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Show American Legion Auxiliary Issues Warning on Driving In a recent official publication on motor vehicle accidents there is the follow ing statement: "In three fourths of the motor vehicle accidents in the United States in 1931, failure of operators to assume and exercise a proper sense of personal responsibility responsibil-ity was the predominating cause." There are three outstanding factors, fact-ors, which if put into practise, should assist in cambating this condition. First There should be a more rapid ra-pid as well as thorough examination of those applying for a driver's license. Second There should be more emphasis em-phasis laid upon the education of motor mo-tor vehicle drivers. This should be conducted in such a way as to make the driver see and feel that the law is trying to keep him and not harass har-ass him. The driver should realize that he is under a moral as well as legal obligation toward his fellow users us-ers of the public highways. In connection con-nection with this continued advertising advertis-ing of driving hazards is a help, also the continued publication of motor vehicle accident statistics. By seeing the actual figures in black and white the people should begin to realize what a dangerous menace this has become. Finally There should be more widely put into practice the suspension suspen-sion of licenses. If the driver realized, realiz-ed, that, after one or two offenses, due to carelessness or recklessness his license to operate would be irrevocably irrevoc-ably taken away from him, no doubt there would be a decided decrease in such accidents. Automobile accidents in this country coun-try in 1931 caused the deaths of 34,-400 34,-400 persons and "non-fatal injuries to nearly a million persons. The time has come to "sit up and take notice." American Legion Auxiliary |