Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-15 | Page 14 | Offer Motor Safety Prizes

OFfER MOTOR M SAfETY Teachers and Will Take Part in Contest rI Fh rh hundred s totaling totaling- 6 ar are offered by tho the Automobile Chamber of Commerce Comm to school children and teacher teach rs for forthe forthe the bes best and I lessons leons on how lo loto to promote on the tho highways A tip to Washington with Ith Ith all al expenses paid Is 1 the award for tor best essay by tt n school child and the let by a schOOl teacher The a actual will III begin bet InIn th In the fill hI but the tho summer eummer r offers an opportunity for traffic I study and campaigning campaigning- In Ine Ine e ery e cry ry corn community Details of ol the contest may be oh- oh obtained ob obtained Lamed from the nay High Education Board Baud W Illard building building- Washing Washing- Washington ton D 1 C POSSIBLE We e telle e bel e that the number of accidents can be ery ry ma- ma ma r reduced sail said Edward S BJordan Jordan N X A C C speCial pedal representative In 11 traffic and safety In announcing the contest Massachusetts I s and Connecticut lowel ed morta y rates r tc tn In 1 Ne e York City effected a ared red reduction In Its motor accidents In May ray as us compared with April In Ia each of these thes places tho the authorities authorities ties have hae been blen 0 In safety campaigning The N National Automobile Cham Cham- Chamber Chamber ber her of Commerce Is offering these for the tho third successive 3 r because It believe that many lives ca be b saved saed through teaching teaching- the tho children how to o beha In traffic and by urging them and their par par- par parents eats to uphold public officials In traffic law enforcement At SAt least five factors must bo be b considered d In the bringing about or of safer sart-r ays First Safety Education In Education In the and also for adult motorIsts motorIsts motor- motor motorIsts and pedestrians pedestrian so o that observance anc ance of or rules of the tho road becomes a habit Second Jail for tor Reckless Driver ers cre er Is no room for tor the careless few v abo bo ho endanger the Third Adequate PIli grounds Children Children ha have hase e a n right to play Let certain streets bo set aside ox- ox ex exclusively clush ely for tor play spaces space if It existing playgrounds are not sufficient U I ROD ROID RO iD D RULES nULE Fourth Better Traffic Regula- Regula tion tion-In tion In general truffle traffIc regulation reg Is being brine well handled but there th rc Isa isa Is U a lack of ot uniform uniformity It between local laws which Is often offen confusing contusing traps trap's trap are fortunately less les Ire Ire- frequent fre frequent quent than formerly They are harmful as they hey create an atmos atmos- atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere phere of unfair tactics The Tho aim lm of traffic control Is to prevent the of- of offense fens ot-fens tense of careless and the tho best way ay ay to do that Is to have hav the tho officer out on the th road road roads where all allcan allcan can see e him Fifth City P Most Pennine Most of our city streets were laid out In Inthe the tho das davs da s of oC the horse-drawn horse ye- ye ve vehicle hide hicle and were sere built In days day of smaller mailer urban population Congestion Congestion tion has reached a a point where here new boulevards and parking spaces are required In many communities S Prizes Prize In tho the school chool contest are arc as follows GRAND ORAND NATIONAL PRIZES Trip t Trip to Washington Washing and gold old watch eatch Second Gold S cond Gold watch Third Gold Third Gold watch eatch