Show I I Happy Holiday We all look forward to a pleasant of July weekend It can be for those who read this editorial carefully and benefit from it it MORE THAN 17 million Americans have died in automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile accidents since 1906 when the Federal government started keeping automobile accident records This represents represents represents a higher death toll than that of all of the nations nation's wars Since 1930 more than 79 million others have haye been injured by cars This slaughter and maiming of people on our streets and highways is a blight on mankind and his survival IN 30 YEARS the economic loss from US U.S. traffic accidents accidents acci acci- dents has reached an astounding billion Last year the economic loss reached a new of or an average of approximately for each family in inthe inthe inthe the United States l More ore than 50 SO million annually has been invested by by industry to educate the public on traffic safety HOWEVER the real answer is up to each individual The tt tremendous loss of life and property must be reversed The time lime to start is on this holiday week-end week and continue continue con con- continue throughout the year We all know the rules of the road obey them When we are not in condition to drive dont don't We know what seat belts and shoulder harnesses are for then use them Always drive defensively Be careful |