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Show Traffic Deaths for 1971 Might Get Ahead of 1970 If present trends continue, it is possible that the traffic death record will surpass the total for 1970, Carl Richards, Director of the Safety Council for Utah County reported recently. re-cently. Last years record of 335 deaths is the highest on record for the State. "With drivers facing the most adverse period of the year, unpredictable driving and road conditions," Richards said, "it is conceivable that a new record could be established establish-ed this year. The combination of bad weather, road conditions and driving errors lead to traffic traf-fic mishaps which claim lives, produced injuries and contributes contrib-utes to the staggering economic econom-ic loss which affects all drivers." driv-ers." The accidents being reported report-ed on the streets and highways high-ways in the State, it was pointed point-ed out, are often the product of good drivers. The so called bad driver, those who have had accidents ac-cidents repeatedly andor receive re-ceive traffic citations, can't be held totally accountable for the accident picture. "Good drivers should want to become better drivers," Richards Rich-ards stated, "by enrolling in the Defensive Driving Course being coordinated by the Utah Safety Council. This is an eight hour course," he continued, "which teaches the good driver driv-er techniques which enables him to recognize the danger on the streets and highways and what evasive actions should be taken in order to avoid being be-ing an accident victim. Anyone possessing a drivers license may enroll in a class in defensive driving. Call the Safety Council for Utah County in Provo, 373-5510, Extension 69 for the next class starting time and for further information on the courses beeing held. |
