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million vehicle miles of travel) is tentatively set at 4.9, as against the national figure of 5.4. Pedestrian deaths are down from 164 to 144. Colonel Woodson noted that last December saw 87 deaths, including 30 during Christmas week. In this connection, he had some words of advice for walkers and drivers as to the seasonal dangers: 1. Don't use alcohol and go into traffic. At least 50 percent of all fatal crashes involve drinking drivers. There is more drinking at this time of year than at any other. 2. We have more hours of darkness than any other month and the death rate at night is twice that of daylight. 3. Bad weather can strike any time. 4. Traffic is abnormally heavy and both drivers and walkers are prone to be Inattentive.
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