The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-06

Council and plans are under way for
the expenditure of $4,000 in National
Youth Administration funds to con-
duct safety project.
A state safety director is to be ap-
pointed Immediately in Wisconsin.
The newly organized Iowa Safety
Council is already making consider
able Roadway.
Safety Director Asher Frank, of
Florida, recently conducted a two-day
statewide safety conference.
A permanent state safety commits
sion is being formed in Oklahoma,
growing out of three months high
way safety campaign.
A state safety director has been ap-
pointed in Nebraska.
New Mexico plans statewide safe
ty conference.
California, Massachusetts,, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota,
Kansas, and other states are at work
on safety programs.
Save 2,54S lives this year; $4,000
in five years!
1t can be done. In the formal reso-
luton, signed by DR.. c. Fl. Watson,
president, and w. w. Cameron, man.
aging director, the National Safety
Council Invites the cooperation of in
terested organizations and agencies to
the end that during the five-year pro-
gram at least $4,000 lives shall be
nd hn lii nd If
little children and all our people shall
cease upon the highways"
The campaign should not only save
lives; it should materially decrease the
number of injuries. More than a quar-
ter of million persons last year es-
capped with their lives from traffic &C.
cidents, but bore the marks of injury.
More than 10000, however, will be
crippled to the end of their days.
Suggestions From Harvard.
Doctor Miller McClintock of Harvard
university says accidents are caused by
four types of conflicts on the highways
regardless of speed (Which affects only
the severity of the accident). They
are:
l. Overlaps in the paths Of ap,
preaching vehicles-head-on collisions
etc.
2. Overlaps between the moving We
hicle and objects at side of road-im,
pact with parked cars, bridge abut.
ments, etc
3. Intersection accidents.
4. internal stream conflict" due to
the difference In speeds of vehicles
| moving in same direction.
Overcoming the Difficulties.
The proper highway would over
come all four of these basic difficulties
says Doctor McClintock. Its require
ments would be:
l. Physical separation of the two
streams of traffic moving in opposite
| directions. The new roads with park
ways down the middle meet this re
| Quirement.
2. Traffic lanes reserved for moving
vehicles only. There would be nc
parking.
3. No grade crossings for any type
| of intersectional traffic.
| 4. Sufficient number of lanes for the
| segregation of fast and slow vehicles
and provision for acceleration and de
| celeration lanes.
| Of more immediate Importance are
| the Qualification and enforcement Of ex
listing safety codes, especially as they
concern the individual who is not like
| ly to be working directly with one oil
the organizations engaged in the cam
| paign.
1.-THE battle can be won," says Mr
Cameron, ''if every person will take il
| upon himself to drive carefully, keep
| ig his eyes on the road and his mimi
on his driving; obey the laws and sup
port law-enforcement officials; main
tain safe speed at all times; keer
his car in safe condition; observe
the rights of pedestrians and children
be courteous and sportsmanlike, ant
set good example to Others"
That's the challenge. It's up tc the
| individual.
Q Western Newspaper Union.