Show Lighting Ug and Safety According to the National Safe Safe- Safety safe safe-I Safety ty Council which recently conduct conducted conducted conducted ed a n survey of four states about I 35 per cent cent of all ni night ht auto auto- automobile automobile automobile mobile accidents are due to insufficient lighting nt street and highway light light- I ing That this is a conservative state statement meat ment is ie indicated by the exper- exper exper-ence exper once ence of or Detroit lat last year when the need for municipal economy caused a n drastic tic curtailment nt of street illumination The result as stated by Superintendent of the lightning department was that while fatal accidents in day day- dayI daytime daytime time day I time decreased 22 per cent night fatalities increased 23 per cent durin during a period of 10 months Aside from the loss of l life e and limb involved in the additional ac- ac accidents accidents ac accidents it was found that handl handl- handlin handling handling in ing these extra emergency cases cost the city more than the sa say say- saying sav saving ing in its light light- li lighthill ht hill bill so the former lighting was restored r restored stored to virtually its former level This illustrates that economy measures which are being demanded demanded demand demanded ed practically ever everywhere where just now may sometimes be 00 costly if add add- added add addled led ed dangers to the public are creat creat- created created created ed thereby This is especially true with respect to matters affecting traffic safety fire protection and the public health It is estimated that traffic accidents alone now cost the American people people- about two and a half billion dollars ev- ev every every ev every ery year |