Show EPIC S SAFETY A F ElY DRIVE SOUGHT BY S. S l. l L MAYOR City ity Urged to Adopt Model l Laws Lays Set SetUp SetUp Up by State I Mayor Louis Marcus of Salt Lake Sty City and city commissioners Thursday Thursy Thurs Thurs- day y were asked to get in step with the the state and nation in a t drive to cut the number o of ot automobile accidents an and make highway travel more safe Salt Lake Traffic council Rested liThe to the city officials that of the model traffic ordinance provisions pro the national by prepared n nance nce on street and highway c Star latest lates state high- high jf af ty and o of the JL- JL rat regulatory law be incorporated into to city ty ordinances The passage of this ordinance Ln give rive notice to the country that with the state of this Ls city is in line Uno of Utah in furthering the cause sl safety et and cooperating with the efforts of safety engineers unselfishly to tomake tomake who h are labo laboring ing make ake our hl highways safe said the letter sent by the council to Mayor Marcus farcus and the commission Big Step Forward President Carle D. D Brown signer of if the traffic council letter predicted pre pre- that passage of a elt city ordice ordinance nance ce which would include the provisions pro pro- visions of the model code and pro pro-I the law wo would ld be one of the neatest steps steps' forward i in dim elim li I i ting the grim figure of death from Utah highways I Many provisions of the national code ode which was worked out during t aco conference ference of safety engineers from frim all aU sections of the United States already are on Utah statute books r I They may were incorporated in S. S B. B 15 III which was as passed by b the re recently recently recently re- re adjourned Twenty-first Twenty Utah legislature e. e Both copies coples of the state stale law based baseden on en the national safety traffic code led and of the model ordinance were i lent nt to Mayor Marcus and the city commission with the councils council's letter urging rg ng their adoption IT The iT-The The original model traffic ordinance nance was worked out by a committee committee com corn headed by Secretary Roper cf the department of commerce Stiff Penalties i 1 Attacking one of the most vicious phases of u tl the accident problem the he theE E deI ordinance provides stiff penalties pen pen- skies for convicted drunken and reckless drivers I j i On first conviction as a drunken driver under the model law a person person per per- I son IOn could be sentenced to jail for I sot not ot less than thap 10 days das nor more than one year also he would be subject to a fine of not less than and not ot more than 1000 Both the jail and fine could be assessed 1 j Second and subsequent convie- convie ons for drunken driving would make the individual liable to arlson a prison sentence of not less than 90 days das Penalty for or reckless driving is fixed at from five to 90 00 days in jail and a fine of not less than 25 nor more than for the first offense For or second and subsequent violations viola- viola Das of the law a a sentence from 10 I days ays to six months as well as a ane afine I fine fint ne of oC not less than 50 50 nor more than ian 1000 could be assessed I Three Speeds Listed Three speeds are recommended inthe in ine inthe the e traffic ordinance that the and city commission are to consider seriously la ln business districts it was sug- sug tested that the speed limit be fixed Lt t 20 miles per hour in residence the top speed within the theW W would be 25 miles per hour and anda andall a all aU other sections of highways he e motorist could step up his pace a 15 5 miles a an n hour and will be perating his vehicle at a legal pace Efforts to have Salt Lake City opt pt the model traffic ordinance the latest step of the Salt Lake traffic council to cut down the toll z f death deith and injuries that h have ve wined tamed Utah highways At u the present time Boy Scouts r I the Salt Lake council arc are con con- con con- a a. traffic safety drive among Women of the city have ene ni enlisted for forthe the drive and pub pub- lectures lecture are given frequently f fote ore clubs stressing the need for first All are Bre sponsored by e traffic council |