Show Explains New Driver Law Salt Lake City Aug 1 l. Pub lie lic Safety Commissioner Joseph V. W. v. v Dudler reminded Utah mo today when the states state's new motor vehicle safety re re- law becomes ef of Sept 1 1 they must be prepared to pay for the damage they cause In accidents up to or have all of their motoring privileges suspended I until they do Citing last years year's high acci dent record as an example Commissioner Dudler said the legislature Was vas not only ony deeply disturbed about the amount of careless driving on Utah's highways high high- ways but also by the fact that a great many people sibly use every trick and de vice to avoid even paying for the expense they have caused the victims of said accidents The new law therefore has two primary purposes the com corn missioner said as follows I 1 To require motor vehicle owners and operators who are involved in accidents to pay for the damage they cause or get off the road as either owner or operator until they do 2 To facilitate the states state's ability to put habitual acci dent causer off the road per I as either owner or operator Commissioner Dudler point point- edly declared that the new safe 1 ty responsibility law Is not a ai compulsory Insurance act saving sav say ing You as a motor vehicle lowner owner or operator are not compelled com under any condition or orl circumstance to carry ance If you become subject to the laws law's security section you have a number of choices as asto asto asto to how you comply with It So If anyone tries to tell you this is a compulsory Insurance law you vou tell them that they dont don't know what they're talking about Speaking to the entire state In a radio broadcast ast Commissioner Commis Dudler gave the first official of explanation of how the thel new law operates which may maybe maybe maybe be briefly summarized as follows fol lows Sept 1 the driver of every car that is Involved Ina in ina ina a traffic accident resulting In death or Injury or property damage in excess of 25 must I file a written report with the department of public safety within 5 days The security requirements re reo do not apply however how ever unless the accident caused caus caus ed death Injury or property damage in excess of In that event an owner or operator oper ator who carried the proper kind of Insurance at the time of the accident Is not further affected by the safety responsibility law because It accepts such uch Insurance as proof of ability abil abU ity tty to meet damage claims up to An uninsured driver has a total of 60 days In which to do any anyone one of the following things s Obtain a release from liability signed by all other persons Involved In obtain a court decree that he Is not liable execute a written agreement to pay all damage claims up to or prove that his car was lawfully law fully parked or being driven without his permission at the time of the accident If an uninsured un insured driver Is unable to doone doone do doone things within 20 of these one days aft after r the accident the department de of public safety will call him to deposit col col- upon amount lateral or bond In an sufficient to cover damages for be held liable which he may This may be as little as or as much as Should the driver be unable liability hie possible I to cover or bond within security with remaining 40 days the de de- the must suspend both hIs operators operator's license and J regIS owned own own- plates for all cars will reo re Suspension him ed by until the law lawIs lawis main In effect Is complied with or one year tOt for without suit tiled filed J A plea piea UI damages j mages being of blame cannot be Innocence unless it Is In the accepted the other form ot of a release by final court deci a parties or ot of public The department slon sion whatever what jurisdiction has no safety matter of who was wasat wasat ever in the at fault in the accident |