SAFETY ON HOADS
REDUCTION OF ACCIDENTS AMERICAN CAMPAIGN-' Substantial reductions have been i made in highway accident fatalities in J
r.> A during: flip last three years, based on the national mileage travelled yearly in that country. This result has been obtained in the face of increased use of nvdor vehicles, mainly !hr 'i>irh educational campaigns by ; authorities an t th • aiitoinmuii* industry. the reduction c> r r • i h../.ir>!< and | bedter lighting of highways. Comparing the record of 1937 with , i
( Ihat of 19So, the last year before the r.S.A. motor industry threw its weight I behind ttie efforts nr public officials tn curtail highway accidents, the accident '■ate "1 I'.i.'jo was 17.; fatalities for each lAO.onn.OOO miles of driving I>v • f* : *T it was IS.S. and thus lar In 1938, 'ui' 1-■ A reduction of nearly onej third in tile road fatalities in three si
yews in America, on the basis of miles travelled. provides striking evidence that thr* 101 l of the road can be material!.' reduced by education and corrective measures.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20714, 26 January 1939, Page 7
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175SAFETY ON HOADS Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20714, 26 January 1939, Page 7
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