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...power far exceeds maneuverability of the vehicles, with the result that there is lack of control [and] the accident rate goes up . . . The auto stylists or 'dressmakers' of the industry have been in the saddle since 1930. Engineers have had to take a secondary position, and the motorist has paid with his life." In addition to a cut in speed ranges, Fales called for better seats (with safety belts), rear-end engines for better weight distribution and better brakes. Impressed by what they had heard, the more than 800 A.A.A. delegates passed a resolution calling for automakers...
...ordinary motorist is safe with these monsters loose on our highways...
Routine. In Pacoima, Calif., halted by city police after a four-mile chase during which he allegedly committed 18 traffic violations (including speeding, making an illegal turn and running through a red light), Motorist William J. Stickler, 24, demanded: "What's the matter? I always drive this...
...Road. With the help of that "national institution," the American Automobile Association, the Cossets bought a used Chevy (for $1,400) and started off. After years of driving a car in France, they were continually amazed at the courteous, law-abiding U.S. motorist (by contrast, "Anarchy and chaos prevail on the roads of France"). Stopping at a motel, the Cossets discovered that not all the patrons were bona fide tourists: "In fact, [motels] seem to solve delicate problems for people anxious not to offend the puritanism of cities...
...Friendly Motorist. Near Clifton, N.J., when another car forced his auto off the road, Ernest Bale, 19, walked over to the offending driver, who slowly raised a small chemical fire extinguisher, squirted Bale in the face, and drove off without a word...