Show r SCENES OF CARNAGE A writer in a recent issue of American i Mercury presented a n n Hero w and interesting view of the auto auto- automobile automobile mobile accident problem He lie observed observed ved that in the light of or present day present conditions it is not remarkable that persons person are being killed kill- kill ed d in traffic accidents annually annually- annually but that it is remarkable that the v number Dumber is hot several times as great In the average state almost any any- anyone anyone anyone one not completely crippled can ob a license to drive a car cur ir- ir irrespective ir irrespective respective of his ability responsibility responsibility intelligence or judgment U If he chooses he can operate B a BUr acar acar Ur car that belongs b by rights in the junk heap heap-a heap a car with an inaudi inaudi- inaudible blo ble horn f feeble ble or glaring lights uncertAin brakes and a steering gear affected with St St Vitus dance If he drives that car in R a dang danger danger- dangerous danger ous r- r ous ous manner cuttin cutting curves weaving weaving weaving ing inand in and ond out of traffic and ing her the gun whenever whenever possible the chances arc that he will escape arrest and and nd that that that-if if I ho e c is arrested lie he will be n assessed a relatively small fine and permitted to go right right right-on on em driving When the inevitable ine finally occurs and someone meone is kill kill- killed kill killed ed or injured bOC because of his reck- reck reck-i reck or incompetence he may have liwe a harder time gotting getting out of the mess but mess but that wont won't wont won't bring a ade de dead d pers person n to life If l any progress is to be made in reducing the horrible tollof toll of auto automobile automobile automobile mobile deaths and injuries string string- stringent stringent stringent ent methods must be adopted Traffic Traffie Traffie fie fic codes must be modernized and If any progress is to be made f in reducing th the horrible toll of auto automobile automobile automobile mobile deaths and injuries stringent string string- stringent stringent ent methods ds must be adopted Tr Traffie af fic codes must be modernized and with the utmost strictness and impartiality Much higher qualifications for the issuance ce of drivers driver licenses must be establish establish- established ed And the unsafe automobile ns as aswell aswell well as the unsafe driver must be banished from the road load Otherwise Americas America's streets and highways will ill continue to be b scenes of car car- carnage car car- carnage carnage nage |