Evening star., 1933-04-16
n ANY motorists have wondered
n over the requirement Of the
~ majority of the States calling
i for two license tags upon each


u n ANY motorists have wondered
MI over the requirement OF the
|" majority of the States calling
l for two license tags upon each
motor vehicle-one in front
and one In back.
II has been argued that only one
Identification plate is necessary and
that carving of two is absurd. 1t isn't
such a question of economy, 1t is said,
but of nuisance.
This thought is far from the truth.
One plate might be all that Is needed
for identification In most cases, but
there are times that two tags are really
needed.
vividly Brought Home. =.
It was wildly brought home to the
writer the other night as driver
crashed into a parked machine, badly
damaging it. and backed off at great
rate Of speed This lit-andTtln driver
could never have been apprehended II
witnesses to the accident had not seen
the license tag on the front of his car.
Cases Of this kind prove the need OF
two tags The several States that now
do not require them should have their
laws changed.
National Safety Council.
The National Safety Council is known
only by name to many persons. Few
members Of the council itself are
familiar with the many ramiflcations
of service in industry. A few activities
might prove of interest.
Sixteen safety codes are sponsored
by the council under procedure OF the
American Standards Association and
the council is actively represented on
IS other code committees
To encourage academic training in
the fundamentals of industrial safety,
lecture outlines have been distributed
to all engineering colleges. Campus
courses in accident prevention have
been instituted in many Of them.
Engineering societies and trade asso-
Citations are constantly encouraged to
promote safety. Between 10 and 20
articles on safety are furnished each
month to trade journals.
Between 40 and 80 regional safety
conferences in various sections of the
country are organized each year for
those who can not attend the annual
safety congress
Individual accident records of %
separate industries were published last
year. making it possible for industrial
establishments to measure their prog
ress in safety.
Ninety EIGHT general safe practices
pamphlets are reviewed each year and
81 pamphlets on subjects pertaining
te the problem of specific industries are
also kept up-to-date. New ones are
constantly being prepared.
Conducted Survey.
In February. 1888, the council con-
Quoted home safety survey to gather
factual data on the extent and nature
of home accidents.
Monthly "clip-sheets" are sent to al
most every daily newspaper in the
United States. A daily safety radiogram
service is furnished and used by more
than 200 radio stations Chain broad
casting is done on special occasions.
Film strips and lecture outlines on
home, school and traffic safety are con-
stantly circulated.
Tn council has conducted 20 commu-
nifty surveys. many concerned with
trafhc only.
The statistical bureau now receives
from over 200 cities and from Al States.
Forty cities and IL States also submit
monthly reports on all accidental ia
talities Accident experience is report
ed by 500 commercial vehicle fleets and
IS school systems with nearly 100000
pupils. Ten thousand copies of the an
1ual analytical publication Accident
Facts are distributed The council has
Influenced a wide use of the standard
accident reporting system by police de-
partments and other official agencies.
In September, 1882 the council con-
Quoted q 'laW enforcement demonstra-
ton" participated in by Sc cities OF
12,0oo,6 900 population.
Eighty-six public safety memos--