ARIZONA HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL NOTES

ARIZONA SAFETY COUNCIL NOTES Stop the Needless Slaughter

The increase in motor vehicle fatalities and accidents, not only in Arizona but in every state of the Union, has whipped into action the safety-minded citizens of the country to combat this national menace.

Thirty-seven thousand men, women and children were killed in the United States last year, and enough injured to populate the state of Nebraska; some of whom will never see God's blue sky and green trees again-some of whom will never walk again many of whom would be better off had they been included in the 37,000.

The whole country stood appalled at what is declared to be the major disaster of recent years involving children, when over four hundred school children lost their lives less than a month ago, and the nation mourned sincerely with the parents of these victims. But do you realize that ten times that number or over four thousand children, lost their lives and countless others will be forced to go through life permanently maimed and crippled through motor vehicle accidents in 1936?

Murders in this country number around 12,000 each year or about one-third of our annual deaths from motor vehicle accidents. We shudder over our record of homicides, but it is only within recent months that some of us have awakened to the havoc wrought by the greater Juggernaut in our midst.

Two hundred and forty-four precious lives snuffed out on the highways of Arizona last year. We hold the unenviable record of being at the top of the list per capita. Each time you or your loved ones drive an automobile-who knows who may be next?

Never has the responsibility of educators, public groups, police and the courts been greater.

Our traffic laws are designed solely to make our streets and highways safe-to protect your life and mine. An ofTHE SAFETY PAGE, a regular feature of ARIZONA HIGHWAYS, appears through the courtesy of the National Safety Council, Chicago, Ill., and the Arizona State Safety Council, Ethel Hickman, secretary. Address all communications to Mrs. Hickman, Arizona Highway Department, Phoenix, Ariz.

offender is an offender no matter what his station in life may be. Those who cannot be educated into safe driving practices must be forced into them or be deprived of the privilege of driving upon our highways. Public interest is demanding more and more that the habitual reckless driver, the habitual violator, the "repeater," be dealt with in the severest form. Public opinion is also demanding that the "thoughtless" and "indifferent" operator be curbed. Old slip-shod methods must go; they have no place in the program of today. Death plays no favorites-so why should we?

If you love your dear ones it is your duty to enlist in this great fight-actively-NOW, with every ounce of energy you possess. We MUST and SHALL cut down this needless loss of life and shattered, broken bodies, and in this we dare not pass the burden on to others. It is YOUR advice, YOUR plans, YOUR action we want not tomorrow, not next week, not next month, but NOW.

Let Arizona lead the nation in this magnificent endeavor.

February was the lowest monthly figure since June, 1932 in Arizona for motor vehicle accidents-five persons being killed.

The State Safety Council "T-MEN" are still contributing in no small way in making our highways fit places upon which to travel. Each report is being followed up with a warning card from the State office and also with a personal call by an enforcement officer.

The Project submitted for the month of April at an Executive Committee meet-ing held March 25th, was "Pedestrian

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