The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28

surface must he covered.
 Gas stations and parking lots - An 6ghsS must be shielded. One 40- watt ha1A is allowed for each % feet,
 PoaSee Saaps, William ], Roach to- day appealed to motorists and pc @esaT7amS to exercise extreme care after the 6im-00t ruleS so into effect.
 Said Sops> Roach;
 ~TAe new 6im-oue regulations for New England become effec- tive Nov, 70. As Waterbury is now included in this 6im-0ut area, it means that an increase 1n highway accidents seems in- evatakse unless the Grfvtng and walking public eOOperates to the fullest extent.
 The maximum speed limit in Waterbury is twenty-five miles an hour but due to the many fAcsoEs which Etll now come into existence it will not be advisable to operate a vehicle at this speed. Motorists will have to be 6ouhly alert due to the decreased visibility and the 6angeES involved will be Increased during the coming months when SHOW and Saeet storms will be encountered,
 ~An motorists headlights must conform with the following regula- 1Aons;
 S1. The upper half of each hea6HfxAt kenS shah he eampAeee- ly sAReHreA kF Mack paint. tape CT axher eRaQue material.
 ~2 In thleAly settled eoEnmu-
 nishes the 1ewes3 beam in the headlight system should be used.
 = an parked vehicles shall
 have al Fights except parking and
 tan hsxhtS extinguiShed-
 with these lighting restrictions the vaSshslSty of the na0togtst I gosng to he cut ard his job of driving is going to be 601hly hard During January and Pe5ruaYy oi 19&9 we suffered four pedestrian fatalities in Waterbury. three of these occurring during the hours oi 6arkneSs. These trafie fatalities occurred when there were no light ang restrictions and the point ts hrunzht ont 90 that the noeorfst win realize that the already hard Soh of ersTing HOW becomes more cEG-mat than ever before.
 ~An0Eher factor to be ennSid- cred is that since group-rt6ing hal i hecomne more or less effective, most cars caxrT four and five pAssengers \ and fin the cold weather these carr win be operated with closed win. 6OES. The wsnG0ws become clOc6et with steam and this further loweT: the visibility.
 ~The pedestrian plays an i'm por1ank part in the safety pro gram for 6inn0ut traffe by doubl- sng his eaufS0n. He must realfza saanf now the na0s0EfSt cannot see as wel1. and though he. the pedestrian may be shle to see the approaching -ar. FHnEs Is 10 assurance that thi nneraEQr of the veafcle can see hin ' Fn time to avoid hitting the pe0eS- srsan vino might proceed across thu x@reea CT highway in a reckless man. ner. It is tlne duty of all to coop ernie i'm ahkcfng hy the EegulattOni an6 to follow safe and sane safet, rules fer the duration of the dim out time
 T wish to impress upon the pub uRe 0f wssexb1ry that all memhegi cf sae pcIkne department have beer fnESru-se6 to show TO Ienfency to- ward vSClsEnES of these new dimoul regwAEEAOck"
 HarSfor6. Conn Nov. 7s--CUPl- EMersfre One minute after midnight MOwRmheE %. COnneettcuts war N Efme suea6 limit at night VII ba reGmneG frDm 35 to % miles an hour M was ennOEnca6 today by Motc' Vehicles C0mmiskSOneF John T. Mc' CnEGny-
 The GsEtfMe maximum os 9 mile! an hour EeEsfnS unchanged
 FswttoesM0Ee. said Mccarthy eyeEJ saufnam0hs1e reefEseEe6 in the stat mnmst have ~tfse upper half Os eact headlight IeEs completely Ohscuref sy hEack paint, tape cr ether opaqu' Matesfsl~