Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-24 | Page 5 | High Speed Car Curb is Urged

HIGH SPEED CAR CURB IS URGED A curb on the manufacture of speed high autom automobiles sweeping reforms in traffic court procedure uniform laws and stricter law en enforcement enforcement en en- are among solutions to the he traffic problem advocated by Utah safety leaders for Cor Inclusion in the proposed federal highway safety safely program Views of 01 the heads of the state tax ax and road commissions Utah State Safety council Salt Lake Lako City police department and the Utah State Automobile association on the traffic control problem have been obtained by F. F S. S Walden Valden chairman of a national safety committee and will be forwarded to Daniel C. C Roper Roper Roper Ro Ro- per secretary of 01 commerce Secretary Roper is formulating a national highway safety program and has asked safety leaders In the states to suggest means of ot curbing traffic deaths V. W. D. D Rishel president of oC the automobile association urges federal fed fed- eral control of 01 traffic courts federal fed fed- eral oral enforcement of 01 traffic laws Jaws and a a. nonpolitical federal traffic control administration as the best means of ot insuring highway law en en- As an accident preventative Mr Rishel advocates passage of a federal federal fed ted eral law placing a speed limit on car manufacturers Admitting that such a law would meet with wilh widespread public disapproval disapproval disapproval dis dis- approval Mr Rishel contends the traffic problem will never be solved until the manufacturer Is compelled to limit tho speed of ot his vehicles J. J B. B Whitehill president of the state slate safety council advocates an Increase in the number of traffic officers and a night day-and-night traffic court governed go by a judge who is beyond political influence nce R. R R.r. W. W r. Groo superintendent of the state state- highway patrol recommends impartial traffic law enforcement more traffic officers officer's and standardization standardization standardization of fines tines and penalties for law violators L. L F. F Bastow chief traffic Investigator investigator In es for forthe the Salt Lake City police department suggests heavier fines tines for offending motorists taking traffic trat- trat tic fic court judges and prosecutors out of 01 politics and placing them under civil service additional motorcycle officers and stricter examinations for drivers' drivers licenses V. V H. H Coombs statistician for the state tax commission hits at laxity on the part of courts and traffic officers In filing tiling reports of 01 accidents acci acci- dents I Drunken and reckless driving are listed by those participating In the national survey as being the major causes of 01 automobile accidents