The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-01-01
Commissioner Declares CompuI-
sorry Measure Necessary Be
cause of Increase in Traffic.
NATION WIDE ADOPTION
Motor Liability Insurance VIII Be Ar
aued in Trenton-Proposed Mea-
sure Would Require Drivers to
Be Able to Meet Damages

Legislature passes compulsory auto
mobile insurance bill, such a measure
! Is q certainty of the near future, not
/ only in Jersey but in every state OF
4 the Union, is the belief Of Motor Vehi-
i Gle Commissioner Dill, expressed fol
lowing the conference at Trenton of
commissioners appointed to investi-
gate.
$50 numerous have motor vehicles
become in this state, and every other
state" vas Mr.. Dills comment, that
compulsory insurance has become a
necessity, not only for the protection
OF the pedestrian, but the car driver
as well.
I'm New Jersey at present but
twenty-seven per cent of the motorists
who drive cars carry insurance. Yet
the man who purchases $35 car at
auction or on the brink of the junk
pile can cause as much damage, as
devastating injuries. as the driver OF
the high powered costly vehicle"
Mr.. Dill went on to show that In the
case OF the driver Of the $35 car the
injured person has no comeback when
an accident occurs. The drivers IL
cense may be revoked, he may be
placed In Jail for certain offenses.
but further than that there is moth
| Ing that can be done.
"A driver financially unable to carry
insurance can not hope to make
amends II the life Of the bread
winner Of family is snuffed out by
his machine" Mr. Dill continued.
"But when insurance becomes a com
pulsory measure 1t viii drive from
our highway persons who are not able
to carry even nominal insurance.
And persons, who can not pay for the
damage they do to life and limb, even
though 1t be an accident, are not fitted
to use our highways"
Under the present proposed legisla-
ton, Mr. Dill added, in enlarging upon
the report of the bill which came from
Trenton, the cost for insurance to the
car owner will average about 500
Policies, he reiterated, will be issued
by reputable companies licensed to do
business in this state under the laws
OF the State Department Of Banking
and Insurance.
Might Reduce Rates
Asked If he believed the mass OF in
surance would have tendency to re-
duce rates, Mr.. Dill replied in the af-
firmative. AS to the possibility Of
tricksters using the law to get hurt in
an effort to collect, he said he saw no
reason why such practise should pre-
vail any more with mandatory insur-
ance than with any other kind
Pointing to the feasibility of the
plan, Mr.. Dill related that compulsory
insurance has been in vogue for a
number of years in Switzerland,
where it has been found to work out
In every detail He said that informa-
tion is now being obtained from the
Swiss government regarding the de-
tails of the plan, which will be stud
led in an effort to earn if any part of
the Swiss plan should be embodied in
the proposed New Jersey law.
Az to the actual fuRctioning Of the
plan should it become law. Mr.. Dill
said that motorists would merely pre-
sent cards, upon seeking registration
cards. showing that the proper insur-
ance had been taken out under the
state act. No license would be issued
to any motorist not properly equipped
with insurance.
A company, Mr.. Dill added, would
be compelled to give twenty days no
tice of cancellation. In the event that
motorist should lose his license be-
cause Of some infraction Of the law,
the insurance company would be noti-
fed by the Motor Vehicle Department
and the unearned premium would be
returned pro rata
Public hearing will be held in New
ark and elsewhere within the next few
weeks, Mr.. Dill said, in an effort TO
learn the opinion Of the general pub
Tic and to acquaint the states resi-
dents with the provisions OF the pro
posed law. Synopses of the proposed
legislation viii be printed for general
distribution.
New Light for Farmers
Rejecting the recent message Of
President Coolidge to the effect that
national prosperity demands a closer
cooperation between banking and ag-
riculture and more scientific study Of
the marketing end Of the farming busi-
ness, the Program announced for New
Jerseys Agricultural Week" here
from January Is to 1G, will present
notable sneakers on these economic