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Show DEADLINE FOR AUTO INSURANCE IS SEPT. 1; DUDLER EXPLAINS LAW Utali motorists were given their last reminder by Public Safety Commissioner Joseph W. Dudlor tonight that beginning Saturday they will be subject to the state's new motor vehicle safety responsibility law. "There is no reason why this law should cause you hardship," Commissioner Dudlor told the motorists. "Tf you drive safely, it will never affect you except to protect pro-tect you against those who do not. If you should have an accident, as a motor vehicle1 owner or operator, you must be prepared to pay for the damage l you cause. If you are not so prepared, you must surrender all of your privileges to own or operate a motor vehicle until you do. This is your new law in a nutstell." Suspension of motoring privileges priv-ileges under the Safety Responsibility Respon-sibility Law applies only to an accident in which a person has been killed or injured, or propyl prop-yl ty damage exceeds $100. It must be enforced 60 days after the accident against all. owners and operators involved, regardless regard-less of fault, who fail to furnish fur-nish satisfactory proof of their ability to pay damage claims up to $11,000. An accident in which a person is killed or injured, in-jured, or property damage exceeds ex-ceeds only $25, however, must y be reported within five days to the Department of Public Safety Safe-ty by the operator of every car involved, also regardless of fault. "The time has come," Commissioner Com-missioner Dudler declared, "for motorists to understand that the privilege of owning and operating a motor vehicle carries car-ries with it some very firm responsibilities. re-sponsibilities. One is the responsibility re-sponsibility to practice the rules of safety for the protection of everyone, including yourself, coupled with it, and equally important, is another. It is the responsibility to pay for the damage you c.ause if you are involved in-volved in a traffic accident. Should you fail, you must expect ex-pect to be deprived of your privileges." |