Show traffic deaths decline sli slightly atly I 1 traffic id deaths dropped one percent in iii 1948 reaching a total of as gorn korn compared pared with in 1947 but injuries in creased according to figures released this week by the travelers insurance COM corn panics the personal injury total was an all time high the 1947 1847 figure mure was these data are contained edin in a booklet f entitled the human racer fifteenth in an annual I 1 series serles of traffic safety issued by the c companies in commenting on the utie util je jesse W randall bandall president of the travelers traveles says americas miserable traffic accident record Is ana in a gense sense nhe the ahe sum of all our trifling human frailties most of us know how to drive and walk with safety but it is isso so human to let our absurd little personal foibles botch our aur better judg men excessive speed beaded th the of accident causes in 1948 1048 as athas it has in im most recent years more than deaths and more moire than injuries were qua attributed to this single cause youthful dr drivers ivers iverd especially specially those in the 18 28 to 24 age group caused more mord than their statistical stati share of both deaths and in juries according to the figures the report based on official records from every state com 1948 and 1947 p pares ares figures for on the basis of age sex road and weather conditions type of vehicle mechanical me chanilal ch anical condition ot of vehicles type of accident and many other factors |