Show VOICE OF THE PEOPLE By Salt Lake Telegram Readers Shoddy Snow Removal Called Traffic Hazard Haard Editor Telegram I have been reading with great interest the excellent series of articles on traffic death by Dan Valentine However Howe I think Mr Valentine Valentine Valentine Valen Valen- tine has not touched on one of the greatest of traffic hazards I refer to the shoddy way in which snow Is cleared from city streets and from some county roads Snow is not removed soon enough nor are t the e streets sanded properly and as a re result result re- re sult suit ice forms and the streets become dangerous No matter what care a driver exerts he can not cope with ice That there are arc not more deaths from this cause is only due to the fact that icy roads generally generally gener gener- ally bring slow driving Then there is a secondary danger in poor snow removal Autos stall in snow banks the drivers have to push or shovel and this is not good for the heart especially if you are over 40 Mrs W. W L L. L R. R Rf Salt Lake City Writer Questions Experts' Experts Cures for Traffic Toll Editor Telegram I have been reading the series of articles articles arti arti- cles des on Utah's traffic deaths and for the most part am in agreement with them It is a disgrace to kill people off by bythe bythe bythe the score and something definitely definitely deli deli- should be done about it However p personally I think the suggestions offered for Jor curtailing curtailing curtail curtail- ing ing- traffic deaths by traffic experts experts ex ex- ex- ex perth in Thursdays Thursday's article are not workable Here are arc my views on some of the proposals No 2 make it mandatory for all vehicles to be checked at least twice a year by state ap proved garages is worthless because it is possible to go to any number of state-approved state inspection stations and get a sticker without even having the automobile along let alone have haveit I it inspected Wouldn't it be far better to have the vehicles Inspected in inspected inspected in- in by state-controlled state stations stations stations sta sta- sta- sta with qualified mechanics instead of service station attendants attendants attendants at at- I disagree with No 3 boost the legal driving age because in my opinion if teen-agers teen arc are responsible enough to win wars they can also be taught to win the war on traffic deaths When one learns to fly the instructor shows the reaction and hazard of ot a plane in a spin if it not executed executed ex ex- properly Why not teach automobile driving the same way Instead of ot telling the kids not to drive at breakneck speed take them out on a properly properly properly prop prop- erly marked course and show them how long it takes to stop stopa a car at 80 miles per hour Have Hav an expert blow a tire at high speed and show just how hard it is to handle the car No 4 screen all emotionally unstable drivers before issuing licenses is excellent if carried out fully tully No 5 go back to old wartime wartime wartime war war- time speed limits on Utah roads is out of the question There were less traffic accidents and traffic deaths during the war but the decrease was not due to the low speed limits It was because fewer cars were on the roads A A. modern day motor car will wear out at miles at 35 miles an hour It would be better to keep the present speed limit and arrest the slow driver as well vell as the fast driver I Iwonder Iwonder Iwonder wonder If the so-called so experts have ever driven on a lane four-lane highway and been forced to follow follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low a bottleneck driving 20 miles an hour in the center lane Believe me even a psychiatrist will go mad under this condition condi condi- tion I wonder if a bottleneck wasn't to blame for the tragic bus accident of last month I drive miles per year most of it along Utah's strip of t death and I know that slow drivers and wrong-side wrong drivers are more of a hazard than any other drivers on road excluding excluding ing drunken drivers of course In conclusion I want to congratulate congratulate congratulate con con- The Telegram for bringing out the bloody facts about Utah traffic deaths but butI I still question the solutions offered offered offered of of- by the experts Glen North 2764 S. S l th East |