Show PERIL FIGURES SHOW f DEATH DANGER ost Fatalities Found Away From Usual i Crossings V of Sudden Budden death is most likely toome to orne tome ome in 1936 to pedestrians crossing at other than inter- inter who will be hit by cars rIVen by persons under tinder 30 years ears of ge i speeding on straightaways between between be- be tween tween 6 p. p m. m and midnight a surey surey sur- sur urcy ey cy of at Utah's 1935 1933 accidents showed The report complied by bJ Virgil H. H bombs state tax commission and submitted to IrwIn Ir- Ir Irwin wIn commission chair chair- an an was taken from reports of ot of- of press clippings and other available a to the commis- commis ion lion Copies will be sent to ro all aU peace in the state stale the Utah Safety Safety Safety Safe Safe- ty council and the National Safety at Chicago Of the 2836 accidents In the state during luring the year resulted in fatalities to persons 1726 in injuries to persons in property damage t Accidents Analyzed Zed r r Of the total 57 7 resulted in fa fatalities fatAlities fa- fa a- a and in injuries when tars cars collided with pedestrians 40 In fatalities and 37 in injuries in in collisions with trains three in fatalities fatalities fa fa- a- a and 41 in injuries in collisions coil colli Ions with electric cars seven in fatalities and in Injuries in collisions col col- col with bicycles one In a fa fatality fatality fa- fa and 31 in injuries in colli- colli lions with horse-drawn horse vehicles five he In fatalities and in injuries in collisions with poles or other fixed objects 56 In Th fatalities and In injuries where no collisions were were Involved but the driver ran of off the roadway J Eight persons killed and InJured in injured In- In were 4 years Jears of age or less 18 killed and injured 5 to 14 lears years pears 36 killed 1064 injured 15 to ro 2 24 4 years 99 killed 1361 injured 25 to 61 years ears 17 killed injured over over 6 64 years t Time of accidents show most occurred occurred oc occurred oc- oc I when people were on the streets right after work after at noon and when going to work in the morning The m most mast t dangerous time was between 6 p. p m. m and midnight when 56 occurred The next most dangerous was between between between be- be be be- tween noon and 6 p. p m n. 48 acci acci- den dents Twenty-three Twenty occurred between between between be be- tween midnight and 6 a. a m. m and 16 16 between 6 a. a m. m and noon As As to location 38 accidents re- re suited in fatalities In injuries at intersections in fatalities 89 In Injuries at other than an inter inter- sections f F More P Passenger Cars Cari Of the vehicles involved in j 6 fatal accidents were pas- pas cars 36 trucks four motorcycles motor- motor cycles four buses and one taxi Of the drivers in fatal acci ace dents dents were presumably aware pf pt traffic regul regulations and 24 vere were from other states J Of Pt these drivers driver 23 were under un- un der cler 20 years of ot age 74 from 20 to 29 52 2 from 30 to 49 21 from 50 0 to 62 62 four tour over 6 64 Also were male 23 female and three not recorded AS u as to sex CL i Of or the drivers in fatalities I I 3 were going straight ahead 13 13 making left turns two right turns six slowing or stopping four pass pass- I ing other vehicles I y Contributing events In the fatal accidents were skidding 8 blowouts 8 and running off oft the road 7 38 b Ii No pedestrian was killed but 27 were hurt crossing intersections I with the signals none killed and 41 17 injured cros crossing ing against signals signals sig sig- sig- sig nals eight killed and injured passing crossing intersections devoid of signals signals sig sig- sig- sig nals aIs 17 killed and injured crossIng crossing cross cross- ing g at other than intersections seven seven sev sev- en n children killed and 58 injured while hile playing in the roadway nine persons killed and 27 injured while walking on the roadway five lve killed and nd six aix injured while working Inthe in ine inthe the e roadway Safety Zone Mishaps Two persons were killed and 11 Injured boarding or leaving street streetcars streetcars cars cara at safety zones none killed tour four our injured boarding or leaving street treet cars not at nt safety zones three killed and eight injured hoarding Boarding or leaving automobiles four killed and 23 injured at places other ether than the roadway two Forty-two accidents Involving fa fatalities fa- fa a- a and injuries resulted from Irom speed 14 fatalities and Injuries from driving on the wrong aLdo Ido of ot the thoroughfare 10 fatalities fatal fatali ties ies Ic and 17 injuries from stolen right of ot way three fatalities and 40 injuries from cutting In Of Ot the fatal accidents three occurred oc- oc while passing another car r on 4 curve or hill hUl one from an improper Improper Im im- proper turn one from disregard ol ot top atop top sign two from disregard of ot signals and 93 where improper no-improper driving was recorded That the condition of the vehicle has ba little to do with fatal accidents Iwas Was indicated in that cars involved in- in In fatalities were in proper condition four had defective detective brakes ne ne improper lights one defective apparatus Only Four Drinking Only four of the drivers Involved In In- In- In V in fatal accidents were Under under un- un der ler influence of liquor and were any mental or physical de defects de- de and were sober Of Ot the 1726 Accidents involving injuries of he e drivers were under influence nce liquor |