Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
HIGHWAY SAFETY Il.
URGED BY A. AZ
New Year Campaign to Push
Specter of Death From
Roads Is Asked.

Conservation OF the vital resources
Of the Nation TO a determined effort
TO push the specter OF death and in
Jury from the streets and highways Of
America was the tenor Of a New Year
appeal broadcast 10 the country from
the national headquarters Of the
American Automobile Association to-
day.
The A. A. A. appeal was issued
under the signature Of Thomas p.
Henry, president of the national mo-
toring body, who urged a Nation vide
mobilization 10 make new record IN
the development OF safety measures
in 1928.
I'm spite OF the mounting casual
ties" said Mr. Henry, II am confident
that 1927 marked a real advance IN
the safety-mindedness Of the Nation
as a whole But the problem OF SAFETY
continues to be one Of the most crucial
confronting the Nation and devotion
TO it should take the form Of a "a
tional resolution as the New Year
rings out the Old"
Campaign Is Urged.
This is no time, the A. A. 4. exec1-
tive asserted. to indulge in post-nor-
tens, but rather time 10 resolve 20
carry on in a more intensive way than
ever the scores Of activities tina. are
possible in the interest OF national
safety. He continued:
We can build a greater measure %
safety into our highways by slirirat-
| ing dangerous curves and grades
wherever possible. by the Nationwide
adoption OF uniform warning ard d.
rection signs. by protecting haza -1o1s
| railroad crossings and by the adoption
Of concrete programs for the eventual
| elimination of the most deadly 90
these, at least; by widening danger
ously narrow sections q heavi'-
| Travelled roads and by constructing
superhighways 10 do away vt.h ne
neck-bottls entries 20 ranT OF cur
large towns and cities.
I'VE can build more safety into cur
motor vehicle codes and t-afc ord
nances BY developing Uniform and sci
entifc standards OF regulation and
control 10 replace the existing vel,sr
| Of divergent rules which breed TIE
| sociological hazards a. the ROOT o.
| manv OF our accidents and fatalities.
We can bring str.cter safety prir-
ciples TO bear on the ADMINISTRATION 81
| the law, TO the end th4t - severes-
penalties may he sve-vwhsrs brought
TO bear on the reckless and the in.0xi-
Gated driver who, white constituting 2
small minority Of car owners. Is scil
/ a blight on the good name O. motor
dom.
More Safety Seen.
| I'VE car build more sass.v sa:o CUR
p. cars not only as regards -zeIT Initial
! n1anufacc urs. but mere par. uIarly
/ during ;hsir period % us,4-aTioI3. ny IL
shutting and insisting on periodic in
/ specIion OF brakes. headlights and
/ other equipment with approved ma
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/. tons.
We can develop safety through cur
records when every rCwn ara clIy
adopts the practice u Keeping a cum
plete file OF accidents ard their causes
! 10 be used as the basis ~ IN iEtsEE-
| gent diagnosis 81 the ,r3f5c LIS from
/ which they are suffering.
Above all-and much more i-lp0r-
tant than anything else-vs can o9-Id
safety through more intensive ed2ca-
ton than ever before for children md
TRANS. hut !; ulusJ % constant and
continuous education ard 3oE mercy
| education nv Spuvts or campaigns
Such education rIus- have tor is
aim the acceptance IN increasing
measure OF personal responsibility by
every on. for his or her BEHAVIOR
while exercising the privilege Q.
using the cor1C1os highway. ard Il
should insist or the constant e&srC&Ss
not only ~ vigilance Oh: also -
courteous ant spo-.s-s,zEilss Co-6gc.
a, all times
As long as the human equation
continues 40 re a controlling factor
we shall reed model motorists and
model pedestrians even mare GrseaiIS
than We s,sesi gllr~iel codes. mode cars
safe brakes, safe headlights and safe
highways