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The Driver's Seat
More than eight out of every ten casualties on the nation’s highways in 1963 were caused by human error and lack of judgment. And the speedster will ranks as the number-one killer on the road. These and other grim reminders were disclosed in a report issued by The Travelers Insurance Companies. The report is compiled annually from information provided by state motor vehicle departments.
Of the 42,700 persons who lost their lives in traffic accidents last year, 34,700 died in accidents caused by driver error and traffic law violations. Moreover, according to the report, nearly 3,000,000 persons were injured in auto mishaps caused by driver error. The fast driver continued to be the greatest menace on the highways. More than 14,000 deaths and 1,223,000 injuries were directly attributable to excessive speeding. A Travelers spokesman pointed out that - like the majority of accidents in other categories - most highway casulatles could have been avoided. They were caused by human rather than mechanical failure, he said, and stressed the Importance of getting this message across to the American public. “If we can do this effectively, he added, "we have an opportunity to make dramatic improvements in the field of traffic safety."
New and Renewing
Subscribers to News
We acknowledge with thanks the following new and renewing subscribers to Rappahannock News: Col. Earl Holme% Haywood Jenkins, Tom Leake, Mrs. Everett Rowzie, Mrs. Lucy Smith, Fred Cole, Mrs. G. G. Carman, Mrs. Nena B. Cannon, Capt. L. B. Stuart, Rufus Jenkins, Clarence Talley, T. M. Utz, Col. E. A. McNear, Raymond Fincham, James Carr, Mrs. R. H. Dulaney, Roger Palmer, Mrs. Kathryn Tyler, W. B. Dennis, Mrs. Eppa Wince, Mrs. John A. Keyser, Mrs. E. H. Longstaff, A. J. Brent, Mrs. Lester Spioer, and James R. Griffin. Also Mrs. John T. WoodwartJ Haphazard Cabin, Mrs. Iva Singleton, Miss Ida Browning Moffett Pullen, Carl A. Spencer, T. J. Pillar, C. P, Hlsle, C. H. Cloud, James M. Yates, D. French Slaughter, Mrs. Ethel Hall, Mrs. Jack Stringfellow, Mrs. Josephine Crane, Mrs. H. H. Aylor, C. J. Posini, Richard A. Brown, Jerome Jenkins, Mrs. Edmond Martin, A. G. Moseley, W, A.
Lalng, Mrs. Harry Lee Smitlj Mrs. Lewis Judd, George J. Bentley and Sadie Lou Compton.
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