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COUNTRY ROAD
ACCIDENTS
Figures Increase
(Issued by the Road Safety Counci
of New" South Wales)
Road accidents in country t\owns
and mrurial areas oi the State lhowed
ai lsubstantial increase for :the three
months enlided September 30 last, tlhe
I ltest statistics just issued, Here
a* i the,' figures:--'
S : , , 1944 '191
Acldents .. 0. . . ( SQ:294
Killed, . . .. .. . 88 3
Injufred *. . ,. . d 322 259)
These figures. reflect not only an
increase in the registration of' motor
vehicles but an' Increase in general
carelossness by road users. The; In
'i(ldenc o' .tthel accident increase is
highoest amongst drivers and pas
sengers of vehicles, Next come mo
tor cyclists, then, pedal cyclists,
' whilst tlh igureo s 'for pedestriains
lshow a very small decrease.
Now that theo holidays are ap
lproachillg and a t;WO months' petrol.
Kupiply is available in oline Issue it
iciih': be expectoedot that tilnfoc will in
creaoe everywhere ioo nd a tlinely
warning la givon that unless all *road
users take ?it upon- themselves to
exercise"c' re. molre valuable lives
are going to be 'lost and bodies
linitmed tii avotidable road,. accidents.
SSpeed has noticeably increased on
country rloads lately. There is evi
dence, too; that accidents have been
ciaused by crossing ilitersections or
nmaking turns recklessly-ai~nd reck
lessness at these. points cin be pri'es
ent even at a spelied below 30-miles
anl hour. Fanilue to give correct
signals, racing 'across intersections
and ::genieral carelessness at corners
have killed enough piersons in:the
!ast five years to fill any one town
cemnteei'y--a sad 'commnentary on the
thoughltlessness :and selfishness " of
motorists,.
SThe exercise of care and courtesy
willt stol?; accidents iI' all peoople will
resolve to imake the exeiotse a daily
habit, 'Surely it is' not: too much to
askc of roadlusers in these diays, when
the (iy1 is for moire populatiton, that
Ilhey will not, do any(;hing that nmay
eoduoe the i'oesno t population,
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