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On a death-per-\ehicle-mil« ba*- ' i.«. Surry county with seven deaths had the worst rate; Bland was second with four and Stafford third with 21. In quoting these statistics, Col. Woodson added that in low-mileage counties death rates can be misleading as one multiple-death crash can skyrocket the death rate figure.
In the large-city bracket, Norfolk hit a high of 22 which was for more than 1948’s score; Richmond was next with 18, two more than in 1948; Roanoke was third with 10, a 50 per cent increase, and Portsmouth fourth with an increase of from four to five. The only city with a population of. more than 10,000 to .have a clean, slate was Fredericksburg. Petersburg experienced only one death which compared well with the seven of last year.
Stating that traffic volumes for 1949 were 12 per cent higher than those of 1948 and, for 1950, eight per cent above Chose tof 1949, Col. Woodson again called for more voluntary obedience of traffic rules by the general public. Deaths for 1950, he said, stand sligthly abo^e those for the same period of 1949.
looking so ghum, replied that he had “just received a blushing crow.” .
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