The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-01
MAXIMUM CARE
IS URGED UPON
AUTO DRIVERS
Normal Precautions Against
Accidents Should BE
Doubled Over Holiday

Washington, d. c., July With
every indication that motor travel
over July 4th will reach an un-
precedented volume, national head
quarters of the American Automobile
association broadcast an appeal to-
day urging every car owner to use
the maximum care in order that high
way accidents may be kept down.
Coinciding as it does with the
weekend, together with the increase
in cars and lateness Of the motoring
season in many sections, lndepend-
ence Day and good weather this year
is bound to crowd highways to max
imum capacity, the A. A. A. warning
declares. This prediction is also
borne out by the demand for touring
information made at the touring
bureaus of 891 motor clubs consti-
tuting the A. A. A. circuit.
The appeal of the national motor
ing body lays special stress on the
experience of previous years, which
+, demonstrated that great many OF
July 4th motor accidents occurred at
points where comparatively untrav-
elcd side roads converged with main
highways :s1d where the motorists
overlooked the fact that thousands of
picnic parties spend the day on these
side trails.
Watch Side Roads
| Watch the side road and watch
the grade crossing" the statement
warns. 1t continues:
MAKE this Safety Fourth; the
occasion provides the motorists with
u readymade opportunity to demon
strate in u practical fashion their in
terest in public safety. They shoule
make up their minds before leaving
home that they will encounter heav.
congestion, and forewarned shoult
mean forearmed.
There will be many factors in the
situation over July 4th that call fol
the maximum of safe playing. There
will be the usual crop of inexperi
fenced drivers, who seldom get be.
hind the wheel, except on holidays
More trains will be running and the
hundreds Of additional excursion
trains will render caution at grade
crossings doubly imperative. More
children will be on the streets anl
Everywhere the motorist will en-
lcounter picnic parties out Of lane:
and secondary roads opening upol
trunk highways.
Safety Hints
Here are some of the safety pre-
cautions advised by the A. A. A. il
connection with motor travel owe
, the Fourth:
/. Remember that thousands o
drivers are on their first tour ant
, make allowances for their shortcom
. ings.
. "Start early if you must reacl
: your destination at certain hour
|; and thus eliminate the necessity fol
fast driving.
Keep to your own side Of tn
road. Horn at the top Of hills an,
at turns where vision is 0bstructed
Turn into side road when making
repairs, and don't park on the trav
eled portions Of rural highways.
"Familiarize yourself with traffi,
regulations in cities and towns which
lyOu plan to pass through.
Remember that more accide mt
occur in open country than on cit!
streets, and that there are more O
them in DAYLIGHT than at night.
Il Drive Slowly
Don't exceed speed of Is miles
/, au uOuE OH strange EodOS aILef dark
Failure to apply this rule cause.
many collisions with cars coming ou
of side roads and lanes, journeyin,
home from picnic parties.
BE especially vigilant late in thu
afternoon when people are becomin1
tired and less wary.
4 Inspect your car, don't go un
prepared; sec that everything i.
shipshape.
Don't let the firecracker accident.
of old days be replaced by automo bil
Imishaps of today"