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..s' . : -5. ' ’ ; * ' ■: h. ' ■ ; ' , ‘ - v . ; states, in 1952 alone, 7,050 driven who had been involved in accidents or serious traffic law violations were found to be of unsound mind, had mental or physical deficiencies or were habitual drunkards. But wait, that is only part of the story.
One state had the good judgement to put 2,521 of these drivers off of the road as, dangerous to public safety. But two other states took away the licenses of only 8 and 11, while theremainderdid-little better.— It is terrifying enough to think that mental incompetents and habitual drunkards can get a license to operate a high-speed motor vehicle in the first place. It becomes unbelieveable to learn that a great many of them are given a second chance to kill and, maim. Yet, the horrible fact remains that they are driving cars by the thousands.
Then consider our attitude toward ' the drunken driver who kills. If you got drunk and shot some person you certainly would draw a heavy prison sentence. But if you get drunk and kill some innocent person with an —automobile, it is called “accidential_ manslaughter” and much more often than no*t you get off with a fine and loss of your driving license—probably temporarily. It seems to us that how a drink kills is of little importance to the killed and the rest of us who may be next.
A person of unsound mind or a • mental incompetent should never be issued a drivers’ license. Physical deficiences should be decided wholly on the side of public safety. And there should be a stern minimum prison sentence, accompanied by permanent loss of license, for drunken drivers who kill or ma?m. Here are three good ways for those of us who survive to help save our necks in trffic.
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