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July 31, 1952
Gadsden County Times
Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida
What is this article about?
Safety Director H. N. Kirkman urges drivers to practice courteous motor manners to save lives, posing a question about yielding right-of-way and providing three practical traffic safety tips: slow at intersections, pass safely, and avoid weaving lanes.
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Minding of Motor Manners Urged
Readers of this newspaper today were asked a pertinent question by Safety Director H. N. Kirkman who gave three practical ways to save lives through courteous action in traffic.
The question he asked is: 'Would you be willing to save your life by merely saying to another driver, I'll wait, you go ahead?' Since all of you would answer in the affirmative, you need not go any further.
'However,' Kirkman continued, 'many people give the lie to the affirmative answer by their own acts in that they insist on having the right-of-way, taking more than their share of the road and not looking to see if the road ahead is clear before passing.'
The safety director gave these practical suggestions to live in accordance to the affirmative answer of the question:
Slow down for intersections to the point where you can stop safely.
Never pass another car until you are certain that there's sufficient clear space to do it safely.
Don't try to get ahead in traffic by weaving from one traffic lane to another.
'When we realize that courtesy on the road can save lives, we'll be a lot more careful about minding our motor manners,' Kirkman added.
Readers of this newspaper today were asked a pertinent question by Safety Director H. N. Kirkman who gave three practical ways to save lives through courteous action in traffic.
The question he asked is: 'Would you be willing to save your life by merely saying to another driver, I'll wait, you go ahead?' Since all of you would answer in the affirmative, you need not go any further.
'However,' Kirkman continued, 'many people give the lie to the affirmative answer by their own acts in that they insist on having the right-of-way, taking more than their share of the road and not looking to see if the road ahead is clear before passing.'
The safety director gave these practical suggestions to live in accordance to the affirmative answer of the question:
Slow down for intersections to the point where you can stop safely.
Never pass another car until you are certain that there's sufficient clear space to do it safely.
Don't try to get ahead in traffic by weaving from one traffic lane to another.
'When we realize that courtesy on the road can save lives, we'll be a lot more careful about minding our motor manners,' Kirkman added.
What sub-type of article is it?
Traffic Safety Advice
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Traffic Safety
Courteous Driving
Motor Manners
Right Of Way
Safety Tips
What entities or persons were involved?
H. N. Kirkman
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Key Persons
H. N. Kirkman
Story Details
Safety Director H. N. Kirkman asks if drivers would yield to save lives and criticizes insistence on right-of-way, offering suggestions to slow at intersections, pass safely, and avoid weaving lanes to promote courteous driving.