OCR Text |
Show Poge Four THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1974 Man Utahns Still Confused Over No Fault Auto Insurance THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Soli Lake Mining & Legal News Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake Gty, Utah Many Utahns still do not un derstand the No Fault Auto InSalt Lake Gty, Utah 84101 surance law that went into efGLENN BJORNN, Publisher fect January 1, 1974. "This publication it not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction According to the No Fault Inor corporation.11 formation Committee, the new Number 45 insurance law pertains only to Volume 53 bodily injury cases. The law does M not provide insurance damage to your car. If you want such protection, you must purchase comprehensive and collision insurance that (Continued from page one) pays for damage to your car. You are still able to collect approach to genuine disarmament, and called upon from motorists who are at fault scientists for Political Action for a Livable World. and do damage to your car, as The population explosion, the pollution of our property damage doesn't change the act. environment, the exhaustion of readily available energy under No Fault Insurance benefits resources can have serious effects on the quality of life apply only for injuries received over the coming century, but nuclear war could decimate in the state of Utah. However, most insurance companies offer the civilized world in the next 30 minutes. out of state which While most responsible Americans can get moti- give you theendorsements coverages required vated to work on the ecology or the population explosion by other states when you travel or the energy crisis, the general attitude seems to be to outIfof state. you are involved in an accileave the nuclear war problem to the military. dent outside the state of Utah, Until recently, even Congressional committees did you must comply with the legal system in effect in little to questoin or challenge the requests of the military. insurance state where the accident that 7ii South West Temple Telephone 364-846- 4 Leadership in Disarmament ! ! ex-jce- ed ! dental and resurgical, habilitation expenses. 2. If yo are unable to work, your insurance company will pay you 85 per cent of your wages (up to a maximum of $150 per week) for 52 weeks. for loss of income arc do will can order. No tiling we as Americans guarantee Payments a to three day waitng pesubject achievement of this great goal. But one thing we can do, riod the accident. If the after is to our a loss of income continues beyond urge e.g., through Congressional resolution, two weeks, payment to you is seekin role government to once again assume an active to the first day. retroactive ing a comprehensive approach to genuine disarmament. 3. If you cannot perform essential services ofr your family (such as those of a housewife), your insurance company will pay and negotiating toward the great goal of replacing the war systems as the basis of international organization. As a leader of the civilized world, we liave the responsibility and obligation to search vigorously for the alternative of a civilized system of international law and Good Old Sunday Many who now get out more often for a walk or a bicycle ride, or even an auto ride on Sunday, find the roads less cluttered and noisy. In this sense, they are enjoying the energy crunch. In another way, the energy crisis might be good for softest Americans, who have become the easiest-livinpeople on earth. Most of us need to exercise more, get out in the air more, and avoid the congestion and danger of overcrowded highways. The energy crisis is forcing more Americans in that direction. The development of various sources of cleaner heat such as solar heaters, the modern, energy generating windmill in Europe, etc., might be well spurred on by the fuel crisis, and millions may go back to cutting wood good for the tody, the budget, and the soul! g, Domino Effect The American economy is not unlike a fragile spider web sever one key strand and the entire structure is in danger. So it is tiiat the energy shortage has triggered a crisis in the world of petrochemicals, and that may means sccarcity and rising prices for such diverse things as towling balls, plastic bags and dishes. An industry spokesman explains that the heavy worldwide demands for fossil fuels is hitting them hard because so many of the chemical companies products arc derived from petro x-ra- y, LEASED you $12 per day for 365 days (or for as many days as you cannot perform these essential services). This benefit is also subject to a three day waiting period, which does not apply if loss of essential services exceeds two weeks. 