Show Road Repairs Are Important AT AT T A MEETING of the Ut Utah h traffic safety councils council's executive committee Friday in the state capitol a motion presented by B. B C. C J. J was adopted calling on the state road commission to do its utmost to maintain state highways in good condition as a tire conservation conservation measure It was pointed out that rutted and broken down highways do more damage to tires than can be made up by many miles of careful saving rubber-saving driving by motorists Furthermore Furthermore Furthermore Further Further- more with shortages of materials holding new construction to a minimum the he state has ample ample ample am am- funds with which to carry carryon on an increased maintenance program Certainly it is an excellent suggestion which should be followed But it should not apply only to state highways With present limitations on driving the state highways generally are being used less than ever before whereas city streets seem to be getting about as much tr travel vel as normally It is even more important therefore that city streets be kept in good condition than state highways Salt Lake motorists remember how bad streets in this city became last winter and how they remained in that bad condition through ugh most of the spring Although re- re repairs were finally made some of that patchwork patchwork patchwork patch patch- work repairing is already starting to break down If we have even a normal winter we can expect badly rutted and broken up streets again during the cold m months It would seem wise if every effort were made now by the city street to put our streets in inthe inthe inthe the best possible condition before winter setin set sets in and it is too late to make any repairs |