Milford chronicle., 1928-09-21
STATE POLICE HEAD
BELIEVES IT UNWISE
TO ALTER SPEED LAW
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of cOntrol To- -
I Driving too close resulted in 1S
misbaps and driving on the wrong
side of the road an equal number.
Passing without proper clearance
caused 8, and blowouts of tires s.
I TTnobstructed view resulted in
mishaps and no lights on automobile
seven.
Rear wheels locking resulted in 5
/. and no tail lights 4 accidents. IneX-
perienced operators were accused of
4 mishaps and three each were
charged against horse drawn vehic-
le with no light, livestock loose on
the highway, intoxicated pedestrians
ana obstruction on the road. Two
mishaps each were caused by rear
wheel breaking, parking on concrete
and breaking of steering gear.
One mishap each was caused by
passenger grabbing steering wheel,
axle breaking, breaking of radius
rod, passing on right.
Most of the accidents happened ON
Sunday. But the total this year OF
1O1 is twenty less than last year.
The next highest day was Saturday
with SO which is more than last
year. Then in their order come Fri
day with 20, Thursday 65, Monday
So. Wednesday So, and Tuesday 49.
This is a change from the first seven
months of the year when records
showed that Wednesday was the SAT-
est day of the week on highways.
There were 305 accidents on clear
DAYS. which is less than last year.
Rain was charged with 80 accidents
or nine more than last year. Fog
caused nine and snow five. Cloudy
weather was responsible for So
which is "a more than last year.
Collisions between automobiles
were responsible for 299 accidents |
which is 20 more than in 1927. There |
were 49 non-cOllision accidents |
which is IA less than last year.
There were 43 collisions with fixed |
.obiects which is 10 more than last |
year. There were A charged again
st pedestrians, IL more than last
year, and 13 with horse-drawn yea
hicles which is 8 less than last year.
There were Is collisions with trains,
more than in 1927 and four each
with motorcycles and live stock,
three with bicycles and one with
street cars.
, That the work of the State high
way police has been of an exception
ally good character this year is indi-
Gated in the falling off in the num-
ber of mishaps between commercial
cars. This year in the first eight
there were 151 accidents
trucks which is 81 less than
last year. The mishaps between pas
senger cars increased to 900 which
is Is more than in 1927. There were
6 accidents due to collisions with
which is l less than last |
year and due to motorcycles, one
more than last year. Wagons are
with IA accidents, less
.han last year, and 2 to bicycles,
which is l less than in 1927.
There were 373 on State highways,
I2 on county roads and As in towns.
There were 13 at railroad crossings 9
which is 2 more than in 1927. I
Most of the accidents happened in
daylight, the toll being 261 which is
more than in 1927, and 212 in
arkness.
The time for the greatest number
f accidents has changed in the past
Month. Almost every month up to
his time it has been from five TO
tx o'clock in the late afternoon. c
he month of August changed the h
eriod of the greatest number of q
ccidents to the hour from to in 4.
he evening. So far this year there n
ave been A at that hour. Next 4.
ONES the hour from to with 36 -
rext is from to with 30 and ~
rom to and Z to in the eve -
ing are tied with 20.
There were 724 men involved in
ccidents as against AZ women. This tt
an increase of SO men and 9 wo- HI
zen over last year. R
Motorists between 25 and 81 years ds
f age were responsible for the ye
reatest number of accidents, there Of
eing 4S9 charged to them. Next m
1mes the drivers from Is to "a We
ears old with 1873 and those 55 and eli
yer are charged with 49,.
The drivers who have had two
ears or more experience were in ~,
lived in 62S accidents. Those with oe
to two years experience with 63 ~,
Id those from six months to II -
onths with 10. Those with less ~
an three months experience were U ~,
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