Show f Th r d i Total number of accidents acci acci- dents decreased and the enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- index measure of traffic safety ef efforts orts in increased increased increased in- in creased in Salt Lake City in 1942 compared with 1941 police reports showed Tuesday The city had a banner year in traffic safety work in 1942 records indicated with f fatalities es dropping t to 0 W Wc c c 7 Salt Lake Chalks Up Banner Year I In 1942 1 Traffic Safety Work 22 from 28 in 1941 in addition addition addition addi addi- tion to the advances in accident accident accident acci acci- dent reduction and enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- work The reports were filed with compilation of records for December 1942 Total a accidents in 1942 f were 1946 compared with 2248 in 1941 despite the fact a new new- new 1942 1942 law required required required re re- re- re reporting of mishaps which previously did not have to b be listed The 1942 Utah traffic code requires that all property dama damage e accidents involving 25 or more Inore loss be rep reported The former minimum was was 50 The enforcement index for all of 1942 was 82 against 32 for 1941 The The index is is- the is-the the proportion oft n of court con convictions for moy for moy Ii t Jw J w 1 r r ing violations to the total of fatal and injury accidents The 1942 index meant that there were 82 times as many moving violation convictions convictions convictions con con- as there were fatal- fatal injury mishaps against 32 times as many in 1941 The police traffic division division divi divi- sion reported traffic accidents accidents accidents ac ac- ac- ac in December 1942 against in the same month of 1941 |