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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1941
Page
21
A bold plea for mandatory auto safety testing is echoed in a commentary urging clear funding for accident prevention. The piece argues auto crash losses exceed crime and fire harms and criticizes low funding and casual attitudes toward road safety.
The rear garage at the police station is designed to fit a testing lane for brake and light checks. Police Chief Tom Condon says the testing station is part of the police program and will be built once funds are available.
The passage explains using left arm signals to indicate turning left with the arm at right angles, stopping or slowing when the elbow is bent downward, and right turns when the elbow is bent upward. It advises signaling intentions ahead and using proper lane positions.
Police Chief Tom Condon announced after an inventory conference that Cedar Rapids plans to establish a car testing lane to routinely inspect brakes lights klaxon windshield wipers steering and tires. He said funding and a city ordinance are needed before the lane can open, with tests every six to twelve months to reduce highway risk.
An editorial argues motorists ignore brake and steering issues while emphasizing safety on the road. It notes Cedar Rapids garages can assess car condition and urges drivers to prioritize roadworthiness over appearance or minor home comforts. It ends by asking if trousers matter more than safety on the street.
Des Moines AP Coach Eddie Anderson of the University of Iowa writes in Safety Speaks urging drivers to treat other motorists as teammates to reduce highway accidents after football games. He notes fewer crashes when drivers are fresh and emphasizes teamwork both on and off the field.
The Linn County Safety Commission traveling exhibit finished its annual tour. About 10 000 pieces of literature were distributed at celebrations in Fairfax Springville Lisbon Walker Central City and Marion. Fred C Henson directed the exhibit assisted by Forrest Taschner with road markers from W D Johnston and safety posters from Sergeant Clarence Day.
Dr. John J. Shea, Memphis surgeon, told St. Louis clinic members that modern auto crashes often cause severe facial fractures. He said the driver bears the brunt of the impact, with facial injuries becoming more common due to high speed wrecks.
Sergeant Clarence Day of district 8 Cedar Rapids endorses safety ideas for intelligent driving. He stresses drivers must control vehicles, learn driving requirements, and practice common sense rules like safe speeds, signaling, yielding, timely starts, obeying signs, and respecting others to prevent accidents.
More than twenty readers addressed letters of commendation or suggestions for traffic safety to the safety page editor after the first page last Sunday. Worthwhile ideas are forwarded to the proper safety authorities for action. Send your traffic control ideas to the safety page editor.
Iowa safety officials report non collision accidents are rising across the state, boosting highway deaths by 30 over last year. Eight months into the year show a 32 percent increase from 1940, with 175 nighttime and 178 daytime fatalities. Twelve counties have recorded zero such deaths, while Iowa State College students will staff road patrols during peak hours in Ames.
Drivers on Lincoln highway near Iowa State college campus will face a new patrol system when classes start Tuesday. Four intersections along the south campus highway are named dangerous traffic hazards and will have patrol officers directing traffic.
Traffic fatality tallies for 1940 and 1941 show dramatic rises with figures from September. The notice urges action and public awareness as totals climb toward the year’s end.
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