Smyrna times., 1932-03-16
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\ iI1I 70 ACCIDENTS

!. ',sss 3 :.'si1 'sf1 s''as CO asoH Z,
Lights with No
90 .,,,s Lights Makes 4ss,ies p,i'sfS
'1Tss TI.ion Utterly oseiSSs
I'D iIlumination On ,,+ars tne
pf0''r Il the state in the IN inter
F'g' o. .. " was urged by W. 4.
d :1is'y eliminating Inn engineer
Pylsrars ~, Electric Power We
b D',4T = wilmington, in an ad-
Pans n.y.. the feet representa- eel
S'iols -. # the Delaware Safe
'''ti9p i = its meeting at Nc
a1'l ~. cat. + in wilmington re- re-
'l' NJ TP Pyle is a son Of Of MI. T.
3. H Harry V. Pyle and nau;oa a
Hi.' II the the late W. A. FAIRIES
''n u e c. Reynolds, su-
1ylnrI E1snt Of state police who
,.9 Ireafirmed the man dn
'sO, "a. bv Mr.. Pyle. 1t was
..ad n1ts that the Delaware Safe
a'sa yea, would start a vigorous
gum .i1u n the near future for
asn :sy,,,r,ination of the ROADS.
e. a ritsd figures collected by
Is.i,g y.s the past twelve months
spl.ps y aid showed cOnclusively
notor i fatalities and injuries
s-om motor car accloenls
w., rsduced considerably If
l,.srsys : we're better illumi-
r. Illustrate his point to
S.tsty Council, Mr.. Pyle had
r,or, entirely darkened IN
% :. meeting was being held
f., beld in his hand a light
Linz iii the power and glare Of
.r.-spe automobile headlight.
',,icklv demonstrated that
=. .ome overhead light in the
NJ persons in the room
,1tirsiy at loss to tell the size
[,.iti1n Of the person holding
I'm The same applies ne
Ii out. to a motor car on the
Tbe driver Of a car coming
h. oDvOsite direction is blinded
q. nosition Of the oncomlng
r. likewise it is impossible
IT, 70 detect anything or any
4 an the road in front Of his
until the other car IS
y. This would not be the
| MrPyl. demonstrated, where
I sort Of Illumination from
[bssd Is arranged for even
Ia dim, the car and driver
h Be seen, and also the road
4 man in a dark suit or
walking upon the highway
|tsst ahead Of a motor car trav-
\ 20 miles an hour is practi-
n jOomed to be struck, Mr..
1 aid. A car going 40 miles
|hCr is covering SO feet per
bud. With four-wheel brakes it
uirss 50 feet for the car to
!. Allowing for the seconds
Essary to see the form Of the
'cn and apply the brakes, it
d be almost impossible to es-
an accident. Mr.. Pyle then
I the point that with the
ng automobile lights Of modern
without overhead illumina-
upon the highway, a man in
ark suit or coat could not be
under $50 feet. Speaking Of
accidents in connection with
nsrcial vehicles, Mr.. Pyle said
this type Of vehicle meets
fewer accidents than private
owned cars, proportionately.
ever, be said, when a COM
cial vehicle does figure in an
dent, the percentage Of fatal
injuries and damage is high
Mr. Pyle said that during
N Delaware, the hours on the
ways and streets during which
greatest number Of accidents
rred, was between 5 and 6
ck in the evening. The rush
'0Fkers to get home, fatigue
the days work, and the un-
alnty Of the illumination at
line was cited as the cause.
Reynolds said there had been
persons killed in Delaware
a0ior car accidents during the
m0nln than during any month
year. Ten persons were kill
! ! SAD Practically all of the
tents in which the ten were
2 ne said, occurred in isolat-
''uOns Where the lighting was
. VI the pedestrians killed.
NV lne majority were between
ages Of 40 and go years. Not
u the fatal accidents. Mr..
.Olus sad, could be laid to
-'ielai vehicles. The mildness
!. winter attracting great
0sls m Of drivers to the roads.
Reynolds said. was
: r4'''y responsible for the in
x "a accidents. ]. James Ash
) Sss aI' manager Of the Del
Y Safety Co,,v:t