Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23
safety Council Notes


When you were very young. your
car was a kiddiecaT Then you rode
q tricycle. up and down the side
walk. Maybe you had shiney fire.
truck with bell, ladders-and
Dedais. or a scooter with red disc
vsheels-and mother let you ride
around the block and across the
couple Of streets into the park.
Now you nave a bike and per-
mission to ride where you please
In the neighbOrhOod. Soon you'll
want 70 use the family car. You'll
want to make plans for car Of
your own within a short while.
All your life you have some kind
OF machine-On-Wheel at your dis
posal. When you keep 1t under con-
troll, It Is your servant. When you
let & get out Of control, 1t can be
an instrument Of destruction.
Every machine-on-wheels you
have owned is a trainer" for
bigger, more powerful machine 10
come, just as a trainer" plane
with dual controls prepares a pilot
for giant airliner. Your bike is
your trainer for the car you will
drive someday. That is why the
Delaware Safety Council is espec-
sally interested in boys and girls
on bikes. If you learn to handle a
bike properly, we believe you will
learn to handle a car safely.
DR.. H. v. Holloway, Vice-Presi-
dent for School Safety Of the Della
ware Safety Council suggests the
Following rules for better bicycle
riders in our state:
j. Obey all trafiC signs and rules.
2. Keep bicycle under control at
all times.
8. Don't pass another vehicle un-
ca you can see that the way ahead
Is clear for safe distance.
4 Do not pass to the right when
Otertaking another vehicle.
5. Don't ride at a speed that may
endanger yourself or others. Re-
member. wet streets and roads are
slippery-reduce speed according
~.
6. Be sure your brakes are in
good working order.
For night riding have headlight
and rear reflector.
81 Never stunt or race in tra-
INC.
9. Carry parcels in racks or car
Tiers.
10. When riding your bicycle,
give your whole attention to the
Job.
These rules coupled with your
own common sense, will make you
a better bike rider so you will be a
better car driver.
With springtime here, the Della
ware Safety Council reminds all
hOmemakers that this is also house
cleaning time.
Now is your chance to burn all
the rubbish accumulated through
the winter before 1t burns itself up
land possibly your house with It!
The annual cleanup is the ideal
time to make a safety inspection OF
your home and to. make It safe
from accidents as well as fire. The
Safety Council suggests that you
give particular attention to the at
tic and cellar.
Never let piles of old newspa-
pers, magazines, discarded furni-
ture, or just plain junk accumu-
late in your cellar, attic or closets
II. you do, you are providing a like
~ breeding place for the fire de-
mon, Get rid Of them NOW. Sell
what you can; burn the remainder
When you are housecleaninI
your cellar, attic or closets and ar'
pOking around in these places
don't use a. candle or matches Il
light your way. Flashlights are SAT
er. Safest Of all is to have electric
lights installed where you meet
them.
Many of the hazards which exis
in the home are dependent no
upon the building, but upon it
contents or upon the practices ant
habits Of the occupants. The elm
fnatiOn Of these hazards becomes
matter Of good housekeeping. Safe
~ IN the household depends yer,
largely upon the knowledge Of tn
housewife as to what may be don
to eliminate hazards and upon put
ting this knowledge into practice.
For safety's sake, refuse to keeI
refuse and clean up the hazard
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