| Show I ALL ACCIDENTS ARENT AREN'T ACCIDENTS Highway 11 safety safely program spon spon- sponsored sponsored ored by hy Utah State Press tion tiun According to lo safety experts three out nut of every very four accidents are arc not tint realy renly accidental at al all nil hut but out out- outright right violations of traffic statutes or regulations As a n nation we the Americans by I nature arc are law abiding But hut tar for Sumer reason when we we- W get behind a wheel or want to cross the the- street in a 11 hurry all 1111 too loo ninny many man of us suddenly I become rugged in in- individuals individuals miraculously endowed with n II personal judgment which transcends not only the written laws of oC the tho community but hut also the lIll unwritten laws of common sens sense In III Utah last year yeal there then were 7 7 09 recorded motor vehicle acci acci- accidents accidents dents In which people were injured and lJ killed If of these heso accidents proved to result from front law violations there were undoubtedly many ninny more drivers who committed violations and got away with it for it-for for the time being Never forget that statistics prove u ii shadow of a doubt that sooner or 01 later the tine habitual viola viola- violator tor or runs out of luck and nud straight Into nto trouble With Wit h the rapid increase in motor registrations in Utah highway travel ravel will become more dangerous every day unless all of oC us use just plain common on sense If Utah i citi-i cili zees zens are arc to enjoy the distinct pleas pIcas urea nm 11 ot ut thu th auto wU lo mobile ns as as they rightly should should- they must faithfully observe the simple rule of the road which have been written solely to protect all of us from injury and sudden death These rules must be care care- carefully carefully fully taught soundly enforced ant and constantly remembered This calls for the tho energetic and ed cooperation not only of law en en- enforcement enforcement agencies traffic engi veers and educators e but also of every driver and pedestrian in the state slate When It il comes to lo safety were we're all In the same boat there boat there are arc no exceptions |
