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fev ^ Thursday, June 16; 1955 THE MeHENRY PLAINDEALER W • * TO. k * •:«S|'©•%';.• _vi Be Positive Of Rights On The Road; You Could Be Dead Wrong Too many Illinois motorists have mistaken ideas about their • rights as drivers. As a result, •too many of them end up in troublfe with the law, losing long and costly lawsuits -- or dead wrong. That's the opinion of an insurance executive who examines scores of accident reports each week. He said that the vast majority of drivers involved in accidents apparently honestly believe they were in the right at the time, but investigation subsequently . shows most of them were partial- 7 Jy °r completely in the wrong. "The motorist who has an erroneous conception of his rights and who drives accordingly is as much a menace as the deliberate law violator," the' executive asserted. He listed the following .ten driving- misconceptions as conimon in Illinois: 1. The driver on *the right always has the right of way. at an intersection. That's incorrect., yet some drivers take for granted that the right-of-way rule protects them completely. - Accordingly, they proceed through all intersections in the ' belief that all cars coming from the left must yield to them. Because they keep practically no lookout to the left, they are constant hazards. The Illinois law plainly states that the car nearest or in the intersection first has the right of way. Only when two cars approach the intersection from different directions at approximately the same time does the car on 'the right have the right of way. 2. Cars have the right of way over pedestrians at intersections where there are no traffic lights. No, yet too many drivers apparently think so. The executive 0 said the law gives pedestrians the right of way to ALL intersections and at ALL marked crosswalks. Some pedestrians,4 too, appear to be confused about their rights from their I-dare-you-to-hit-me attitude. Pedestrians must yield the right of way to cars at places other than intersections and 'marked crosswalks and they must obey traffic lights. A blinid pedestrian, however, who raises or extends a white cane or who is being led by a guide dog has the right of way anyplace anytime. 3. ..When a school bus stops to | pick up or discharge children, you hav6 to stop if you are behind it and travelling in the same direction. Only partly correct. Illinois law says you have to stop whenever a school bus stops no matter in which direction you're driving, 4. You don't have to stop on yellow when a traffic signal is changing from green to red. Wrong. Illinois law says that approaching traffic must stop as soon as the light turns - yellow unless the car already has entered the intersection. There is one exception! You can proceed on yellow "cautiously" if you can't stop with safety. But if you can't stop with safety, the executive commented, chances are you're driving too fast. ' ^ 5. You can start through an intersection when the light Changes from red to yellow. Wrong again. Under state law, you're Yiot to start until the light has turned green -- and even then you're supposed to wait till all pedestrians and vehicles have cleared the intersection. Intersections are turning into traffic battlegrounds because drivers don't understand what a yellow light means. 6. You can make a turn anytime as long as you signal. Not so. To make a turn, you have to be in the proper lane and you are required to signal at least 100 feet before you turn. Many drivers apparently believe they can turn from any lane as long as they signal first, others don't signal till just before they turn while still otherg just don't signal. 7. You can pass anytime as long as you see an opening. Wrong. The Illinois law says you have to £ive a car coming from the opposite direction at leasi- 100 feet clearance after you have passed. You shouldn't pass at all when approaching a bridge, viaduct or railroad crossing. 8. Cars must watch out for pedestrians walking on the roaJd*- way. While that's a good idea, the Illinois law says that a pedestrian must walk on the left side of the road or on the left shoulder and must step off to the left when a car approaches. It's also illegal to walk in a roadway if a sidewalk is provided. 9. Bicycles are not subject to traffic laws. Not so. Bicyclists must obey the same laws as drivers of motor vehicles. 10. A passenger who urges a driver to violate a traffic law is in the cl&ar if the driver is caught. Wrong. Under the law, anyone getting a driver to vio- Invest in Convenience EAGLE - P1CHER TRIPLE SLIDE Aluminum STORM WINDOWS and DOORS Unique ERAYDO metal tracks, of a special formula zinc alloy, assure easy, jamproof operation! Self-storing glass and screen panels quickly rearranged as seasons demand. ARTHUR BOGER PHONE 840-J 807 Waukegan Rd. 