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The Herald
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
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National Safety Council reports August as peak month for motor vehicle accidents; 21,250 of 37,600 U.S. traffic deaths in 1959 occurred at night. Expert advises daylight travel and better lighting to reduce accidents caused by poor vision.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
"Where there is no vision the people perish".
Vacationing Motorists Risk
Death In Darkness
CLEVELAND, O., AUG.
According to the National Safety Council, August racks up the largest number of motor vehicle accidents of any summer vacation month. Statistics also show that 21,250 of the 37,600 men, women and children killed in automobile crashes in 1959, met death in the dark. So if you are planning a family motor trip, your safe bet is to travel during the daylight hours.
Last year, there were nearly 50,000 more highway casualties than in 1958, and there were 900 more deaths.
The total of the auto accident injured, maimed and disfigured in 1959 was 2,870,000. An appalling figure.
Of all of the suggestions that have been made to solve this national terror, the only practical one is the use of lighting.
According to a Northwestern University eye specialist, Dr. James E. Lebensohn, "the prime reason for the excess of night accidents is inadequate vision."
"Automobile accidents are brought about by a combination of circumstances, and the removal of one, often results in avoiding the accident. The more certain seeing provided by good lighting reduces the accident quota previously attributed to inattention, carelessness, fatigue, speeding or drunkenness."
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Cleveland, O.
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Aug.
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in 1959: 37,600 killed in automobile crashes (21,250 at night), 2,870,000 injured; nearly 50,000 more highway casualties and 900 more deaths than in 1958.
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National Safety Council statistics highlight August as the month with the most motor vehicle accidents; advises daylight travel for family trips to avoid night deaths; Dr. James E. Lebensohn attributes excess night accidents to inadequate vision and promotes better lighting to prevent crashes due to various factors.