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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1970
Page
13
A late night stall on Interstate 280 nearly caused a crash until a trucker stopped and warned others. The piece highlights ignition and carburetion problems as frequent stalling causes and urges proper tune ups for reliable cold weather starts.
The National Safety Council estimates a driver's lifetime risk depends on annual miles. A 12 000 mile per year driver has one chance in three of an accident, one in four that damage is only to property, and one in forty that an injury occurs.
A life insurance style guide notes that driving 8,000 miles a year yields a one in five chance of any accident and one in 2,000 for a fatal crash, while traveling 4,000 miles in ten years lowers those odds to one in 4,000 for death. It urges drivers to keep car and self in top condition to improve odds.
Henk de Vries outlines skid recovery steps for different drivetrains. Lift gas gradually, shift or declutch as needed, and countersteer to exit the skid. In front wheel skids avoid declutching with manuals and downshift with automatics, then reverse wheel direction to prevent a secondary skid.
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