Show state officials get special training twelve motor vehicle department employees have finished the first halt half of a two weeks training course for drivers license examiners the school Is being held to prepare them to take over the work now being done by the state highway patrol under direction of james stannard baker of the national safety council and with the cooperation of harry B R desilva of yale uni vers itys institute of human relations the men have completed studying the motor vehicle and license laws how bow to give road rules anil and road sign tests visual acuity tests and driving demonstration tests next week the class will devoto their time to actual practice examining of applicants for drivers licenses no feature of the new driving test need bother a competent driver it he knows the traffic laws mr baker pointed out it la is a simple test of the applicants physical ability knowledge of road rules and driving skill we are seeking to make better drivers especially ally in the rural areas where most of our traffic accidents are occurring today in addition to the oss of life there is a huge destruction truc tion of property every year at the hands of the incompetent drivers who come from rural as well as the urban districts commissioner it E balmond of tile the state tax commission in commenting on the school said this Is one of the steps we are taking to make our driver exam what it should aboul d be too often it Is the driver at fault in accidents and not the highway or car through gli these new examiners we ive propose to raise the standards for a license in order to improve the quality of driving on our highways it if the driver cant qualify on the ney nev tests test he must study and practice until lie can pass before he receives rec elves his license to drive alone the school school is being conducted without cost to the state and Is part of the national safety program of the american association of motor vehicle administrators automotive safety F foundation oun dation the national safety council the utah state safety council and other organizations interested in deduc lag ing traffic accidents accident 5 mr baker the director Is a nationally tio nally known authority on driver license examinations having conducted similar schools in over a dozen states utah should have one of the best examination procedures in the nation nailoa 11 commissioner hammond ammond II pointed out |