses, litter bags, duffle bags for soiled or wet clothes, flashlight with fresh batteries, flares or reflectors, a fire extinguisher, a set of tools and a tow rope.

—When stowing gear, keep the rear view clear for the driver, not only for better vision, but because sudden stops can make projectiles out of cameras, books, vacuum bottles, hat boxes and toys.

Close Home

—Before you leave home, get rid of accumulation of rubbish in the base- ment, disconnect kitchen and other electrical appliances such as television and hi-fi sets, leave a key with a trusted neighbour, and don’t leave your house an open invitation to dis- honest persons. Leave a light on to indicate occupancy, make arrange- ments to keep the lawn mowed, can- cel deliveries of milk and newspapers, and notify the local police department which can make your home part of its regular patrol.

Check Car

—Check with your service station to make sure the car is in perfect working order for a long trip.

—Plan the trip for comfort and en- joyment, not a marathon. Don’t set up a schedule which calls for exces- sive hours of daily travel.

—tTravel with seat belts fastened. With children, make sure that all car doors are latched from the inside to avoid accidental opening.

Frequent Stops

—Don't allow yourself to get overly tired. Make frequent stops, prefer- ably hourly, to get out and walk around. If an emergency stop is neces- sary, signal a right turn and pull com- pletely off the road. Set the brake and leave the parking lights on.

—Don’t risk picking up hitch- hikers. In the gamble with hitchhikers, your safety and the lives of your loved ones could be at stake. Don’t take the

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Star Weekly Suggests

Driver-Licensing System Needed For Waterways

The death rate from drowning in Canada is double that in the United States. In Ontario alone last year there were 339 drown- ings. A major instrument in this death toll is the outboard motor boat in the hands of unskilled, unwary, or careless drivers.

Some 750,000 pleasure power boats are roaring this summer on our resort lakes, rivers and shores from Pacific inlets to the New- foundland outports. This is more than the total number of cars

on all the roads of this country 35 years ago. And many of these motor boats are far more powerful — and hence potentially more dangerous — than 1926 cars. Their number and horsepower are

increasing every year. What is to be done to lessen their havoc

and control their menace?

The car problem was tackled by licensing both machine and

driver, stiffening regulations, and providing police traffic patrols to enforce them. The same can be done about motor boats.

Already safety regulations require that any small boat with 10

or more horsepower be licensed, and there are rules about over- loading, lifejackets, lights, leaving the scene of an accident, reck- less or drunken driving. But it is sombrely apparent from the

number of accidents that many of these regulations are being

broken, through ignorance or foolhardiness. The rules need more teeth, better enforcement. And one ominous gap — testing and

licensing drivers — should be closed. New federal legislation is aimed at tighter control. The existing

rules are being brought under the criminal code and the penalties

for breaking them made heavier. A principal weakness has been inadequate policing. Since the federal government has constitu-

tional authority over waterways, the RCMP have been the pri-

mary law enforcers. Their ranks are obviously too thin for the

job. If small boat regulations are brought under the criminal code,

local and provincial police will have direct authority. More is in store: Ottawa has shown a willingness to delegate responsibility over inland waterways to the provinces. This should make pos- sible a driver-licensing system that could be operated and policed by the provinces. Testing and licensing of all drivers will not guarantee water safety, any more than it guaranteed highway safety. There can be no effective legislation against foolishness. But such licensing at least could ensure that outboard motor drivers are competent and know the rules of the road. The department of transport has indicated it will call a con- ference this fall to discuss licensing with the provinces. There are problems, of course. What of the city week-ender who just wants to rent a boat for a day’s outing? What of American tour- ists? Such problems might be reduced if driver licensing were required only for those driving boats using motors of 10-horse- power and up, as boat licensing now is. These are the fastest, most dangerous. And if tourists are prepared to bring in and run 50- horsepower outboards, is it too much to ask them to undergo a Canadian test of their competence to operate such motors? The first concern must be for safety afloat, not the tourist dollar. tar Weekly

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A 14 year old boy died in this kart.

Don't Let Your Children Drive Deadly Go-Karts

The National Safety Council opposes the use of miniature motor vehicles, commonly called carts, or go-karts, by drivers below driver licensing age. é

While the laws of all states exclude these miniature vehicles, designed primarily for use by children, from the public streets and highways, there is little or no control over their use on private property. As a result, children have been killed or injured operating these vehicles, sometimes in speed events sponsored by adults. Motor vehicle speed events of any type are opposed by the National Safety Council.

The Council therefore urges parents, dealers in these vehicles, and organizations to refrain from sponsoring or conducting competitive events using miniature motorized vehicles, and to do all possible to see to it that they are at no time operated by persons under legal driver age.

Chest Radiographs Aid Dust Disease Battle

Fully satisfactory copies of radiographs of the chest have been produced for the first time on a large scale and will be given worldwide distribution by the International Labour. Office.

The problem of reproducing, with great fidelity, sets of standard radio- graphs came to the fore with the establishment, in 1958, of a new inter- national classification for the radio- ogical appearance of pneumoconiosis (dust disease of the lung).

Big Killer

Pneumoconiosis is the worst of the occupational diseases in that it takes

in mines, foundries, quarries, potteries and other workplaces where dust is prevalent, it has long been a major concern of the ILO’s Occupational Safety and Health Division.

_ Dust, if inhaled over periods of time damages the lung, ultimately preventing it from carrying out its normal function of aerating the blood. The breathlessness that re- sults is the primary symptom of pneumoconiosis. The process may be likened to gradual strangulation. As many as 20 years may elapse between

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