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noble purpose. Ttosc who ha,ve dled on<br />
our hlHhwBys died needle88ly, Ttlls only<br />
goes to prove thht thc Brrtomoblle is rnore<br />
deedly than all the weapons of war vhen<br />
not properly hendled. And the6e flB'ure8<br />
do not Inclucle the mllltons of p€r8on6<br />
who hrve b€en Injured ln trartlc accldent$<br />
who ere permenently <strong>and</strong> totelly<br />
dlsebled, thereby becomlng a burden on<br />
thelr fEmllles.<br />
Thls ls a prob.lcm of nBtlonel lmpoltance<br />
End f Em convlrlced thht lt c$h<br />
only be solved by. Federal loglslatlon End<br />
the full coopereilon of all FederEl, gtEte.<br />
End locEl of[ctats. Every clriver ln the<br />
country must also be rnbde to underst<strong>and</strong><br />
the grBve responslbtllty he a88umed lvh€n<br />
he set'e b€hlnd the wheel.<br />
Todey I lntroduced B resolutlon celllng<br />
upon the President to dedlgnete the Bunday<br />
belore Labor Day eech yffir aE "NEtlone.l<br />
Trafrc Accldent Prevmilon Day,"<br />
to remlnd Bll our clttzens of the tou ln<br />
llves md property tEken by trefrc eccldents<br />
<strong>and</strong> urge thelr partic,petton ln B<br />
contltruous cempElgn to preyent trafnc<br />
accidentr. I hope thls mee8ure wlu be<br />
psssd b€fore thts Congro$s adjourrls.<br />
In prodlBlmlnF "NBilon0.l Trsfilc Ac,<br />
cldent Prevention Day" I AIn sufe ure<br />
Presldent would emphaslze that thl8 lE<br />
lrot, Just I dEy for cs,relul drlvlng, but<br />
ls to serue Eg e Drectdelrt for every dsy ln<br />
t"ttr year. We heve chmn ttre Eunday<br />
before Isbor Day becauEe thls long hollday<br />
ws€kend too oltcfl ends ln ..Ctcrnal<br />
rest" for many people. 1n6tefld of fiie day<br />
of rert from lEbor tt, l! dc.ltncd to b€.<br />
Mr. Chalmen, ru I Beld betore, thls<br />
blll wlll noo Frevent B carelesa drlver<br />
from havlng 6n Eccldent but tt 16 one blg<br />
stetl trr what I hopc wiU b€ B conunulna<br />
cempBiFn to Btop slEughter by Buto_<br />
moblle <strong>and</strong> I urge Bll my colleBaus t{<br />
Eupport lt.<br />
Mr. cn BERT. Mr. chatrmBn, I support<br />
the Natlonel TrBfrc Bnd Motor Vehlcles<br />
Safety Act of t900. I com$end<br />
the Commltt€€ on InterstBtr bnd Fbr*<br />
elgn commerce <strong>and</strong> lts dl8tln8nrl8hed<br />
chahman. the genuernan trorn We!t.<br />
Virginle [Mr. 8iloornsl, for Eo complet€ly<br />
nUlng B ne€d thst eltecta ao ttranv<br />
ol us.<br />
The automoblle tB the dbuy cornp8n_<br />
lon of mlUloru ot Amerlcf,h8 who spend<br />
d,E much ume In thdlr c8r ss they do In<br />
thelr homes. The bulldln8 codes ol al-<br />
Itlost every locellty ptotect u In our<br />
home8- It 14 Bbout iltne we lrf,ve a code<br />
to protect us ln our eutomoblles. tdo.<br />
Thls leglslstion hEs been too long tn<br />
comlng, end I hope we Bee B slmlflcBnt<br />
lncreas In the astely of our automob|ler.<br />
I Bm BwBre thrt only a frBctlon<br />
ol rutot|roblli s0old6nt| oilr bG rttrtbut€d<br />
to faulty equlpment-though more<br />
thEn we have hltherto been led to belleve-but<br />
one unnecessary death lB tdo<br />
4sny, <strong>and</strong> the destrucilon ot llfe hBE<br />
been t€rrlble.<br />
So I Em glad we Bre flnally setttng<br />
lelety $tsndBrd6 lor our automoblle<br />
mBnulacturer8. I Egal'J commend tt\e<br />
Committee on InterstEte nnd Foretgrl<br />
Commerce snd lt6 chslrmatr lor rrportlng<br />
out En excellent blll
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