Show and Honor According to Maxwell Halsey Traffic Engineer of oC the National Bur Bureau au of at Casualty and Surety Underwriters science by producing producing producing ing the modern modem high speed automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile It is up to 1 science to tender first aid in remedying remedying remedying rem rem- the situation Among his suggestions to reduce the casualty list which this year may total 35 deaths and In Injuries juries arc 1 Improvement In street and highway design The highway of the future must make it difficult for tor the motorist to have an acci acci- dent 2 State and local traffic ordinances ordinances ordinances or or- must be coordinated so that there will be full coop cooperation ration and fixed responsibility 3 Correct utilization of signs markings beacons signals etc can do much to increase safety 4 Motor laws must be he enforced ed to the maximum possible de de- gree 5 The public must change its present attitude of indifference toward toward toward to to- ward automobile accidents If it looked upon the tile r reckless driver an as asan aJan anan an outlaw our streets and highways highways highways high high- ways would Immediately become safer I These arc sound suggestions that states and and municipalities would do well to follow It is their duty to do the material things necessary to reduce accidents exactly exactly exactly ex ex- ex- ex as it is the duty of the in individual individual individual in- in driver to operate his car carin carin carin in a careful and prudent manner Safer highways ys better enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment of modern modem laws anti and a new public attitude toward reckless reckless- recklessness ness ness ness-an an honor code among drivers these drivers these are strong weapons with which to fight the automobile accident menace |