MOTOR ACCIDENTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21021, 9 May 1930, Page 8

MOTOR ACCIDENTS.

■ TOLL OF HUMAN LIFE. r A'EED FOR AN INVESTIGATION. ( Special to Daily Times.) , ; WELLINGTON, May B.< The Minister of Transport (Mr W. A; Veitch), sepaking to : day oh the B ject of motor 'accidents, -said: “It : is unnecessary at . this' juncture ’to . ehiphamse the mounting toll of life and property, due; to motor, accidents, the press reminds us /daily of the loss of human life and the damage to property, while our own knowledge indicates tlie great amount of 'huinaut suffering that follows every serious accident, \ “The problem -appears to- le worldwide.- ! Every, country that qias adopted J” 0 * o *. transport to any great extent has had to face a LeaVy. loss* in , capital, economic.. The officers of the Transport, Department have, been directing attention to-, the prevention of accidents since the inception of the department. The protection of life- and i Property is 1 the dominating principle in the administration of the traffic rejnii Ifttionsi'. • % ■ however, been felt ■ for, some time ' that the accident problem should be- submitted to more scientific treatmeiit than’ is the case at the tune. It is proposed, therefore, to convene, a conference of interested-parties to go into the question, and, inter alia, to establish a comprehensive - and reliable system of which should yield * complete information of wery aspect-of the problem.’' - repjy- to.questions, saip tbit: the enforcement- whs as; important as the .law, and raust' be’kiuallv considered. Regulations, enforcehisnt, and .peanlty must, . under, a iiVotfcr system,- be brought into, line; * P