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Show THE Page Eight Thursday, May 7, 1953 SUN-ADVOCA- Proper Licensing and Testing are the Foundation for Accident-fre- e Driving Proper licensing and testing pie suddenly are confronted with methods are the foundation of a traffic problem at close range a safe driving and the means by mental block is set up. The brain, which accident rates in any state in trying to overcome this situacan bo materially reduced, accord- tion, exerts itself on the focusing problem alone and is not able ing to Dr. Kenneth II. MacPher-sopast president of the Cali- to interpret properly what action fornia Optometric Association, in to take. Consequently, far sightedaddressing the closing session of ness cuts down interpretation and the annual convention of the Utah causes accidents. Visual problems such as these, Optometric Association. In support of this opinion, if detected in time by however, announced x that the the license examiner, can be corAmerican Optometric Association rected by the optometrist or oth-- 1 this year advocated the following er qualified eye specialist through five-poiprogram in the interest training and lens adjustment. of safety and to reduce highway Unfortunately, however, be-- 1 accident rates in all states: cause these defects are not de1. No Issuance of driver licenses tected by existing testing proexcept by personal examination, grams In many states, many oththereby, doing away with issuance erwise preventable accidents oc-- 1 of licenses by mail or, agent. cur. 2. Personal examination of drivother visual problems include not only law and can Many er to be detected through proper road examination but adequate testing and the prime value of vision test. such tests is that once a person 3. Examination of all motorists is made aware of a visual deevery four years. such as restricted side 5. Suitable review by qualified ficiency vision he becomes more cau- of all drivers. personnel negligent tious and often completely comMacPherson illustrated and defor this deficiency." pensates fined the need for proper testing Lack of depth preception was in motor vehicle licensing regard another vision problem which Macing vision requirements as fol- Pherson indicated could not be delows: tected by programs which conA person can have perfect visprimarily on testing visual acuity or 0 vision in both centrated ual acuity or ability to see ob-- j eyes and, for several reasons, still jects directly ahead. not be able to drive safely. MacPherson also cautioned that For example, far sighted peopresent three dimensional pictures who able are to vision ple pass could cause undue eye strain for a requirements of most licensing ex- great many persons. aminations by distinguishing People who have poor eye co-- 1 clearly even the smallest letters ordination particularly will find on the Snellen chart, may have their that hurt after exposeyes considerable difficulty focusing on ure to three dimensional pictures traffic objectives a few feet away. and many persons with specific When some far sighted peo- eye problems will not be able to comprehend or visualize the aspect of the picture Selective Service Special at all," MacPherson said. He praised Utahs night driving Test Being Offered limit of 50 miles an hour and out that the reason this Selective National pointed Service was an important safety measure Headquarters announced recently was because the light from most that it has authorized a special seal beam headlights can only be administration of the College perceived at a distance of 265 feet and it takes a motorist Qualification Test on Thursday going 50 miles an hour, 245 feet May 21, 1953, for the benefit of to come to a full stop. students prevented by illness or About 336 feet are required to other emergency from attending come to a full stop if one is travone of the regular administrations eling 60 miles per hour, he said. Edwin Fletcher, director of reon December 4, 1952, and April search, California division of driv23, 1953. May 21 is the last date er licensing, whose talk followed on which the College Qualifica- MacPhersons, presented evidence tion Test will be held during the that irrevocable licenses could be a major cause of vehicle accidents. present academic year. Fletcher said that in California postAlthough applications marked May 11, 1953, or earlier his division checked cases of 1600 will be accepted, students wish- drivers inviolved in more than ing to apply are urged to secure, one accident where death or in-- 1 complete, and mail their applica- jury occurred. At the time of the tests, he ex-- 1 tions at once. Early filing will insure a test and other necessary plained, about 25 per cent of the supplies for the student at the drivers in the state had irrevoccenter he selects or at a nearby able licenses (Licenses similar to those in Utah wherein the driver center. Men filling out the application, can renew his license without takavailable at all local Selective ing a test of any kind) and 75 Service Boards, must cross out per cent had licenses which re-- 1 when renewed. "April 23 and write in May 21. quired To be eligible to take the Se- ' If persons having irrevocable lective Service College Qualifi- licenses were not a special probcation Test, an applicant on the lem, the ratio of those involved testing date (1) must be a Se- in these serious accidents should lective Service Registrant who in- have remained 25 per cent. Intends to request deferment as a stead, however, we found that 90 student: (2) must be satisfactor- per cent of these accidents were ily pursuing a full-tim- e college caused by persons having irrevoc-- 1 course, undergraduate or gradu- able licenses. As a result of fine work of ate, leading to a degree; (3) must not previously have taken the test. the California Parent Teacher and The criteria for consideration other womens organizations, we for deferment as a student at the were finally able to obtain legispresent time are either a score of lation and get rid of these irro-- 1 70 or better on the Selective Ser- vocable licenses, Fletcher said. Fletcher indicated that 20 per vice College Qualification Test or class standing among the male cent of the persons having irremembers in the upper half of the vocable licenses in this test had their licenses revoked and the freshman class or upper primary cause of revoking this of the sophomore class. 20 per cent was due to vision deterioration. Missile Center at Reports Fletcher noted that most seriReporting for duty at the U. S. ous eye deterioration occurs at Naval Air Missile Test Center at about forty years of age in most Pt. Mugu, California, was Robert people. He also pointed out that G. Drolc, electricians mate fire- Californias extensivb driver eduman, son of Mrs. Maurice Brown cation programs particularly at of Sunnyside, who has been as- high school level had so materialsigned to the missile test depart- ly reduced accident rates of teen ment He attended Carbon high agers that even though the proschool in Price prior to entering gram was only three years old, the navy and received his recruit insurance companies this year training at the U. S. Naval Train- lowered their rates for this age ing Center, San Diego, California. group. n, HL00B1 Mac-Fhers- nt 20-2- three-dimension- al K ifgx WciWQh VWOt? .V gjooawD o PROPORTIONED! TO FIT! Give Mom' Gaymode NYLONS SMART PINPOINT I Treat her to 60 gauge, 15 denier Gaymode luxury NYLONS sheers! Extra high twist for longer wear, added beauty, they come in shades for spring and summer. 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