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AS LOW AS $2.75 EACH "28 DAYS R.O. ANDREW Co WOODSTOCK 428 late a law la considered just as guilty as r the driver. Another common misconception that many drivers have is the belief that if they are found not guilty in a police case they will be in the clear in a civil case. In Illinois, the criminal and civil cases are separate and have no bearing on each other. You can' be found not guilty in a police ,cQurt but still lose in a civil court if it is proved you were in the wrong. LESS TRAFFIC DEATHS "Traffic safety education pays dividends in lives saved," Gov. William G. Stratton declared, as he gave credit to the current "Slow "Down and Live" campaign for holding down the number of fatal automobile crashes in Illinois during the Memorial Day weekend. Last year during this holiday .period Illinois had 34 traffic deaths, more than any other state. This year, by unofficial tabulations, Illinois had only 18 fatalities, thus making a better recond than California, with 31, Ohio with 26, Teixas fith 2T3, an<i New York, which reported 20 highway deaths. tVant To Be Happy? Then come to MeCullom Lake's Fun Festival, July 15-16-17. 6 H 4* • •&'t* 'i» <!• *£• »I« 'I' '1' 'l"fr Health Talks Low Blood Pressure The individual with low blood pressure is not a sick person for that one reason alone. In fact, some authorities, after surveying statistics, maintain that persons with low blood pressure who have passed middle age can expect a longer life than those with high blood pressure, other things being equal, observes the educational committee of ' the Illinois State/Medical society-in a health talk. Hypotension is the medical word for low blood pressure. The prefix "hypo" stems from the Greek word meaning "under." In low blood pressure, the pressure | is under the normal average ! pressure for the individual. j There ts" an average normal, blood pressure for each person, ! depending on age, sex, body j weight and constitution, artd activity level. The average is ob-1 tained from thousands of persons j without disease'; it must there- j fore include persons with pressures both below and above the accepted figure, but all healthy. | A low blood pressure, in the ; absence of other symptoms, is not necessarily serious nor does it mean that disease is present. Low blood pressure is found in healthy persons. Women are more likely to develop it than men. Some persons with marked lowering of physical stamina are foun.;. on examination, to have low blood pressure. While this person may be underweight and possess poor muscular tone, he is otherwise normal. It is when he tries to outdo the physical prowess of ~ his friends, as in golf or dancing, that trouble appears, including such symptoms as dizziness, apprehension, numbness of hands and feet, and pains resembling neuralgia in various parts of the body. Since low blood pressure can occuiv^in health and (disease, the condition becomes an individual problem. A physician must decide on its significance after careful study. If the condition is not abnormal, it is a matter of understanding it and of learning not to overdo physically. In some emotional disturbances, low pressure may disappear when the emotional situation is straightened out. Low^ blood pressure may also be present in persons who have literally "knocked themselves out" with excessive playing, late hours or overwork. These individuals are tired in the morning and gain physical momentum as the day progresses. In these persons adjustments to conditions, a balancing of work, or a rest will restore the pressure ~dx> the level normal ror me individual* If you're feeling low, tired or depressed, see your physician. If the diagnosis is low blood pressure alone, don't worry about it. Let him tell you how your activities should be adjusted to the ability of your physical and mental structure to carry the load. Trust your physician. He'll know whether this is a condition peculiar to you or, if not, what to do to correct it SALES TAX BBCHPW Hlinoi3 state sales t»* collec^ tions during May amounted t<£. 518,155,781. This brought thfi total sales tax receipts for first five months of this year t® $89,221,744, an increase oC; j $4,855,361 over the correepoiid*^ . ing five-month period in 1954, |' according to the monthly report5 of State Revenue Director Rich* ard J. Lyons. J Buy u.S. 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The years and miles rest so lightly on a Cadillac that it can serve well nigh beyond computation. We have heard of Cadillac cars which have actually approached a million miles. In fact, a Cadillac just about refuses to give up, if it is treated fairly and driven with common sense. Even after the body -tjas ceased to exist, the heart of a Cadillac often beats on. You can see those tough old engines and chassis everywhere. Maybe you'll see one supplying the power for a country sawmill . . . or pulling a plow ... or serving as a truck, with an improvised body. Give it regular, decent care--and a Cadillac chassis is all but indestructible from normal usage. Of course, as the purchaser of a new Cadillac, you would not expect to utilize more than a minor portion of this ability to serve. Yoa would look forward to changing models from time to time, in order to enjoy the benefits of styling and engineering advancements. 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