European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes monday August 20,1990u.s. Still crazy about cars poll says Louisville by. Apr most americans like to drive but they done to know As much about it As they might think. An Oil company s second annual poll of american motorists found that 81 percent of american Drivers love or like to drive while Only 16 percent said they dislike driving. But when asked 10 questions about causes of accidents How to avoid them and How to survive them not one of the 500 licensed Drivers participating in the poll answered All of them correctly. Among other findings in the poll being issued monday by Valvoline an automotive products subsidiary of Ashland Oil inc. Of Ashland a thirty percent of those surveyed rated new York City Drivers the worst. Los Angeles was second with 10 percent. A fifty four percent said they were better than other Drivers while 43 percent said their driving habits were about the same As others in their cities and towns. A Nineteen percent said they always observed Speed limits while 58 percent said they did so most of the time. Seventeen percent said they sometimes obeyed Speed signs but 5 percent said they hardly Ever did and i percent said they always ignored posted Speed limits. A thirty two percent said gender was not a Factor in driving skills 36 percent said men were better Drivers and 28 per cent responded that women were better. Fifty five percent of those surveyed were women and 45 percent were men. The nationwide poll was conducted through random Telephone Calls. The 10 True or false questions on driving safety and Accident avoidance included ones on where and when most traffic deaths occur the answer was Rural and at night whether accidents were primarily due to mechanical fail ures no and whether seat belts give you a better or worse Chance in getting out of burning or submerged vehicle yes a just 28 percent got this right. Drivers also had the Chance in the poll to sound off about what irks them the most about other Drivers. At the top of the list was failure to use turn signals cited by 24 percent of the participants. Other bad habits cited included cutting off or pulling in front of other Drivers driving too slowly and tailgating. On driving issues 90 percent said motorcyclists should be required by Law to Wear helmets and 79 percent said air bags should be Standard equipment in passenger cars arid trucks. Only 30 percent said they done to want permissible blood alcohol Levels lowered to make Drunken driving Laws More Stria sixty eight percent said they want tougher Laws. Here a the quiz that stumped Drivers Louisville by. Apr Here Are the 10 Auto safety Troe and Ilse questions included in this years poll of Drivers sponsored by a subsidiary of Ashland Oil co. Not included on the list Are sections of the poll dealing with motorists opinions on issues related to driving and questions on individual motorists driving habits. The judgment on whether a statement is True or false is provided by the. National safety Council the poll sponsors said. 1. If a traffic Light changes from Green to yellow you should hurry through the intersection. 2. If a car approaches you with its High beams on it is recommended that you Flash your High beams. 3. When Yon turn on your Windshield wipers you should also turn on your headlights. 4. If your brakes fail to work the first thing Yon should do is use your cards emergency Brake. 5. If your accelerator is stuck you should immediately Tumo Fifthe car s ignition. 6. Traffic accidents Are primarily due to mechanical failures in cars. 7. Most deaths due to traffic accidents occur at night. 8. Most deaths due to traffic accidents occur in Rural areas. 9. Wearing a seat Belt gives you a better Chance of escaping a burning or submerged vehicle. 10. There is no Nead to Wear seat belts in a car that has air bags. The answers 1. False 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. False 6. False 7. True 8. True 9. True 10. False. At fort Monmouth layoffs Are no longer rumours Eatontown . Apr Many of the civilian workers from fort Monmouth crowding into Hannah a restaurant after work recently have been crying in their Beer As Well As quaffing it. The 292 employees Laid off from the army Post were among some 5,400 at installations nationwide to receive Pink slips in a continuing congressional Effort to trim president Bush a proposed $307 billion defense budget. Fort Monmouth with 8,200 civilian and 2,800 military workers provides High tech logistic support for military operations and has a research and development Center for military electronics. The army called the Layoff s a Trif terminations a for reduction in Force. No matter what they re called Carol Locklin a fort Monmouth Secretary will be out of work effective oct. 15 unless the if is reversed. A we done to really have savings so to speak Quot said the 42-year-old Bricktown resident. A a it a going to really a Fleet us if i done to find a Job that pays As much Money a. Some members of the House and Senate armed services committees have lobbied to shrink the military forces citing the budget deficit and democratization of Eastern Europe. The Senate armed services committee wants to reduce the military Force by 100,000, and the House armed services committee wants it Cut by 129,500, the defense department said. Because Congress has not decided How Carol in it Colin shows her termination notice ending her $16,000-a-year Job Monmouth . She is one of 292 civilian workers at the army Post to lose a Job. At Large the reduction in armed forces should be no termination notices have been Given to enlisted staff said maj. Doug Hart a Pentagon Public affairs officer. Through attrition retirement and a cutback in recruitment the number of troops in All branches of the service has fallen from 2.12 million to 2.05 million in the 12 months ending june 30. A hiring freeze mandated by Secretary of def Rise Dick Cheney on Jan. 11 has helped shrink the civilian work Force from 1.15 million at the end of 1989 to 1.13 million As of june 30, Hart said. Layoffs for the military a 1991 fiscal year which begins oct. 1, so far have exclusively affected army civilians he said. At fort Monmouth there had been talk of Layouts for weeks. But when the division chief called Locklin to his office this month to say she would lose her $ 16,000-a-year Job she was shocked. The notification was dated aug. 9. A the worst i thought they would do is move me or downgrade me a Locklin said. People at fort Monmouth Are running scared she said. A a they re wondering a am i next a at Hannah a manager Chuck Armstrong said the layoffs Haven to translated into reduced business. A everyone comes Over to party after they get their Pink slips a said Armstrong who keeps petitions to save fort Monmouth jobs in the restaurant Entrance. Coalition forms to address problems facing Blacks Washington api a the a act and Ninive or nil my. A Washington apr the a act and More than 10.0 other organizations ranging from Law enforcement to religious groups have formed a coalition to Battle nagging social ills in Black communities. I he group calling itself the National association of Black organizations grew out of a three Day Quot Summit conference of Black organizations in Washington assembled by the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Coalition members which include groups As varied As the National organization of Black Law enforcement executives and the progressive National Baptist convention will toes their efforts on such problems As teen age pregnancy school dropouts and other so Cial problems. A act executive director Benjamin Hooks said the coalition is designed to enhance the Quot continuing struggle of african americans to gain a fair share of the american  the organizations plans Call for establishing a communications network to share information developing a brain Trust to research and make recommendations on social and economic concerns affecting Blacks spreading effective self help initiatives and developing strategies to strengthen support for Black institutions. The a act moves in a new direction with the formation of the coalition. The nations pre eminent civil rights organization has traditionally focused on legislation and litigation. A what we have accomplished Here is but a beginning a Hooks said. A it Marks the Start of a new approach where the visible payoff is farther Down the  h j Hooks said the a act does not intend to Tern from its historical focus. But he said the 81-year-Ola group also realizes the need for Black organizations to address problems facing Blacks. A we As Black people Are stepping up to the Bat and saying we Are taking responsibility for our own destiny Hooks said. He said the coalitions nine member executive committee would meet within two weeks to work out further details. The conference concluded saturday