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Legislatures Act in Effort to Reduce Highway Fatalities
Chicago dispatch notes state legislatures push safety belt laws, penalties and patrol boosts as part of a nationwide move to cut traffic deaths. The National Safety Council cites 13,710 deaths in the first four months, with belt mandates spreading from Montana and North Dakota to Oklahoma New York and elsewhere. States expand patrols raise driver licensing ages and impose penalties for reckless driving and drag racing, aiming to curb fatalities amid rising highway traffic.
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Chicago
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Montana
North Dakota
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Colorado
Utah
Indiana
Bureau of Mahe Vehicles