FRIDAY; , DECEMBER 20, 1957 Misconceptions Listed On State Traffic Laws Here . are six common misconceptions of Pennsylvania traffic laws: • The driver on the right always has the right-of-way at an unmarked intersection. That's wrong. State law generally ,which has entered the intersection first the ie car, on the , the . right-of-way miles per hour until you have triproach the in-,Passed the bus. gives the .car right-of-way. T right usually ha when two cars t the same time. •You don't have to stop on yellow a trafc is have the' right- ch when anging from green to g a ced. red. esirians. Not so. Wrong. Pennsylvania law says l e indicat e d. pe- approaching traffic should 'stop teisection at abo •Cars always ) of-way over pe. Unless otherwi- he right-of-Way on yellow unless the car already destrians have ins and marked. as entered the intersection or can't stop with stafety. But if business or r.esi- you can't stop safely, chances are , . • you are going too fast. _ _ at all intersect crosswalks in a dential district. •When a sc 00l bus stops to, •Bicycles aren't subject to traf pick up or di charge children. fic laws. No. Bicyclists' must obey the same laws as drivers of motor you have to st..p only if you behind it and traveling in the, •If you're found not guilty in same diredtion. Only partly cor- a police case, "you'll be in the rect. No matter which direction•clear in a - civil case. Not neces you're driving, you should stop sarily. In Pennsylvania, the "crim when the bus stops, -unless you inal and civil cases are separate are traveling in the oppoSite di--'and have no bdaring on - each rection on a multiple roadway other. You could be found - not with safety islands or physical guilty in a police court but still separations. In this event. you lose in a civil 'court if it's proved must reduce your speed to 15 you are in the wrong. The Deadly Facts Here are the deadly facts on motor-vehicle accidents for 1956 as compiled by, the - National Safety Council: Deaths Injuries" Motor Vehicle Mileage 630,000,000,000 Death Rate Per 100.000 Miles Breakdown of Fatal Accidents: Pedestrian • - 7.950 2-Vehicle Collisions Single Vehicle Accidents . ' 14,650 Collision With Trains Collisions With Bicycles 480 Collision With Fixed Objects 1,650 Other *Disabling beyond day of accident inded by the glare of approaching head is best to: • .. When b lights, it lights on low beam and get by as quickly as t lights on high beam to get even with the r r proaching driver. y on low beam, .slow down, keep eyes, on I ht edge of road. now the answer to this quick motor quiz? e correct answer won't win you any money, uld save your life in a similar situation, Do you Getting but it c ice (C) is the correct answer. Did YOU get it, - WE CAREFULLY Save our LICENSE AND YOUR LIFE PUSUSHED S YOUR NEWSPAPER N THE INTEREST OP HIGHWAY SAFETY "tapered a d disseminated by At PieninYlYanl43 Newspaper Publishers' erica and the Pennsylvania Department of Ravenna.. COMM NWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA 44. Cipoirtii M. Lied Otrarnee r :94trold A. Oki•soft, Secretory of Rimatre $5,000,000,000 1.280 150 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Warning Drinking 40,000 1,500,000 By DENNY MALICK A special warning to stu dents on the way home for the Christmas vacation: about three out of 10 drivers in fatal accidents were violating a speed law, according to an 18- state survey. The National Safety Council says 22 per cent of the drivers in the survey were exceeding stated speed limits while 10 per cent were exceeding safe speeds al though they were within stated speed limit. Another fatal fact that has been pointed out to students is that among drivers in fatal ac cidents where a condition was staled, 22 out of 100, had been drinking, according to reports in 20 states. . . • . 13.850 The National Safety Council shows statistic after statistic that couples speed and drinking with death. Speeding on rural highways ranging from wide. modern sup erhighways to narrow, winding two-lane roads, is especially dan gerous. according to the safety reports. On rural highways, 38 per cent of the fatal .crashes in volved drivers who were speed ing. Even these figures do not show the speed danger in ifs true light, the Council says. Since in most accidents only one driver is speeding, the speed is reported for a higher THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Successor to THE FREE LANCE. est. 1857 Published fuesday - through Saturday mornings inclasive during the University year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of The Pennsylvania State University. Entered as seeend-elate matter July 1. 1934. at the State Cohere. Pa.. Post'Offke under the aet of March 3:: 1179. • • ' ED DIMEIS. Editor STEVE HIGGINS, Liminess -Manager STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Pat Earley: Wire Editor. Denny Maliek: Assis tants. Robbi Levine. Jeanette Saxe. Dona!d CllsCiZte. Diane Dieek. Jackie Leavitt. Elaine Michel, Marcia Kahn and Loretta Aynardi. 11iIlel, Lighting of Itanakkah . candtm 4:30 p.m.. Foundation Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Christ man Ca 'Aim:, :30 p.m.. o , ri Main 111 , 1)F.If, Christmas Pa.;:eant. 7-12 p.m. Wesley Foundation. Craduote_Student Fel -lov.ship Supper. 5 :10 6:45: Sign on and News: 7:00 "A" Train; 7:50: State News and National Sports: : Hubtarappin ; 8 :39: Friday Night Neios Round-ne: 9:40: Just . For Tao: 10:00: News: 10:95: Light Cla.ssieal Juts. 1;or.; 1/.:30: News and Sign-oLL EXTRA CAUTION can keep you from being a statistic , ith.. TODAY TONIGHT ON WI:WM to Students:Speeding, Big Fatality Causes percentage of aocidents than of I Special studies on highway fa drivers., talities over Christmas show that Statistics show that autos tray- 55 per cent include drinking cling over 50 miles an hour arc drivers. The degree of btoxica involved in 40 per cent of fatal Lion ranged from a trace to "un accidents. .Of this total 11 per,der the influence." Studies show cent were traveling over 70' miles that even one glass may distort , an hour and another 'll per centseaction time enough to cause a between 60 and 70. fatal crash. In urban areas, safety council The state of Delaware has figures show, 38 per cent of the, adopted the policy of taking cars involved in death crashes; blood samples from all victims were traveling over 30 miles per: of fatal motor-vehicle accidents hour which is above the speed and also to request either blood limit in most of these areas. samples or breath tests from all With all the festivities over people involved. the Christmas and New Year's The figures show 51 per cent holidays, driving will be more of the fatalities involved drink dangerous since the number of -ing drivers. Of the drivers, 36 drinking drivers will increase. per cent had been drinking and The National Safety Council of this total 62 per cent had 15 stresses to drivers that alcohol 'per cent or more alcohol in the and gasoline do not mix. bloodstream. When driving in a heavy fog, it is best to (A) Lower the beams of the headlight;. (B) Turn lights to upper beam. (C) Stop the cor tatt'l the fog has lifted. Do you know the answer to this quick motor quiz? Getting the correct answer won't win you any money, but it could save,your rife in a similar situation. *Choice (A) is the correct answer. Did YOU get its DRIVE CAREFULLY Save your LICENSE AND YOUR LIFE PUSLISNID al YOUR NEWSPAPER WI THE INTT.REST OP HIGHWAY SAFETY Prepared and &summered by the renesyNatki Ne.opeper Putaishere Assoc:otiort and the Penny:rem% Deportment of Rove.... COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA c4wa. Covaraor Osrald A. 030411•416 Serikr: of Revolve - -f PAGE SEVEN *, r .
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