The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27
Nat. Traffic Safety
 Institute Aug. 14-26
Reduction in Traffic Death Rate Seen as Result of ln-
 sttute's Program of Coordination

Ann Arbor, Mich, July 27-Point- ing out that national coordination of the traffic safety effort and the consistent reduction in the number of traffic deaths have been achieved in comparatively short time, Nor man Damon, director of the Auto motive Safety Foundation today at- tributed these important gains to the widespread facilities for person. mel training.
 Citing the National Institute for Traffic Safety Training, to be held at Ann Arbor, Mich, August IA to 26, as example of the way na- tional organization are pooling their facilities to supply training for those engaged in improving traffic condi- tions, MT. Damon declared that this new spirit of cooperation is respon- sible for the traffic safety movement forging ahead 50 rapidly.
 "The coordinated program to bet ter traffic conditions" he continued, offers evidence of what can be &C., complished through united action, designed to stimulate the sound pro- grams of public officials. Efficient administration and enforcement of motor laws along with public educ ation will always be the basis of traffic safety. It is significant that as official and civic coordination of effort has progressed, there has re- suited reduction in both the num- Der of traffic deaths and the traffic death rate in proportion to miles travelled by motor vehicles.
 "The Second National Institute for Traffic Training represents an- other advance in united action. Here traffic safety executives of eleven national organizations and their staff members will offer to large group the latest methods and tech- niques for handling particular phas- es of the traffic betterment program. It supplements what official groups, including police and motor vehicle administrators, are doing to assure personnel of the highest type and with the highest standards. The In- stitute offers a unique opportunity for special training in traffic safety work"
 MT. Damon said that approxi- mately 4,000 persons have already been given special training in traffic engineering, teaching safe driving and pedestrian practices and other specialized activities, in addition to the thousands of men and women annually trained by official depart ments. He continued:
 "The traffic safety effort is now forging ahead in a coordinated and effective program. It offers unusual career opportunities for men and women. These opportunities will in- crease in the years to come. Spec ialized training is the key for those desirous of entering what is now a field of valuable public service with definite rewards for real contribu- tions."
 Sponsoring the National Insti- tute for Traffic Safety Training at the University of Michigan are: Am erican Automobile Association, Ann erican Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, American Associa- ton of State Highway officials, Am- erican Public Works Association Automotive Safety Foundation, High way Education Board, Institute of Traffic Engineers, International As- sociation of Chiefs of Police, Na- tional Safety Council, Northwestern University Traffic Institute, Yale University Bureau for Street Traf- fic Research.