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Show B6 The Times-lndependen- Thursday, Feb. 17, 1983 t, Division of Record Info is slowing traffic safety work of responsibility for reports and records in Utah has hampered traffic safety work in Utah. This was indicated in a report on Utahs traffic safety problem prepared by Utah Foundation, the private research organization. This division of responsibility Division safety purposes. The report also notes that too much emphasis currently may be given to fatal accident statistics to the exclusion of other injury accident statistics. The study points out that in 1981 there were 35,989 highway accidents in Utah which took the lives of 364 persons and caused 18,090 injuries. In addition to this human loss, traffic accidents resulted in an economic loss totaling an estimated $305 million during the year. One encouraging note in this otherwise tragic picture is that highway safety has been improving. When related to the increased number of miles traveled, the accident rate in Utah between 1971 and 1981 dropped 47 percent, the injury rate declined by 40 percent. between the Department of Safety and the Department of Transportation has resulted in some duplication and overlapping. Perhaps even more important than the overlapping and duplication, according to the study, is that information now available from the records system is not being fully utilized for traffic SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS Feb. 17 Meatloaf, carrots, cole slaw. Feb. 18 Turkey, potatoes, peas, jello. Feb. Feb. jello. Feb. potato. Feb. 21 Fishburgers, fries, pie. 22 Spaghetti, green beans, 23 Fried sweet chicken, 24 Turkey vegetable stew. and the highway death rate was reduced by 35 percent. Foundation analysts attribute this improvement to (1) completion of additional interstate mileage and other engineering improvements which have tended to reduce driver errors, and (2) the 'slower speeds that have - resulted from the introduction of the 5 speed limit in 1974. Included among some of the other problems outlined in the Foundation study were the following: There is no clear-cpolicy of enforcement work coordinating among state and local agencies responsible for this work at the present time. Because of the great number of road miles to be covered, selective enforcement is needed if available manpower and equipment are to be used effectively. to a number of According officials, the administration of traffic justice in Utah is neither uniform nor impartial. In 1981 there were 33 circuit court judges and 149 justices of the peace handling traffic cases in Utah, with divergent penalties for similar offenses. While Utah has been quite successful in imparting basic driving skills to the youthful driver through its high school driver education program, there appears to be a need some of the adult to drivers. The report notes that there has been increased concern about the problems created by drinking drivers during recent years. In 1981 ut - there were 8,921 persons arrested in Utah for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and that drinking was a contributing factor in 28.5 percent of the fatal accidents. A recent report by a special committee appointed by the governor recommended lowering the level for determining driver impairment along with stiff jail or prison sentences for persons convictied of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. blood-alcoh- ol IN SALT LAKE CITY Diane Rynio spent the weekend in Salt Lake City visiting her sister, Karen Ellison and husband Robert and sons. On Saturday night they all attended the ballet and enjoyed it very much. 33 Bart Herr Phone Company system explained at club meeting Guest speaker at a meeting of the Moab Rotary Club was Bart Herr, manager of Continental Telephones Moab office. He announced that while the local operation is still part of the Continental Telephone Company of the West, the name is. being changed to Continental Telcom, Inc. He commented that the Continental system is the third largest in the U.S. He commented that the organization is made up of several former independent telephone companies, and is now serving over two million phones in the U.S. and some areas iq the Caribbean. Herr told Rotarians that his work has taken him to many locations throughout the world, including two recent years in Eqypt working on communication problems for continental Telephone International. He added that the Continental system serves very few large citiesv Herr went on to outline deregulation of telephone companies, by the federal government. He said the deregulation resulted from the monopoly decision involving AT&T. AT&T, he commented, is now being broken down into 28 companies. The changeover will also affect smaller telephone comapnies, he stated. While the thrust of the decision is Herr toward open competition, feels the he that remarked, e effects will not be desirable to either the companies or their customers. He commented that the U.S. has the most reliable communications system in the world. In contrast, he noted that in Egypt, where the telephone system a user must is maintain a cash deposit with the company, against which long distance calls may be charged. He went on to comment that in the U.S., local telephone service is with most of barely the company income stemming from tool charges, which are pooled and then redivided among participating companies on a usage basis. He added that systems, such as MCI, Southern Pacific and others do not participate in the pool or income division. Herr explained that the local rate structure has been determined by the investment of the telephone company in installations. Under new regulations, a new customer must furnish his own phone. Most installations made recently, he said are equipped with plug-i- n jacks, so the customer can simply plug in his own phone. Maintenance of the instrument is the responsibility of the owner. Within five years, Herr predicted, all telephones will be privately owned. He added that phones can be purchased from the telephone company or private merchants. House wiring, he said, or other installation work, will have to be done by customers or independent contractors. 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