The coastland times., 1956-06-01
FREE INSPECTION
PROGRAM IN DARE
FOR NEXT WEEK
Public Urged TO Cooperate With
Patrol. in Safety Campaign
Throughout County


The North Carolina Highway
Patrol, in cooperation with the ma
tional co-sponsors, Inter-Industry
Highway Safety Committees, Look
Magazine and the National Safety
Council, has asked Dare County,
along with every county in the
State to participate in the Nation
al Vehicle Safety-C Check Week
during June at which time it is
hoped that. all vehicle owners in
Dare County will have voluntary
mechanical inspection, which will
be free of cost. Safety Check
Lanes will be located throughout
the county during the week June
4th through June 18th for the con-
venience of all vehicle owners in
order that they may have their
vehicle properly checked and will
be free to all participants. 1t is to
be stressed that the Safety Check
Program is entirely voluntary and
free of charge.
In connection with this cam
paign, there has been a generous
repsonse on the part of Women's
organizations such as Eastern
Star and Rebekahs and from these
groups will come volunteer work
ers to assist with safety check
near Manteo. Similar committees
in other parts of the county will
give aid in this respect.
The accident figures compiled
by the State Highway Patrol show
deplorable loss of life on our
highways for this past year of
1856, with the death toll reaching
high of 1,165. This was an in
crease of 18 per cent over the pre-
vious year in spite of the fact
that the Highway Patrol and other
law enforcement agencies employ
ed every known device to appeal
to the reason of the citizens in
cluding Radar and more rigid
controls. The accident rate has
grown to alarming proportions.
The Highway Patrol has pointed
out that the principle killer in
North Carolina is speed and driver
defects such as intoxication, vet
one of the more subtle but equally
deadly causes of automobile acci-
dents is due to vehicle malfunc-
ton.
All churches and civic clubs in
Dare County have been requested
to participate in an all-out effort
for tie complete success of the
program in our county, and a
Safety Check Council was organ
lied by representative members of
these groups on May 10th for the
purpose of carrying out this en-
deavor. James w. Davis was
elected Chairman of the Council
at a. meeting held May oath for
Roanoke Island. Other sections
have organized and have named
their chairmen.
1t is hoped that all vehicle own
ers in Dare County will have the
voluntary mechanical inspection as
it should not be necessary to urge
any intelligent driver to have his
car safety-checked. His own safety
and the safety of everyone he
meets on the road depend on the
safe operating condition of his We
hicle. Even a small neglect of any
item needing attention can lead
to serious accident.
The points covered in the safety
check are those recommended by
the national sponsors of the Vehicle
Safety Check for Communities.
These points are: brakes, head
lights, rear and stop lights, tires,
exhaust system and muffler, wind
shield wipers, horn and rear-view
mirror.
Every Dare County driver should
accept his responsibility for the
public safety and do his part by
having his vehicle safety-checked.
The success of this whole program
depends upon the response of each
individual driver.
Check-lanes will be set up as
follows: June 4-5-Roanoke Island;
June 6-7-Dare Mainland; June,
8-9-Nags Head Beach; June IL
13-Hatteras Island.
Since the Safety Check Program
is to be operated by the people
of the county the Committee Chair.
man must depend upon volunteers
to do the Safety Checking. Every
civic-minded person is encouraged
to contact the local committee or