Evening star., 1928-03-25
MOTORISTS START
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
Rational Congress Launches
Movement Through A.A.A.
Clubs in u. S.

Launching Of a Nationwide program &c
reduce the gigantic toll Of highway ia
fslities and accidents through tht in
fenSive development of safety depart
rlentS IN the i.046 A. A. A. motor clubs
throughout the country featured the
concluding session here last week OF
the National Motor Congress, held
under the auspices Of the American
Automobile Association,
The national safety program OF the
A. A. A. was set forth by H. NJ. Star
iing. manager of the safety department
Of the American Automobile ASSocia-
ton. who is regarded as the Nations
foremost safety expert and who has
devoted 4 period of years 10 the de-
seiopment Of the program outlined.
Three Considerations.
Efforts Of the A A. A. motor clubs
- diminish the toll of lives sacrificed
each wear in strcei and highway acci-
cents Will be based on the following
three fundamental considerations:
!. Safe road conditions generally
based on ensinsering study.
> Education Of ali classes ot alI
ares in personal carefulneSS and IN
6.vldusl responsibility.
5. Strict enforcement Of rules and
rot observe them voluntarily.
Elimination Of the unfit reckless
and drunken drivers from the Nations
highways presents one OF the greatest
rVoblenas confronting motoTdon and is
one TO which the American Automobile
Association will direct its full atten-
ton. Mr.. Starting declared.
He said that the seriousness OF the
situation is portrayed in the fact that
the annual waste OF human lives on
the streets and highways Of the Nation
exceeds IS. ZOO.
Citizens and communities said
Afr. Starring. are now insUncuVely
turning 20 the motor club as the
agency through which all civic bodies
c9u most effectively clear and make ef-
faciive their safety programs and their
safety measures The tying Of more
than a thousand motor clubs in SO many
communities throughout the Nation
:nto q single program with strong ma
tional and local backing holds the best
promise for the ultimate solution OF
the most acute problem confronting the
Nation today"
Recalls Conference on Trasic.
Turning to the creation Of safe con-
Gitions. the speaker stressed the inn
portant accomplishment of the Hoo
yer conference Of municipal traffic regu-
lations, in which A. A. A. clubs have
taken a leading part. and declared that
the fact that the Nation is becoming
mere safety-miaded leads 10 the hope
that uniform regulations, based on
scientific study viii further reduce the
number Of accidents on the streets and
highways
Formation Of schoolboy patrols, class
room instruction in the schools. safety
posters and bulletins. essay contests,
courses Of study for drivers were men
toned ny Mr. Starting as some OF the
means TO be employed IN educating the
public 10 the need of personal care III
the operation Of the motor car and
preventing accidents.
No safety measure so far launched
IA America" he said. has had such
q beneficial effect as the introduction
q safety instruction into American
schools. The results. in fact. have been
such that we can already see signs of
checking the tell Of lives sacrificed IN
street accidents. This itself Is a great
achievement, but even more important
il the fact that the younger generation
is growing up with degree Of safety
n1irdedneSs that was completely alien
70 the generation N which the auto
mobile was launched some 20 years
ago"