Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-23 | Page 9 | Fast Driving and Lack of Caution by Pedestrians Largest Causes

Diagrams of Human k 1 i Actions Producing tl Traffic Fatalities J 1 j I j Al STATE I 6 c 4 u I- I t. t c 9 Y OC PEDESTRIANS t These diagrams show what hat drivers and pedestrians were doing c when the they met traffic death during 1934 The percentage figures are national embracing motor vehicle deaths Accompanying It u the national percentages appear actual number of or deaths in Salt SaltI I i Lake City and in Utah resulting from the causes given Percentage r 1 f is c s not stated for city and state t I L Fast rast Driving and Lack of J Cauti Caution n by Pedestrians Largest Causes I 4 i B By BILL McDOUGALL l Speed on the part of motorists ts and carelessness on the part of pedestrians caused the greatest percentage ct of the motor vehicle deaths in inthe inthe inthe the United States Stales during 1934 OL Of drivers killed per cent were going too fast and of pedestrians killed 2883 per cent were crossing sing between intersections f These figures were compiled by byThe byI I The Telegram after aller stud study of National Safety council statistics Official fig fig- tires of the National Safety council have not been released J Jj A j study of traffic fatalities in Utah based on a state tax commission sur- sur surey Aey ey of the first 11 months of 1934 rc- rc eals that Utah fatality percentages do not entirely follow national trends This may be accounted for In part by the fact that tabulation of tra traffic ic death causes are grouped somewhat differently eren lly I In Utah during 1934 41 of the drivers killed were going too fast last while 81 are listed on the table uble presented presented pre pre- in toda today's s 's Telegram as dying from miscellaneous causes 1 In rn Salt Lake City 10 drivers were killed by speed and six because the they did not have e the right of Five I pedestrians were killed while crossIng cross Ing between intersections and 14 died while hUe hile crossing at intersections Motorists and pedestrians m may a y draw their own conclusions as to how ho best to avoid oid accident after aller a study f t the accompanying table Keep in in mind that these figures aret are arc Jt t official for the nation during 1934 Official figures have yet to be reeLed re- re aed by the National Safety council f