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! “CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 59 BEIDEMAN STREET | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94115 Telephone (4 5) 346-9612 The following results and recommendations were sent to the big four auto manufacturers; General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and American Motors |which. was dated ee Upon conducting a survey of ten thousand motorist in Northern sand Southern. California, we found that forty per cent of the motorist ah: participated are already carrying gasoline containers in their automobiles»: fwenty per cent stated that they carried these contai- “ners as” a precaution, against running out of gasoline, in which! case “these. containers would be used‘to transport gas to their vehicles. ‘This © percautionary measure is fine,:and we ehcourage it,. but the _cyltwenty per cent of the motorist who carry their containers filled _with ‘gasoline, are the ones we are worried about. We know you realize this was mostly brought . about by the energy crisis, but as gasoline ae more scarce, and if the government puts a rationing program: . = nto, effect ‘those figures could double, even triple. Imagine what a “fire: hazzard one spark could cause in case of an accident, or if a {container was 'nt securely closed, it ‘could literally send millions of - jautomobiles into ‘raging flames. Millions of automobiles will becorieg moving . fire ‘bombs. For these reasons, we urge you to take steps as & ea ‘soon as possible) to! equipt. all your new models (autos and pickups especially) with: reserve gasoline tanks, We fecl this is a cheap price to pay to save lives. : : . * ce: nbe networks _cbs , ; abc ‘4 general motors | ford motors - ; american motors “ chrysler ae Tt _ oF t are — oan | a yh om ~ lon this, | ed iF wa,