| Show Auto Driver Driver- Driver Look At Yourself I J- J JI JIt I It is time the automobile driver took a good look at himself character character- characteristics characteristics P Personal traits and much to blame blane for are as ns death rate highway hig our appalling appalling- incompetence and ignorance are as The driver who passes on lulls and who operates his car at ex excessive ex- ex curves ures speeds who hops hogs the road md and drives on the wrong wrong- side of of-hway of who weaves es and and and- the highway andI I cuts in and j out t is ia the driver who I I matter how great his skill causes no es a large e arg-e share of 01 the me deaths each year rear The Tho most encouraging ing encouraging sig-n sig sign at present is the wide public interest in res safet safety safety-an an interest highway hway in the thelast thelast amazingly which has grown rown or two Traffic laws are arc last year being studied Surveys s 's of accident There statistics are being being- made is less Jess theorizing theorizing- and more den deal dening dealing with honest facts ing laws in Every fery state should have aws accord with modern conditions one in more necessary steps of the most drastic supervision supervision of youth youth- youthful ful more drivers it drivers it has been found I that dr drivers ers under 20 have a 39 per percent percent percent cent worse record than the average aver aver- those between 40 and while age ge cent bet bet- better better bet better W 50 have a record 29 per ter than the average Automo Automo- Automobiles Automobiles Automobiles biles should be periodically in inspected in the matter of brakes steering lights etc etc- Examinations of applicants for drivers licenses should hould be conducted with extreme care re The automobile death rate can and must be lowered There is is no place for the reckless the incompetent incompetent incompetent and the mentally or phy- phy physically phy physically defective on our our streets and highways s Sixty five thousand deaths in in two years is mute testimony testimony testimony mony mony to the need for quick and decisive action |
