Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 October 1943 — Page 5

stat Road 7 qurvey Shows ~ Visiting Drivers Worse Than Hoosiers.

Eight out of every 10 motorists oh the state highways drive their vehicles at speeds exceeding the wartime limit of 35 miles an hour, a state highway commission survey Shows today. average speed of Hoosier Io a Te Out-of-state cars average about 45.32 miles per hour, with 83 per cent exceeding the wartime limit,

Survey Reveals Figures The commission's figures are based on results of a five-day survey made during August and September by the federal-state joint highway research project. The survey showed that trucks

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service In thelr communities.”

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averaged 30.42 miles an hour, with 87.5 per cent of them traveling over the limit. An interesting fact revealed by the survey was that motorists with “C” stickers drove faster than did the holders of “A” and “B" cards. It was found that 90 per cent of the “C"” card holders are exceeding the limit, with an average speed of 4306 miles an hour.

“B” Drivers Are Best Smarlly styled — fashionably The survey also showed that the correct . . . of a quality and || [holders of “B” cards are more observing of the speed limit than are « comfort thet can’t be beat. || ine holders of “A” cards. Cars with

’ i “B" stickers averaged 40.82 miles an Sian 3 1010, Witty AMAA to © 11110 "umile the cars With “A”

For 8 oys and Girls Sickers averaged 41.42 miles an

During the survey, the speeds of 740 Indiana passenger cars, 275 out-of-state cars and 391 trucks were clocked at locations on Road B52 near Lafayette and Gary. The 35-mile-an-hour limit is just a federal request, as far as Indiana | is concerned. The ‘43 legislature refused to pass a bill fixing 35 miles an hour as the speed limit and the state police can make i arrests for speeds over that figure | | only if they can prove the motorist | fe driving recklessly, Many Lose Fuel Ration | Police are making arrests for reckless driving on motorists found driving about 50 or over, On those caught driving about 45, the state police issue a warning sticker and turn a carbon copy of the sticker over to the local rationing board, As a result of these stickers, many "| motorists have had their gasoline | allowances cut when their cards | come -up for renewal, Polios Opt. Tair “Bekert said: Foes

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| While Mrs. Lelia B. Shaw, 2123

5 IN. Pennsylvania st, was walking on 32d st. near Meridian late SatJ urday afternoon, a ear carrying two

men halted at the curb. One of them leaped out, sralibad her purse r. es 30 and wher al: Those young fellows are gone to war, now.

Lele. And handling the job myself sure keeps me hopping!

Saturday night, » wi sieppae ied ave, ater she soc of a swt] You take last week. I lubricated 35 cars for folks Shugped her and. srabbod hee pune around here. War workers, some of ‘em. A couple of doctors. Red Cross people. Farmers that had brought stuff in to market.

"Lacey Campbell, 37, of BUG Station st, a Big Four railroad ear

‘Since I lost my legs’

Ive sure been

- hopping!”

I'm your service-station operator. There was a time when | used to take things fairly easy around here.

Had a couple of young fellows to do the leg work— fellows who not only could step lively, but did. I used to let them gas the cars, while 1 did the managing.

Of course my gas business is down...on account of rationing. But that's O.K....I figure that’s part of my contribution to Victory. And | can still get by, giving you car owners tip-top service . .. helping you keep your cars running for the duration, | figure I’m a lot of help around this community and when yoy take all the thousands of fellows like me, the work we are doing really keeps things moving on the Home Front.

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] Ne man u ask in ator comfort, quality @ . : value, ’ | So—I'm going along, doing my best, Sum § to 12, Widhs AA to Bl be “and when this War's over I'll be right here same as always, ready to help you enjoy the good days Peace will bring.

YOUR GOOD ‘GULF DEALER

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