Show SWISS LAW OFFERS GOOD suggestion S standardization and unification ot of traffic regulations throughout the united states in order to reduce accidents and aid in law enforcement was the program discussed by the second national conference on street and highway safety recently held at abt Washing fion tion under the aup auspices ices of 0 secretary hoover the committee on statistics showed that lie in 1924 there were deaths and nearly serious personal injuries as the result ot of street and highway accidents automobile traffic 1 was involved in at least 85 per cent ot of i the accidents the large number ot of automobile accidents reported tum furn I 1 ashes the background for continued agitation in political circles for compulsory automobile liability Ins insurance usually under a state fund in plain english state automobile liability ity insurance su rance it is a grave question whether compulsory sory automobile liability insurance either with private companies ot or at the hands of the state would reduce automobile tru bil accidents it would seem that the natural result would be for or careless people to become more careless with resulting increase in ac ci dents inasmuch as accident prevention la Is I 1 the end sought rather than the writing of insurance it has been suggested that our lawmaking law making bodies take a I 1 leaf irom from the old swiss laws that the I 1 person responsible tor for the accident should be assessed something as a punitive example in other words it the law aur provided that 20 per cent of 0 the verdict wish a maximum ot of for personal damage and 50 for property damages should be paid by the owner of the car which caused the accident in case it was insured there would probably result an immediate decrease in accidents but simply requiring wholesale insurance I 1 either cither with private companies or the tha state would not reduce acci accidents denta |