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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1963
Page
10
European legislators seek a safer automobile and stricter driver testing to cut the continent’s annual 65 000 traffic deaths. The 16 nation Council of Europe may award a prize to the car with top safety features. They urge medical exams and periodic hard driving tests for drivers. Road laws vary across Europe.
A council of experts urges removal of dangerous interior features and improvements to brakes and lights to cut fatalities. They claim eliminating hazard features could prevent about 75 percent of auto deaths, noting the young and old are most affected.
In Bavaria half of traffic deaths involve people over 70 and Europe shows 93 cars per 1000 people with fatalities rising 13 percent yearly. Experts blame human failure for 85 to 95 percent of accidents and urge driver education to curb risk. A commentator notes the car now acts as a weapon of motorized aggression.
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