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The
PLAIN TRUTH
February
1971
the center of the lane. That's where slippery oil accumulation
from traffic is heaviest.
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Don't 1·ide double tmless the seat is provided 1Vith
separate footrests and handgrips for the passenger.
Even with
these safety features, the odds are greater that the passenger
will be the one injured or killed in an accident.
Keep at least
15
feet between you and the tMffic in
front for every
10
miles per hour of speed.
It takes more
braking distance to safely stop a motorcycle than an
automobile.
Automobile drivers: Be especial/y careful for the safety
of cyclists on the road.
Remember that the roan on two
wheels is at a distinct disadvantage. Many cyclists have been
wrecked by automobile drivers who thoughtlessly or del iber–
ately crowded them.
For more information about motorcycle safety and laws
governing motorcycle use, visit your local police or highway
patrol station for their latest free motorcycle rider's hand–
book. In the U. S. and Canada, write Motorcycle
&
Scooter
Information Bureau, 485 Madison Avenue, New York, New
York 10022, for their free booklet entitled
Yott and Yottr
Motorcycle .
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Pedestrian Safety Rules
Over 9,800 pedestrians were killed and 150,000 injured
on roadways in the United States in 1969. In Britain the toll
was nearly 3,000 killed. The majority of the victims were
children and elderly people. To safeguard your life and the
lives of your children, teach them these basic pedestrian safety
rules and adhere to them yourself:
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Cross only at intersections and approved crosswalks.
Thirty-nine percent of pedestriao fatalities are jaywalkers.
2. Always look in all directions before stepping off the
curb. Make sure you have plenty of time to reach the other
side. And be alert for a car backing up, turning, or pulling
out of an alley or driveway.
3. Cross only on green traffic lights or on the "walk"
signa! if special pedestrian "wait-walk" signals are provided.
4.
Cross at right angles unless otherwise designated!
5. Use pedestrian overhead crossings and tunnels wher–
ever available.
6. Walk facing oncoming traffic if you must walk along
a
road.
7. Wear white or light-colored dothing when walking
at night to be easily seen by traffic. Also carry a red-lighted
1lashlight and turn it on when a car approaches. (Any
flashlight will do if you fasten red plastic or cellophane over
its face with a rubber band.) Be careful - at night a pedes–
trian's chances of becoming a fatality increase twenty-five
percent!
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Ice- A First Aid Treatment
Ice is ideal for first aid use around the house. It relieves
most minor pains instantly. Ice helps control bleeding, soothe
burns, reduce swelling and blisters, fight infection, relieve
insect stings, bursitis, migraine headaches, toothaches, sprains
and muscular aches. Here's how to use it:
Wrap ice cubes or crushed ice in a towel or washcloth
moistened with cold water. Apply it immediate1y to the
injured area. Leave it there for ten or fifteen minutes at a
time. Allow ten-minute intervals between applications. But
do not apply ice directly to the ski11.
It
can cause frost burns.
If
you don't have any ice available, use cold wet cloths or
cold water soaks for up to 20 or 30 minutes.
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Save Money- Don't Waste Water
In New York City alone, an incredible 300 million gal–
lons of precious water is wasted cvery day from dripping taps
and leaking pipes. You can personally cut down on water
waste and at the same time you'll save on water and heating
bilis. Here's what you can do:
Fix
leaking u;ater faucets and pipes .
A leaking hot-water
faucet will substantially raise your water and heating bill.
Based oo Hackensack, N.
J.
Water Co. and American Gas
Association figures, a constantly dripping hot-water faucet
runs a householder's bill up $7.58 every three months. A
steady stream costs $14.04!
Be watel' conscio11s.
Remember, leaving water running
unnecessarily while washing dishes, the car or brushing teeth
also runs up the water bill. Conside.r too that a tub bath takes
roughly 11 gallons more water than a shower. And every time
you flush a used facial tissue clown the toilet bowl instead of
discarding it in a waste basket, you also flush dówn 4 to 6
gallons of water.
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Avoid Credit Card Billing Errors
If
you are a user of one of the 300 million existing
credit cards in the United States, be on the watch for possible
billing errors. There are an estimated
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errors per 4000 bill–
ings. For instance, you might receive one of the following:
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A $3.75 bill made into a $37.50 bill because the
decimal point was put in the wrong place.
2.
An incorrect bill because the figures were put in the
wrong block.
3. A higher bill because the price was never totaled in
the total column and the seller later added a higher charge.
4. A recharge for items already paid for in previous
billings.
5. An erroneous bill because the clerk misread the fig-
ures on the invoice copy.
6. Someone else's charges added to yours.
7. A duplicate billing.
To help you avoid these errors and straighten out any
you receive, follow these two suggestions:
Do11ble-check yottr invoices for acwracy and legibility
before sig1úng them
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AND
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keep al/ invoices and check
them against the bi/lings
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