The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-08
Citizens Committee Meets Today To Plan
 Prevention Program
Safety Conference to Be Held In New Haven March 27tt - Delegation From Waterbury Invited
 For Import Discussions

Full cooperation of the city gov ernment with the drive to reduce the alarmingly increasing toll of automobile fatalities and accidents was to be pledged by Mayor Vim cent A. Scully at the first 194O meeting of the Waterbury Citizens Permanent Traffic Safety Commit tee at the city hall this afternoon.
 One of the most important items of business scheduled to be taken up was proposal that authorities ne asked to establish a speed limit of 25 miles an hour within the city. Supporters of this. plan hold that it will do much to reduce the num- Der of accidents.
 Public Feelings
 Plans were to be drawn up for a broad safety program to be fol- lowed during this year. Public feel ing for all possible safety measures has been reused by the recent series of fatal and serious acci- dents in Waterbury and vicinity.
 Major John M. Burrall, chairman of the safety committee, will head 8 delegation from this city to the statewide safety conference to be held in New Haven, March 27 un- der the sponsorship of the Con- necticut Highway Safety Commis- sion.
 Tn addition to speaking pro- gram, which will be announced shortly by Col. Samuel H. Fisher, commission chairman, opportuni- ties will be given for open discus sion on matters pertaining to legis- lation driving, highways, engin- eering, safety education in the schools, and enforcement methods used by police, courts and state departments.
 But this is only one phase of the commissions many activities.
 Local Committees
 Ranking high on the list is its success in organizing local safety committees in the majority of towns in Connecticut. By working continually with these committees, the commission is able to render valuable assistance towards stamp ing out motor vericle fatalities and making substantial reductions in local accident records. Committees have been formed in 88 percent of the towns in the state.
 The remaining 12 percent, or roughly 20 towns, have not yet organized and it is in these that efforts will be made by the com mission in 1940. Several towns, Colonel Fisher said, have indicat- ed that local safety groups will be in operation before the year is out.
 By working in conjunction with the State Highway Department, Motor Vehicles Department and State Police, the commission has been instrumental in affecting remedies to long existing safety problems in many localities.
 These are accomplished chiefly through the erection of traffic signs at dangerous intersections or along faulty highway construc- ton; installation of traffic lights at strategic location; improved street lighting; white line markers in the center of the highways; and in some instances, dangerous strips of highway have been entirely re- built according to modern safety standards.
 School Programs
 In addition to the different physical improvements, local com- mittees have also stressed the need of better and more efficient safety programs in the schools. As a re- suit 107 towns have inaugurated campaigns along these lines, while others have laced emphasis on the movement by forming bicycle clubs, student safety patrols, and sponsoring poster or essay contests.
 "This all indicates" declares