Show I 1 THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING 1 0 the beat evide evidence itce that can be presented in support of 0 stringent laws licensing examinations tor for motorists la Is provided by national safety council statistics last year automobile accidents claimed lives an increase ot of tour four per cent over 1929 through motor registrations increased less than one per cent tho the ten states with strong drivers license laws lawn showed decreases in fit the death rate averaging 15 16 per cent and one of them rhode island enjoyed a reduction ot of per cent in contrast to this 24 states without examination laws had an average increase ot of Ss 83 per cent and in one state the increase totaled per cent the tact fact that tha t automobile deaths increased from 2102 6 in 1926 1925 to more than in 1930 conclusively domon demonstrates mon nion strates that immediate action Is necessary it Is estimated that it if every state had a drivers examination law 1700 lives would have been save saved d last year al alone lone every state legis lature should adopt the law as the Stai starting till i g point 0 of a 0 campaign tor highway safety |