The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

Reviewing the years accident rec erd, Police Superintendent Willlan ,. Roach today Issued a special warning to New Years Eve driyers, urging the utmost care In operation oe motor vehicles tonight, There have been 10 fatalities In Water bury durine leSv, he pointed out, and the drinking driver can odd greatly Co that total tonight.
 Don't drink lf you're driving" Q the police chiefS warning Co New xeaEA Eve eelehEasoEs, 10 tho non- drinkers, he suggests that the ut most care be used in the operation 0k ears tonight and tomorrow.
 Sbeed can he blamed for most ot the oity's fatal accidents during tho past year, says the sNperinte endeht, CArelessneAa on the part of pedeS- tFiAns has also been marked, he says.
 New High fer Deaths
 SNpG Roach says, In a statement t0days
 wThe year Of lsSy win show a new high ln motor vehicle fatalities according to statistics received from the National Safety Council. This astounding new figure ls appr0xi- mAtely 10000. This toll of human life failS to impress the people be- cause lt lS spread over the entire NAtion end over Q perioa of a year, W this same amount of people were kllled in a single disaster the entire nation would be shocked into action. We were All aghASt at the loss of life during the World War and have All combined effoEtS to prevent war end have peace. What has been done to prevent accidents and re- duee the killMg hy meter vehicle which occur day after day, week after week, and month after month during an entire yeare UntRing eff fort has been put into this work to reduce the deaths occurring on our high-ways hV the police and tFafiie engineers but StiM the slaughter goeS on, Whye The epini0N of the public is not given entirely to the work being done. These accidents are not only costing people theE liyes but l9Sy showed that over a million people have been injured and the economic loss has reached the fabulous sum of two billion dol- lAHA
 le KillNa Here
 Tho eltN Of Waterbury has SNf- feFea the loss of le of it's people during l9SV. M0ter vehicles have caused these end the reason 1S speed. There is no single cause for accidents and no one means can solve the pFeAle moi saving lives end reducing accidents because 0t the elements involved. The four ele- MeAts axe> the read the car, the driver end the pedestrian. The DroAleM rises because 0f the lack of balance between these four ele- MeAt& Cars have been advanced beyond the eapaeitles of the roads and the abilities of the drivers. The pedestrian has been too careless end negligent in his movements oM the streets and highways, The basic 1oA Of our police department k to effeet a better balance of these 1ae- teE@ eliminating the RaA1or defects 0f each or eeaApeMsating for them hH Bf0per control. The police de- BAxtEAeMt of Waterbury through the medium of enforcement which iS the quickest and most effective means e4 adjusting the actions of the motorists to the capacities 0f themselves, their ears and the Foad- ways> compel the law observance by motorists who would otherwise commit careless and reckless acts which cause accidents, The water bury police have done theiF work well during the year ef 1SSN, The cooperation of the people ef this ealH to work AAeAg with the police