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Show DRIVER EDUCATION URGED BY UTAH SAFETY COUNCIL The four-day series of meetings meet-ings of the Utah Advisory Committee Com-mittee on Driver Education were concluded at the Slate Capitol on June 3. This committee com-mittee was appointed by the State Board of Education as a result of the legislation on driver driv-er education enacted this year by the Utah Legislature, and to assist the State Board of Education Edu-cation in developing standards and regulations for driver education edu-cation as directed by the legislature. The committee consists of representatives of the educational educa-tional field, industry, business, and safety council. The conference confer-ence was under the personal advisory services of Dr. Mar-land Mar-land K. Strasser, San Francisco, regional representative of the Association of Casualty & Surety Sure-ty Companies, and Russell I. Brown, staff representative for driver education, National Safety Safe-ty Council, Chicago. I Upon conclusion of the conference con-ference Mr. Brown stated: i "It is evident to anyone j who observes human behavior behav-ior that driver education is one of the most significant needs in Utah. "Driver education is our greatest hope for dealing successfully suc-cessfully with the continually growing problem of man and the motor vehicle. Numerous I comparative studies show persons per-sons who have had an approved dr'ver education course have approximately 50 fewer accidents acci-dents and traffic law violations than other persons, j "The immediate practical purpose of driver education ' is to develop the learner's : ability to operate an automo-b;le automo-b;le safely and efficiently and give the beginning driver a sound basis for a lifetime of safe and efficient motor vehicle ve-hicle operation. "The ultimate purpose is the development of (a) strong attitude atti-tude of social responsibility; ' (b) effective skills in studying the problems of common welfare; wel-fare; and (c) definite habits of tccperation in solving vital problems so that life will be more satisfying and profitable for all. "It is evident that if strong I follow-up of the four-day con-j con-j ference of the Utah Advisory Committee on Driver Education takes place, the people of Utah, through the State Department of Education, will take most significant steps toward reducing reduc-ing accidents." "This important conference," , Dr. Stasser said, "has brought i together outstanding leaders in education, enforcement, driver licensing, parent-teacher organizations, organ-izations, business and industry, j in Utah, to study the problem of the future safety of the youth of the state. The standards and 1 recommendations developed by the conference constitute a big 1 step forward in educating high i school students in Utah to meet the ever-increasing challenge I of safe and profitable use of our modern streets and high- ways." i . |