The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-07-07

their high-wage jobs8 DO you remem.
Der how many Of those cars we're
smashed ny, burned up. or were shook
half to pieces? II was done by speed
ing over strange roads.
New Driver Apt TO BE Careful.
at Isn't the new driver who IL
trapped by different roads; II is just
o. apt to be the old.tlmer. New driv.
ers are careful; they learn around
home, hit the same roads every day
and learn EN-. when they get good
on the home roads they start OF, hit
another kind Of good road, and bling
Smash up!
ITS just that way all over. I dOn't
begin TO claim I'm an expert in all
kinds Of roads I'm not. All I'm an
expert IN is keeping out OF trouble.
I've been through Berthoud pass, H..
600 feet above the sea, and more than
40 feet below the ocean down in Sal.
ton sink. ] know enough to go slow.
That's what know.
Its the good road that kills. Mel
don't break their necks speeding oil
bad roads. They're caught on good
roads, the way ! said. Some pave.
ment is deadly dangerous when It's
dry, aud some II deadly dangerous
when II is wet. Take concrete, for
example. There's no cleaner driving
IN the world than On concrete. This
side Of Buffalo, and here and there
In New York and California, you have
concrete roads. Now, when they arr
hauling hay for bottom, or oranges
out Of All irrigation project, there1
he about three rods Of dirt on the con
crete. It's apt to be clay. It's Jus
like daubs OF axle grease on q rail
road track. You hit that stun goinr
right along, feel n culver, and try t'
stralghten M. Your steering wheel
slick around the easiest they ever did
You forget where your stralght.aheao
rs, and with the rear end Of the car
swinging ahead YOU hit hard pan
again, and shoot on into the chaparral
or you climb the fence of the Buffalo
county club. depending where you're
At.
Dry or Wet, Both TrsRoheroua
DRY roads are treacberons and wei
roads are treacherOuE. There are
move accidents IN western New Yorh
from people coming Of poor roads on,
90 good ones Than there are on rough
country roads.
"Where you know, . road Is danger
Gus you go slow and careful. Where
yOu think the road IA not dangerous,
hut II Is . death trap, you are in peril
nf your life. I'm thinking that when
they have paved roads over the Rocky
mountains therein lie lot Of acct
dents because II seems 30 easy.
1--WE seen more than 2tO wrecked
cars beside the road I've seen the
ruins OF ten times as many NJ garages
the country over Not one but what
came to an untImoly end because Of
carelessness Of some kind. And nine
times out OF ten the carelessness was
because the driver was going too fast
on road he didn't know. You'll hnd
ut the bottoms of slopes in the
Rockies big. beautiful cars, all ruined
| -skidded on dust, on clay that looked
| solid, on sand that was roller bear
Ings. or ON u long peeled log gutter
cross.
mo. sir My hoy, when you get
your car, don't you drive over any
| strange road Mt more than 20 miles
an hour, no matter how good IL Is. and
you'll find lots Of roads where it's
better to 20 under ten miles an hour
| thou tn po faster than TINT From the
| Rockies 10 the SIerras ! averaged sew
! en- miles an hour-GO miles at three
miles AN hour one day. And | passed
two cars before dark that left me he
hind In the morning. They'd busted
themselves getting there, BlI.
60 slow Let the other fellow ~
| by; youn get there first, anyhow