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Show It ',1 , , A jii .,'' Improving the Record . 1 1 j CALT LAKE has an opportunity to reduce j he numr,f of fatal accidents In the cor- S I porate limits Oils year. With the season of , j i ,' heavy traffic past the total number of deaths i j ' in automobile accidents Is twelve. Last year '! sixteen persons were killed by automobiles ' in Salt Lake Gty. ' I ,'.'.;!. This city should lead the nation in this respect. Our national facilities for traffic safety are far better than they are in most j "''' cities., We have wide streets which permit of ' ; heavy traffic without the dangers accompany- ( . Ing congestion. In 4hla alone we have an !.', Y-V; advantage over other cities because the wide . i streets serve to reduce the accident hazards. ) ' '.. There are other things which contribute to V;. ; safe traffic. Adequate playgrounds which ' tend to keep children off the streets are a pro-'i pro-'i lection against traffic accidents. The play- i V-1 grounds movement is firmly established in Salt . i , Lake and practically every section of the city i ! affords one or more playgrounds for the use ; of the children.' - , Other elements which contribute to safe traffic are wise city planning, safety 'education ' in the Kiiools, traffic regulation and jail sen- ' i C.' tences for speeders. Our children are recelv- 1)1 '"If he necessary education In the public i ;;;; schools and we have traffic regulation In the j ;;;; usy districts. In a limited way we are also J I".: niaklng use of he benefits of city planning. ' it ;;;; We, however, are not sending many speed- 1 crs to jail. The most of them who are caught I ;;; escape with fines. No doubt the most serious j I"! menace to the accident record n Salt Lake j is the reckless and careless driver. . The wisest : ; ;;;; precautions can not forestall the accident haz- I I ard which comes of his recklessness. This ' i I!" particular record can be eliminated only ii ,! through determined prosecution. .. Nothing j ; , short of the jail sentence will convince the ' ; I::; speeder of the error of his ways. |