Show FACTORIES VS automobiles I 1 during recent years the industrial accident record both as to frequency and severity ot of accidents has steadily declined more afore and more ma manufacturing companies are operating month after month without a single reportable mishap unless all signs tail fall 1936 will witness still additional improvement over the preceding years during the same period the automobile accident record has grown gr own steadily worse more afore accidents occur and result in graver injuries it now seems likely that the death toll tor for 1936 will bp the greatest in history story lii and will pass pasa the mark why shoud factories grow gow more sate safe while highways grow more dangerous it can be argued that constant progress is being made li it guarding hazardous machinery mathi nery so it Is but constant progress is likewise being made in improving cars and roadways the real explanation of the anomaly can be expressed in two words the human element factory managements have been unsparing of time money and effort in instilling safety consciousness into workers T the e congenitally careless employee who risks the lives of other workmen as well as his own merits and receives dismissal A workman who wont absorb the dGe doctrine trine of never taice a chance has no place in a modern factory the motorist on the contrary is not similarly restricted it if he wants to be reckless it Is up to him true wo we have traffic laws but no state or city can employ enough peace officers to keep a cheek check on all drivers and it Is an unfortunate fact that the most reckless driving practices are usually punished with only a small tine fine men alen who would instantly tire fire a workman who was careless in operating some machine dally daily risk dozens ot of accidents while driving not until public opinion forces the motorist to think safely and drive safely will the automobile accident toll be measurably reduced |