Show I ROAD I I OUTLINE PRINCIPLES OF HIGHWAY SAFETY t d II by th the tb United Unit states cut D 1 l lof of d. At The Th bureau of ot public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture ture believes that consideration of highway safety Is II of the the greatest Importance Importance Importance Im Im- In view of ot the great Increase In highway traffic and highway acci acci- dents A careful stud study of ot existing conditions has hu led to the following statement of ot basic principles 1 t. The development of ot safe sate roads by elimination of ot nil known dangers danger In so far as such elimination Is possible possible ble within physical and economic lim lim- 2 Warning of ot un eliminated dangers by means of ot eo fa easily recognized signs and other 11 of standardized form torm uniformly placed with respect to the tile danger danler 3 The development of ot safe tOte vehicles by perfection of ot running parts and adoption of ot safety devices 4 9 Diligence and care Core In the licensing licens In ing of or drivers of motor motor vehicles to tG eliminate the Incompetent careless and Irresponsible driver 1 5 B. The development of simple form and traffic regulations and the 4 education of or the whole public pub lie lic to tl a complete acquaintance with them O. O The rigid enforcement of traffic regulations tI ons There Is little tittle doubt that a solution of ot the problem worked out on th the haste ts of these principles principle would havethe have havethe havethe the effect of ot reducing the dangers of ot the open road to n R minimum The bureau especially lally urges the necessity of uniformity of action by the various states In working out ont the means of applying these principles It It believe be that the work of a a committee of ot the lh American Association n of ot State nigh nigh- way wal Officials on the problem will wilt be bean bean an Important factor to this end Engineers of ot the bureau hureau state that the problem can an best be solved by the selE selection of ot the the- best methods and practices practices' s from the various states rather rath rath- r rather th er II than the working out of ot new methods meth meth- methods and practices |