The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-18

s00, 900 In illihOis, q, 1000 ,000 each in Indiana and iaWv, moro than $2, c %, 900 iD N'cbigan and almost &2, 400, 900 in Ohio.
 Pointing out thai th0fe are around 1900 daily ncWsDaperB in the United States with a pnid cir. culatIOn of mcr0 than W,000, ,O00, MT Newton lLd8nFtGd that the funds chat would Dc made available to motor vehicle departments on the bnsis Of one cent out Of each d0ls iar of fees md gasoline taxes col. leGted from motorists, would make possible full page adyertiscme nts in all daily De~spnperB nvory other week, or half page in nli daily newspapers n eacb weeR, On, tho bass iH Of n page of advertising every two yookB, moe thBn 100000 900 Snfoty messages would FGnch paid Bubgcrib0rA iil h year, and if half page enBtnepi would Do used each week moro than t,SO0,. | 900, 900 safety messages would reach paid BnbFGribers IH year, Co say nothing, Of the members of tho families ot d0ilv newspa pcrs subscrib6rs,
 Advertising space on street md i highway BhfGtt undI the auspices of sthtG motor vehicle depHftm cntB WDH HdVOcGtGd GB a means Of pointing out now HpDrOprl1tl0 for automobile accident prevention might be spent in the Interests Of gafeRuardlng life and limb, The speaker said nc had no wish tO exs cludo numerOun other. publications, including tho weekly papers, md other means Of reaching the public which normally nre used Co convey In neBgag tO thf 6ntlre population, Jt WGs specifically recommended to the conference tbnt the proposal of providing proper funds to mos tor vehicle dspnrtmon8 for street and highway safety educational
 work bc submitted to Legislative G0minittecs, aad thai public sup
 port be creat01 1B f1y0r of such action. With Garly reports from tho country ut large indicating m aVs orhgo Increase of from 20 10 2b per cont in deaths from automobile accldGrts this yn1r, the, speaker eSs plnined thnt Gn indicated loss Of iife Of from Ji,DO0 Co JG,000 this yo1r would Dc the high mnrk tB automobile accident deaths, There ig every cn use for responsible Gus lhontlos md citizens in general" lt wAs snld. "t0 be concerned ab0M stops that may Dc taken to stop this country's rising t3l from avOidnblc street Dnd highway ncs cldcnts." in tb 4 connection it was gnid that if motor vehicle depart. oducntIOn sun. appT0yimntiDg one cent out Of cnth dOIInr Of fees and gasoline tnxeE thnt Inc record Of Fatalities indi sotnd for this year would bc G0cqiderably Iess tbnD present f0recnMs.
 4 second sccomnIendntto sub- Tnitted to the conference pertabncd to the preparation ,Of street and highway Safety cOarHeB In high schools, ,-ftnd motor vehicle depart mcnts were urged to consult with etafG stipnfihtcndeDtS Of edticn ton and other quaiIfled Individuals 50 that high school euFrjGula could i6- lclndc n course upon the respOpsi- bilities of mJtOrists This Ras urged bccsuse Of tho fact that tho death rate from automobile 1ccI- dents in, the njgh school age bas increased ICs per cent during q ten year period whercns the denth rate for all ages combined has only increased sG pc,' cent.
 strcet and Highway safety cdu- cati0nbl acti ydics, even fin the press and iu LlIc schools, will fail 10 produce ths results desired, it was declared. uDlcs, at the samo time there exists more adequate enforcement oi motor vehicle laws and regulations Statistics were quoted by Mir Newton from numer- 0us cities showing that there was widespread laxjty tn enforcement of motor vehicle laws. On this mat ter Of enforce ment the castern conference of motor vehicle admin istratOrs was urged to appoint q committee of ifs members tc con- suit with their attorney generals and committees of ftatc bar assO- citations in tbeir respective states to see what may be done 10 obtain more adequnt enforcement Of motor vehicle laws.
 Quotations were cited by the speaker from judge of circuit court to the effect that "if the traffic laws and regulations were enforced impartially. the number
 of accidents could be decreased at least by haf." and a quotation from state assistant attorney general was cited to the effect that every act involved in the opera lion Of an au { mobile k q deiib. crate net and that the death of persons killed is always the inevit- able result Of an aet which is ai- ways dclIgerately committed by the Dergon doing the Eilling" This same state o:ci1i was quoted to the effect that prfsent day enforce ment of the motor vehicle laws and the failure to obtain c0nvic- tlons upon charges growing out of fOtal automobile accidents com prise "an indefenseiess practice responsible fo' the death of more innocent people than all the gang sters in America"
 
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