Show traffic safety in utah I 1 Heri herbert jelt 11 maw governor of if utah traffic safety Is a problem that problem cn bo 0 solved by an all alert and energetic citizenship the tha difficulty of tha problem Is more Inia imaginary kinary than real it arises front from a point of view which accepts with a shrug of once statistics that thai should stimulate us to concerted action the point of view that it cannot happen pen to to me in ill facing this problem I 1 ask asked ed tile the citizens of ut utah ill to take an all active part in ili the solution of those problems beginning w with etli tile tho assembling of representative I 1 cit citizens eizens front from all sections of tile the state to study the facts acts and propose businesslike solutions the conference conte renco hold held in ili salt lake city attracted hundreds ot of interested public spirited citizens and specific study to the phase the total problem I 1 am hopeful that the studies will result in concrete plans of action and that the interest manifested will tan fan out into every county and community in utah so that a u tilted citizenship will support the proposals and put them into effect much la 14 at stake unless traffie traffic accidents aro are checked almost every utah family will be affected within a brief space ft time by the death or injury of a alcini member er or a close cloge friend our problem Is to find the means to save lives injuries and preserve property that objective la Is surely worth some of our time and thought the cost coat to us in life and limb of tolerating poorly designed intersections ter and crossings careless and drunken driving the opera tion of unsafe vehicles Is bromen tromen dous done we cannot afford it the cost in property damage alone does doea not justify a continued polley policy of neglect there Is little difficulty about tile the design and construction of sat er highway and street facilities the problem of drafting andi and an enforcing sound and uniform traffie traffic laws and ordinances to Is simple and easy of solution tile the only real difficult tile the whole program Is to arouse the people to action and to sustained support of wise policies in the solution of this problem we depend upon educators and those these who direct tile the dis semina tion of information to tile tho public it is highly encouraging that education has such a prominent part to play in the utai utah highway 1 lately plan truffle traffic safety must begin early and must be taught in the schools it Is also encouraging that tile tho press and radio have volunteered so much enlightened support to tile the utah highway safety plan our engineers lawmakers and law enforcement agencies have im tasks they know how and they can call do tho the job provided they have public support without it they can call do little or nothing tile tho program Is therefore amov ing off steadily and surely on a safe course we have organized to got get the facts to 1 them b before tale lie people and to io stimulate tle the to united support of sound and reasonable measures to promote the public safety the job remains to be done but it 10 has g been tackled in a coni common sense realistic fashion I 1 am confident that the people of utah will finish tile the task |