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State highway toll
shows a reduction
VIRGINIA ENTERED THE FINAL month of 1973 with 18 less traffic deaths than the 1,256 of 1972, despite a rise of more than six percent on overall traffic volumes for the year, Colonel H. W. Burgess, Superintendent of State Police, reports.
Colonel Burgess was of the opinion that the gasoline shortage, with reduced speeds and travel, has had its effect in bringing deaths down. “September’s deaths numbered 10 more, or 126, than those of September, 1972,” he said “but October’s deaths fell from 112 to 91 and those of November from 110 to 90.”
He noted that these two reductions were obtained largely through appeals for voluntary compliance but hoped for even better reductions now that the reduced speed limit is law. Last December’s 120 deaths marked the second highest toll ever recorded for the month.
Pedestrian deaths for the 11-month period were down from 210 to 178, those of motorcyclists from 57 to 56 and those of servicemen from $7 to 35. Colonel Burgess explained that all 1975 statistics are subject to slight upward revisions due to late reports and possible deaths of persons now carried as injured. □
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