Show Utah May Finish Year With Fewer Than Total Highway Deaths December 19 With less than two weeks remaining in 1958 the State of Utah has a chance to hold traffic fatalities below the mark for the first time since 1950 the Utah Safety Council noted today On the other hand traffic accidents this year have resulted in nearly 20 million of economic losses in addition to the human and personal losses At the same time reported ac accidents accidents accidents ac- ac of a property damage nature have increased by nearly 25 This however is due to better reporting than in previous years While naturally we are grateful grateful grateful grate grate- ful that some lives have been saved this year we greive for the lones ones who were lost said L. L F. F Black president of the council There is much we must yet doto do doto doto to remove the blight of accidents Our recently-completed recently c court o 0 u r t conferences and evaluations of local accident prevention activities activities activities clearly show such need Until our state and Utah cities measure up to even the minimum I standards we cannot pride ourselves ourselves ourselves our our- selves on achievements Mr Black reported that th the e court conferences have contributed contributed contributed contrib contrib- to better understanding and d clarification of many of the problems problems problems lems in traffic and law enforcement enforce enforce- ment The result should brin bring g improved corrective m mea measures e a s sur u r e s and more uniformity of tour t policies and to reduce reduce reduce re re- re- re te duce the violations which cause taus e the accidents The council appealed to everyone everyone everyone every every- one to avoid making a a c mockery of the holiday seasor through accidents Pedestrians and motorists alike can do thi by observance of laws and ordinances ordinances ordinances ordin ordin- ances keeping vehicles in operating conditi conditions ns and watching watching watch watch- ing out for the careless and walking habits of other per sons The hundreds of lives th tin National S Safety a f e t y Council say could be lost over the holida season can be saved but its it's u uj UI toe to the public and every ual ual |