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‘Hitchhikers . ‘et
August-6, 1964..Nevada County Nugg
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Dangerous
There are startling facts to back
up the frequent warnings to drivers
notto pick up hitchhikers, a leading motoring magazine reports.
In New Jersey, state troopers
checked turnpike hitchhikers and
discovered 162 runaways, 98 servicemen absent without leave,
seven inmates fleeing mental institutions and five escaped convicts. The fingerprints of 500
others were on criminal records,
Sheldon Mix, writing in the —
current issue of Home& Highway,
publication of the Allstate Insurance Companies, further documents the dangers of offering rides
to strangers.
Out of 100 hitchhikers passing .
through a small Arizona town,
lawmen discovered that 84 had
criminal records and twelve others
were either juvenile runaways or
AWOL servicemen. Only four of
the 100 were without police records,
Can you pick out a reputable
and harmless hitchhiker? Many
people think so--and guess wrong,
the author points out. Five members of one family picked up a
young man who murdered them
and stole their car. A woman driving alone picked up a uniformed
serviceman. because his car had
broken down, He killed her,
Many states prohfbit hitchhiking, but the laws are not
rigidly enforced. Despite police
warnings against picking up
hitchhikers, motorists continue
to invite strangers into their cars.
Motorists who pick up hitchhikers face another hazard. A
hitchhiker may sue the driver
after an accident. In 20 states and
the District of Columbia the law
provides that an auto owner is
liable to his "guest" in case of
injury through “ordinary negligence.”
"There are still some drivers
who feel guilty when they turn
down a ‘thumb bum' on the highway, yet there isnoreason to feel
any obligation toward these .
moochers, You wouldn't open
your home to them; why admit
one to your car?", Col. G.R.
Carrel, chief of the Colorado
State Patrol, says in the article.
J. Edgar Hoover, director
of the FBI, put it this way: "Of=
fering a ride to a stranger, like
passing on a hill Or a curve, is a
dangerous, blind gamble, In
neither case can the motorist
foresee what is ahead. .
Resurfacing Approved
Grass Valley City Council July
28 approved resurfacing and
or reconstruction of all or portions of five city streets.
Mainhart Drive and Townsend
Street are the two in the group
which will be completely surfaced, Also scheduled for work
are portions of Mill, Marshall
and Nath Auburn Streets.
Funds for the work will come
fromthe city and will be included
in the’ . ~65 budget.
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