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4’H-ERS ALERT
TO AUTO SAFETY
DRIVING HAZARDS
“Will my son or daughter become a 1968 automobile accident statistic?” Parents of teenage drivers would like to be sure the answer is a decisive NO! But they can’t be sure.
Deaths from motor vehicle accidents are at a peak period right now and will increase month-by-month through December. This prediction is based on estimates made by the National Safety Council for a similar period last year.
For the first six months of 1968, motor vehicle accidents caused 25,200 deaths and 900,000 disabling injuries, according to the Safety Council. This was an increase of 6 percent over the same neriod last vear.
92.9%