4. If you should die of injuries received in an auto accident, the company pays your survivors up to $1000 for funeral expenses and burial costs. It will also pay a lump sun of $2000 to heirs. These No Fault benefits are minimums. Most companies offer additional protection. Your insurance policy covers you ate any of your relatives residing in your home. It also covers any other passenger in your car, any person driving your car with your permission, or any pedestrian injured in an accident involving your car. Safety Professionals Hear National Leader Keynoting the Utah Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers Bring the Boss As a result, U.S. nuclear warheads have increased from occurs. dinner meeting Feb. 15 above 4,000 in 1970 to over 10,000 in 1973. Each one of If you are injured your own Night be Michael Krikorian, CSP, insurance company will pay the will our Poseidon submarines can now wipe out about 150 basic National President of the 10,000 No Fault benefits under ASSE member Organization. He Russian cities and of course this escalation of destructive the law effective January 1. is also the Corporate Safety you retain the Manager of the Brunswick Corpower has been matched by Soviet capabilities to destroy In addition, to sue all cases involvin right the U.S. poration. He was one of the first or 50 death, dismemberment, ing safety career men in the U.S. Today the U.S. and U.S.S.R. continue to state, fracture, permanent disability, to qualify as a Certified Safety 1 permanent disfigurement, and in as in the preamble to tli SAIT agreement, that com- case your medical expenses plete disarmament is their goal. The unfortunate fact $500 per person. is that contrary to the major U.S. effort of a decade ago, No Fault benefits covering exthere is not now a single employee of the U.S. govern- ' penses resulting from injuries in an auto accident. ment with even part time responsibility for planning for you1. receive Your insurance company this goal. It seems to me inexcusable for the U.S. to be will pay you up to $2000 per unwilling to devote even a small effort to planning for accident for necessary medical, Ih-e- Professional. During his address Mr. Krikorian will focus attention on two important and timely subjects: 1. How management should use the safety professional 2. How a safety professional can benefit his employer According to Krikorian the passage of the Occuptional Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the enactment of the Utah State Plan allows a safety professional to perform a company and public service by adequately performing his job responsibilities in a professional manner. According to J. A. Nuttall, the Utah Chapter ASSE President, the Bring the Boss event will feature a social hour from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and the program will commence at 7:30. Reservations can be made by calling Mr. Nuttall at 521-200- 0. leum products and chemical manufacturers are also faced with unprecedented shortages and rising costs of raw materials. If the United States hopes to maintain its high standard of living, it had better tackle the energy crunch with a coordinated national energy policy and soon. Americans have had a taste of the good life, and they would not appreciates having it snatched from them because of an inadequate federal response to a clearly defined national problem of energy supply. ORflPEVIIVk The University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics this week announced that Mayor Richard Lungar of Indianapolis, Ind., will be the years politician in residence. The mayor was elected in 1967 and in 1967. He directed the consolidation of the Indianapolis and Marion County government. The same issues that will be facing Utah residents this fall. re-elect- ed Salt Lake City Commissioner Stephen Harmsen asked the question to himself that many Salt Lake City residents have been asking themselves for if several utilities and years street crews have to work on certain streets why not have them do it at the same time, rather than tear up the street on several occasions? In answer to the question, the Commissioner said that he is establishing a coordinating committee on roadway excavation. The committee will meet so that each member knows what the other is doing and be able to coordinate work on certain streets and inform the public. The independen truck strike in the State of Utah appeared virtually over as truck traffic and across the nation was reported nack to normal. An employe at the truck stop said, Most of the truckers have pulled out. The spokesman said that some of the area stations were still not open and some of the signs still posted but that business was starting to pick up to the near normal flow. The National Chairman of the GOP, George Bush, was in Salt Lake City this past week and commented that the Republican party is alive and well and will surprise a lot of Democrats in the 1974 Congressional election. Mr. Bush said that despite Watergate the Republican Party is more unified and cleaner than the Democratic Party. The failure of a fire engine manufacturing company might be left holding the bag to the tune of some $55,125. The failure came as not being able to deliver the fire engines on time. Fire Chief Leon DeKorver told the Salt Lake City Commission that he ordered the three fire engines from American LaFrance of New York on March 1973. He said it was understood that the engines would be shipped in about 180 working days. The fire chief proposed that the commission fine the company $75 a day for the late arrival time. Many material action will not be taken this year on the Main 860 Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! Street beautification project. The word was received from Salt Lake City Commissioner Jennings Phillips Jr. The City Commission approved the notice to contractors to be advertised for bidding on the proposed $2.8 million project. The project has been on the drawing board for 'ome 12 years now, but has not received the official go ahead. The area involved in the project is three city blocks along Main Street between South Temple and 3rd South. |