The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-13

x6CHO1 IO O4 a cu4VCy VA ANS0A S~AA ditions in accident prevention work, the formation of safety committees among many thousands of employees in the business and industry of the state, and general development of the work of the governors commis- sion on street and highway safety were made yesterday by Chairman Samuel H. Fisher at 8 meeting at the Hartford club.
 This meeting, the first held by the commission since July, was followed by trip to Marlboro and Salem where special highway lighting de- vices were inspected. These lights are of the most modern type and experience at the intersections where they are installed is being closely followed by the state traffic commission to determine whether their use will aid in reducing acci- dents at dangerous points. At the same time study is being made of the costs of maintaining the lights.
 Chairman Fisher reported that the executive secretary for the gov- ernor's safety commission, Olcott F. King, Jr., has undertaken, within recent weeks, new phase Of its program consisting of field work, in- terviews with local officials, commit tee representatives and citizens con- cerned with street and highway safety in towns and cities of the state.
 The objective is to obtain a de- tailed picture of local committee ac- tivity, to encourage organization of additional committees, and to com- pare traffic programs of Connecticut police departments. In eight of nineteen communities visited thus far active committee programs were studied. Plans for local safety work were discussed with seven other community committees. Two new committees have been organized as a result of the work and organiza- ton is under way in two other cities. Safety instruction in schools and safety activities of large trans portation companies were also studied.
 1 Examples of police accident work, for reference when visiting depart ments not using modern traf1c ac- cident reporting and record systems, were sought. A valuable result of the field work seems the interest created for such uniform systems. The survey reveals much interest also on the part of local police of1- cials in obtaining additional facil- ities for training police officers.
 MT. Fisher reviewed thework of the commission since it was created in January. He spoke of the time given by the members to develop ment of thorough understanding of all Connecticut's highway safety problems and the creation of com- mittees to deal with special phases. The work of these committees is in general divided under the headings of enforcement, education and en- gineering.
 The commission has had the close cooperation, said MT. Fisher, of the commissioners of highways, motor vehicles, and state police. One re- suit of this cooperation has been the setting up of an unofficial state statistical bureau, with representa- tives from each department for the gathering and arrangement of facts, figures and information pertaining to the safety problem.
 A report Is expected soon, he said, Sv0v,a a exaaCiol oos,nvtaftfao RnS.,.aAl .t 8 meeting of minor court judges, prosecutors and attorneys in New Haven last May, which will possibly lead to amendments or changes in the law for administering motor vehicle violation cases. This com mittee has submitted a question: naire to the judges of the minol courts, bearing on various phases of enforcement.
 The commission recently cooper ated with the. state department oi education Tn the printing and dis tribution to local school authoritie: of an outline for safety courses. The commission has become member of the National Safety Council and MT. Fisher said that much statistical and general infer. nation Is also coming to the com mission from such organizations q the Travellers Insurance company the Aetna Life Insurance company National Bureau of Casualty ant Surety Underwriters, Automobile Manufacturers, the A. A. A. and ths United States Bureau of Publis roads.
 Newspapers of the state, he said are cooperating splendidly with botk the commission and local safety esr iili,. r r.i';'s:s' F s,e-'S,