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Show and wealth can be reduced. In that evidence is a challenge that is a reproach to our society unless we meet it boldly." Gov. Ribicoff outlined a program of individual action designed to cut the tremendous toll. "First, individually or through your citizens' organizations, make known to your legislators legis-lators your determination to see a strong highway program enacted in your state. Demand the formation of a working safety committee which will survey needs, recommend improvements in regulations, and focus attention on the urgency of the act. "Second, insist on a program of safety education which begins be-gins in the grade schools and continues through a mandatory program of driver training before young people can be licensed to drive. "Third, express your support of and willingness to abide by a program of motor vehicle law enforcement without 'fix' or 'favor.' ' "Fourth, develop within yourself the habits of care, caution and courtesy behind the wheel." Statistics paint an unpretty picture of carelessness and willful will-ful disregard for the right and privilege of others. More than 80 per cent of the 2,563,700 casualties were caused by driver error. Excessive speed alone accounted for 13,000 deaths and 837,600 injuries. Governor Ribicoff emphasized that the statistics add up to "a shameful drain on our physical and economic resources ... a shameful waste of money that could be used to build schools, sponsor medical research, redevelop communities, strengthen national defense." At the age of twenty, we don't care what the world thinks of us; at thirty we worry about what it is thinking of us; at forty we discover that it wasn't thinking of us. A farmer who sent for a book entitled"How to Grow Tomatoes," wrote to the publisher: "The man who writ the ad shulda writ the book." We Can Cut Highway Accidents The state of Connecticut has made great strides in recent years in combatting highway accidents. Much of the credit has been given the state's governor, Abraham A. Ribicoff. In a recent traffic safety booklet entitled "The Road Toll," Gov. Ribicoff outlined his policy and suggestions which might be adopted in other states. Bold action or reproach: these are the alternatives in the grim national highway safety picture, according to Gov. Ribicoff. "There is ample evidence that the tremendous cost in lives |