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WILMETTE LIFE Grade Crouinga Take Drive to the lake where it's cool! A GOOD USED CAR is waiting for you in the Oassified Col111DDS This season of heavy traffic on rural "'ere injured, according to information received by the-accident prevention de- highways brings with it the need for repeating a warning agains~ a pracpartment of the Chicago ~lotor club. tice that causes many avotdable ac:\ report just completed by the Ameri- cidents in the opinion of Charles M. can Road Builders' association 'in co- Have<> 'of \Vinnetka, president of the operation with the Ititerstate Com- Chicago :Motor club. The condition merce commission 'shows that 206.533 to which Mr. Hayes refers is that unprotected grade crossings existed on created by the motorist's failure to class 1 steam railroads alone at the pull entirely off the road ~h~n changbeginning of 1927. while there were ing a tire or making a stmtlar small only 27.747 protected crossings. Of adjustment or repair to the car. the latter, 6.148 were guarded by gates. "~f any states have a specific regulai./nO by watchmen: 6,427 by audible· tion requiring that the car be driven and visible signals: 5.308 by audible at least half off the highway in such signals only. and 2.204 by visible signal ·circumstances," says ~I r. Hayes. '·Of only. course. it is impossible to station mo~ otwithstanding this apparently high torcycle policemen in post ions to enrate of fatalities. the sa fetv section of force this on everv mile of the extenthe .\merican Railway ass-ociation re- sive highway system. It is a regulacently issued figures tending to show tion. however. that should need no· that the number of persons killed in police enforcement. Based upon a grade crossing accidents in 1927 was 4 sound principle of safety, the individper cent less than in 1926, although ual car owner should be willing to there was an increase in the number abide by it under every condition. of automobiles on the highways. "\Yith states lifting their speed limits. it becomes more and more imCanada Popular Host to perative that the car owner who needs to make a roadside repair take the pre· American Motor Tourist caution to move his car from the path Canada has made the most of her of the fast moving traffic. The motoropportunities to play host to Americans ist has ~een demand!n~ higher speed planning vacation trips ~:mtside the bor- limits beca..1se h e knows they are safe, ders of their own country. Last yea1 but he deftats their undeniable safetv approximately $200.000.000 was received by such practices as this. "This club and others of the 101)5 from visiting tourists. and more than 95 per cent of this amount was esti- affiliated with the American Automomated to have come from the · 'Cnited bile association have records of many States. says a bulletin i~sued by the accidents that are to be attributed ditouring bureau of the Chicago Motor rectly to the ignorance or carele -sness club. The bulletin points out that the of car owners in this respect. A new value of the to.u rist traffic is increasing season of heavy travel is at hand. It steadily ranging from $83.734.000 in is up to the individual whether this 1920 on un to $148.940.000 in 1924, and condition shall maintain ·throughout another year. $200.000.000 in 1927. I I Pull Off the Road . Usual Heavy Life Toll When Stopping Car During 1927, persons killed at grade R [H·h crossings numbered 2,371, and 6.613 on ura sg way · Tbil item appttutd in THE. EVANSTON REVIEW - July 19th safety Council Seeks Legislation on Brakes Decision to ask legislation requir- . ing rigid testing of brakes on all auto'Qobiles was made by the board · >ntrol of the Evanston Safety coun' its last meeting. Viewing defect faulty brakes as one of the cat· '11any accidents, this body ,. onfer with Senator James A .. and Congressman Ralph \ ·erning the possibility for le 'ln the question. ;es where hedges are provi uction to the vision of mo 'using accidents are Your Car is as Safe as your Brakes! There is no excuse for driving your car with poor brakes. You should know their condition. "'n of th ~ 0 .........- - - -........ HAVE THEM TESTED FREE TODAY Phone Complete Brake Service on All Types of Brakes. Exclusive Authorized Service for North Shore on Bendix-Mechanical and Lockheed Hydraulic Brakes. FERD. PLA. TE 2212 W. Railroad Ave. at Noyes St. . EVANSTON