Topeka, Ks.
Speeding
The accident season is on!
Failing to Yield Right of Way
With America's drivers well into the winter months, accidents have already begun to take their annual increase. The frequency of serious wrecks jumps sharply during the period from November through February with the holiday periods accounting for a great number of highway deaths.
Slick roads, poor visibility, more hours of darkness are all factors that couple with the usual accident rate to make this time of the year one of the worst.
The pictures on this page were taken of wrecks occurring within the last year in the Lawrence area alone. Speeding, failing to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic, and passing on a hill were the causes of the wrecks pictured here.
The accidents pictured here represent six deaths and four persons seriously injured. Two of the dead were University students.
Picture Story by Rich Clarkson
Passing on Hill