Show IT BE DONE mechanically speaking the automobile of today i iw saler than that of ten years ago brakes perfection lights have been vastly improved steering mechanisms are arc foolproof fool tool proof car bodies can stand terrific punishment punish mem similar progress hu has tal taken en place in road building the modern highway with traffic lanes banked turns and sk idless less surfaces is a tribute to engineering se science ie nee which has done wonders in seeking to make driving sate safe and pl pleasant yet automobile accidents continue to raise both in number and severity the motorist has no alibi he cant blame the car or the road for mishaps save in an infinitesimal percentage of instances the human element ana the human element alone Is at fault in nine ty odd accidents ace dentz out ot of a hundred most drivers are competent most are careful most realize that an automobile is a potential killer but the minority of motorists which is either careless incompetent or plain reckless menaces us all perhaps ten per cent of drivers fall into one of those categories and lives health and property of the other ninety per cent is placed in peril because of them last year saw people killed unnecessarily in auto accidents it is the duty of every citizen and every unit of government to see that a different record is made this year traffic laws must be modernized and enforced with the utmost strictness the dangerous driver hab been given every chance ile he has been urged to change his ways and has refused now he must be forced to drive safely or be deprived of the right to drive on I 1 public streets and highways |