European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To death Xiv smoking wreckage on autobahn near Frankfurt the Highway that s called suicides Rasse. To .4. A .?ss1to what causes the accidents the army says Are five Sharp curves three Railroad Crossings poor Elevation and cobblestones Over part of this Section of Road. Again a major cause of accidents is too much Speed. Highway n6 from Vanhausen Germany just outside Bremerhaven. To the Entrance of the Bremen Hamburg autobahn just outside Bremen is another dangerous stretch of Highway. No american personnel were killed in accidents last year but 10 other persons were. While improvements have been made during the past two years the army Points out that thl Road carries heavy traffic and excessive Speed and improper passing Are the chief causes of accidents. In Southern Germany the army con siders the 56-mile stretch of highwayb2 from Munich to Garmisch one to watch. Last year five germans were killed in accidents which involved Usa eur registered cars. But no americans were killed. The Road has a High Crown and Many Sharp curves. The shoulders Are narrow. It phases through a number of Small Vil Lages where passing space is at a Premium and pedestrians and farm vehicles use the Road too. Improper passing is hated As one of the chief causes of accidents along this Road. Highway b19, the 62-mile stretch Between Neu Ulm and Oberst Dorf in Southern Ger Many is another one to be extra careful with. It is narrow winding and High crowned. There Are several unguarded Tail Road Crossings. The Road surface is pitted Asphalt that gets Slippery when wet one German was killed and two Ameri cans injured on this Road la 1963, German police say they have no accurate Tabula Tion of the number of Accident on this particular stretch. But there have been Many. Driving too fast improper patting and following too closely Are chief cause of accidents Here. In France the army labels two to Daas the most dangerous. A 91-Mue, Tec ton of Highway n4 from Lune Vule to be Zanne and 46 Miles of Highway 1wb from Vernon to Loo Gay wer where 57 persons died in 1963 ten were kilted in Accident involving Usa eur registered cars and six of the dead were americans driving too fast attempting to pass improperly and driving on the wrong Side of the narrow roads Are listed u chief cause of accidents. Both highways Are narrow have uncooked curves and Are ugh crowned. Farm equipment uses the roads and often blocks Drivers views of the Rood ahead. " " route Between Munich and Garmisch is also death strip German was killed Here. \ k a a bit wreck took. G in its of the stars and stapes