Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-04-16 | Page 6 | Commendable Move for Safety

Commendable Move for Safety Safely r f THE University of Utah does a commendable 1 I thing in instituting classes in safe driving for students at the institution Weekly classes are to be held with enforcement officers and leaders in safety organizations as tutors First classes were held Thursday evening on the campus George French director of the safety council roundtable pointed out that enforcement enforcement en en- agencies cannot cut the traffic toll by action after accidents have occurred except that I it may have a measure of exemplary force Pret Prevention Pre- Pre t of traffic a accidents must rely to large exi extent extent ex- ex i tent on education f filling illing out the purposes of the fI national safety campaign based on education engineering engineering en- en Jt and enforcement t While Mr French makes an excellent point K records over the country show that those cities where enforcement is vigorous prosecution conIl conS con- con L S l I-l and courts handed even and aware of their responsibility in fostering respect for law fc t aad its objectives are making greatest progress in safety Mr French reenacted a number of accidents he has investigated and described their theirS their gruesome consequences He challenged college t students to create public opinion in favor of safe i driving 7 Traffic Sergeant Harvey Harrey C. C Peirce also gave a lect lecture re at the first class stressing driving r Among them were Dont ont fail to obey traffic signals S Dont pont use your horn to excess If you bear down on the horn it may distract the attention attention atten- atten I tion of another driver from the road r. r 5 Dont Don't drive in excess of safe speed k Dont jaywalk College students have a bad S 5 habit of cutting corners f S Dont fail to signal when you stop or or ar turn S Dont cut in from another traffic ne r. r r Dont drive in the center of the road Dont drive with one arm aria around your your girl Z friend 1 Dont drive with four people in the seat t Dont light a when youre you're driving S Education for safe driving is not a range long-range S program when conducted for college and high school students Results ought to come immediately immediately immediately imme imme- because of their greater susceptibility to instruction and because of average above-average mental mental men men- 1 tal capacity Ignorance stupidity and faulty conception conception conception con con- of social responsibility are accident causes of of equal import importance nce with physical handicaps 4 Of a S heedlessness carelessness drunkenness and wilful wilful wil wil- wilful ful disregard for law and common decency Rare indeed is the unavoidable accident Education of the i intelligent will be a potent factor in fh h bettering bettering bettering bet bet- the horrible toll taken on the streets and highways of the country