The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-17
Study, Practice Make
Good Auto Drivers
Safety, Rather Than Speed Desire OF Careful Oper
atOrs, States Police Supt. in Weekly Statement

It requires careful study an6
practice to become q real" automo.
bile driver, says Police Superintend'
emit william J. Roach in a safety
statement today. The best driver
he states, Is the safe one, the on
who exercises courtesy and care tt
the utmost.
The good driver, says Superintend'
emit Roach, has confidence in him
self because he always keeps hi
car under complete control, and does
not sacrifice safety for speed.
Superintendent Roach's state
ment follows:
There are few things which
arouse the interest of an Ameri-
can to a greater extent than to
watch an individual excel in some
sport or other activity. Whether
It be in the ring, on the diamond
or football field or the golf course,
we are interested in the develop
ment Of perfection. We are per-
sonally proud Of the individual
who has been able to develop his
game or sport to the point where
he is looked upon as the out
standing man or woman in the
field. He speak of such a per-
son as being a 'real" baseball or
football player. There is, however,
one outstanding activity Of every
day life which needs the develop
ment of perfection-the develop
ment of "real" men and women
namely, the operation of private
automobiles.
The individual who knows how
to do something better than his
friends and neighbors, usually OBJ
tainS more pleasure and enjoys
himself more in his game. This
is true Of the real" automobile
driver. If he knows how to drive
q car better than the average,
he knows how to take care of
himself In traffic. He does not
need to worry about the possible
ity Of an accident because he
knows how to avoid it. He does
not worry about something hap
pening to his machine because he
knows in advance that his ma
chine is in good condition. The
real" driver is not an over-con-
fident individual but one who
through proper training and prac-
ticeS, through the use of courtesy
and carefulneSS and through his
interests in other individuals has
perfected himself to a point where
he Is proud Of his ability and is
ever mindful Of his responsibility
to prevent accidents on the streets
and highways.
Careless Motorists
A great deal has been said of
the careless practices of motorists
any many things which a motor
list should not do. If more Of us,
however, would take pride in being
real" drivers and would take the
necessary steps to perfect our
driving-not assuming that be-
cause we had a license, we have
full authority to do anything We
want to on the streets, the num-
Der Of deaths and accidents would
be reduced materially each year.
The temporary disabling, the per-
manent disabling and the deaths
caused by trafflc accidents could
be reduced and ultimately pre-
vented II each individual who is
privileged to drive q car would
learn to perfect his driving and
take pride in being q real" driver.
A real" driver does more than
start, stop and guide his car. He
controls its every action. He is
at all times alert and anticipates
the possible blunders of pedes-
TRANS or other drivers whom he
meets or passes.
Give greater attention to your
driving and become one Of the
"reap drivers.