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~ Second Section City and district features, #2 5. Cimatiaice Savertis- ing. SIX ARE KILLED IN MORNING FOG Twenty-seven people will be killed on Ontario High- ways this weekend. This estimate by Fred H. Ellis, general manager of the Ontario Safety League is particularly pathetic be- cause nearly all traffic accidents are preventable. Mr, Ellis notes that many of the dangers of holiday driving can be avoided before the engine is started. The secret, according to Mr. Ellis, is 'preparation and common sense. A safe and efficient car with good brakes, tires, steering, lights, exhaust, windshield washers and wipers, mirrors and horn do wonders for the wholesomeness. of mind and body. The anxiety of driving with defective machinery may be occasionally good for the metabolic rate but it's generally annoying for the digestive system and downright exhausting on a long trip. It's as silly to experience unnecessary pain experience vacation as being forced to be free, Unfortunate though it may be, we have to be reminded to enjoy a holiday drive at a liesurely pace with the daily pressures of the office comfortably shoved aside. "Excitement is one of the big killers on holiday week- ends," says Mr. Ellis. "This is proved by the statistics which show that crashes are most numerous during the early hours of a vacation period. Drivers and pass- engers are keyed up and anxious to rush. They have no real reason to hurry except the urge to 'get going' or to 'get ahead of the crowd.' To make the trip more enjoyable "he offers the following recipe: "Before you start out at the wheel, be absolutely prepared to give the trip the time it needs. 'Take the time to get everyone _ comfortably settled in the car, with seat-belts fastened and lug- gage stowed away neatly. "Take the time to adjust your driving to road, traf- fic and weather conditions. 'Make sure that you drive at the right speed in holi- day traffic. 'The right speed is usually the speed that is being kept up by four out of five of the other cars. Slow driving can be very dangerous if the other Emergency Numbers Hospital 728-2211 Wine OR Ak74 oe Pee oe Police 7OR1900 = Saews - FOUR DEAD IN CAR-TRUCK 'COLLISION Iwenty-Seven To Die, Most Deaths Needless cars want to go faster. 'Drive with the flow. Don't dawdle, and don't try to pass everyone else, You are going on a 'pleasure trip, not a speed trial. Don't gamble by taking chances on hills and curves. If you lose -- the cost can be out of this world!"' It isn't so much © bad weather that kills. It's bad « drivers not adjusting to conditions, says Mr. Ellis. "Traffic stalled in a blind- ing snow storm is the safest kind to be in," he says, "Canadians - have many things to be proud of but driving isn't one of them. Not 'by U.S.. standards, at least. "In 1964, 4,655 people were killed on Canadian roads, 1,424 of them in On- tario. The mileage death rate' (number of persons killed per" "100 million vehicle-miles) was 9.2. On- tario, with a rate of 6.8 was much better than the national average: the prov- ince's expressways helped in this, since the death rate is less than half on controlled access highways. "Nevertheless the U.S. rate was 5.7." TWO KILLED IN TRUCK-CAR CRASH SPEED PLUS TREE EQUALS ONE DEATH Photos By Bruce Jones >