| Show The Need For Driver Education In Schools By E. E ALLEN BATEMAN State Superintendent of Public Instruction The press the radio and vital statis statis- statistics statistics tics clearly show the need nee for an or organized or or- organized effort to eliminate traffic acci acci- dents In this atomic age the trial error method used In learning how bow to drive has hns proven to be costly Statistics show- show showIng lag Ing the Increasing ever ev number of ac accidents ac- ac accidents s resulting In the loss of lives and property not ri t to mention the sorrow and broken homes prove rove that something must be done We must conclude that education engineering and enforcement must work cooperatively to secure the desired that result of mo mo- motor motor result th that t making our tor vehicle a safe machine of tr transportation tation tatlo instead of of an Instrument of death The right to drive should be preceded by training in driver education This education to bo ho effective must Include moro more than mechanical facts and skill of driving We must Instill in our youth proper attitudes a a. sense of social res res- responsibility res- res responsibility and a respect for the rights of ot others When these conditions have been attained we will see positive re re- re suits It is with this in mind that we in the State Department of Education are In Interested in- in interested interested in inaugurating driver education education education tion In every school of the state There are at the present time a number of schools In the state operating driver education classes A great number of students are aro learning to drive under pro per supervision and are using scientifically scientifically tested methods and facts It is our opinion that safety on the highway to a large extent is dependent upon the proper functioning of driver education classes in our schools I |
