2nd Issue, August

B.C. LUMBER WORKER 7

Vehicle Accidents
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PACCIDENTS

tion, particularly in laws relating:
to rules of the road, vehicle
equipment requirements and driv-
er examination and licensing,

Public Support

The Conference stated that
without the support ‘of the pub-
lic their work would be in vain
and they recommended that the
Government of Canada and the
provinces be asked to make ap-
propriate statements endorsing
the Highway Safety Program of
the Conference.

organized in local unions, city
and district councils, provincial
federations and national con-

‘gresses, which are in a position
to co-operate in the work of any
organization or council which now
exists or which may be estab-
lished.

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Labor, industry, women’s or-
ganizations and youth groups
haye all endorsed the Confer-
ence’s program.

Labor Support

The Labor group stated that
they felt a program of education
should be carried on at every
level from the municipal to the
federal, and they offered the full
support and co-operation of the
National Labor Centres and of
their affiliated and chartered
bodies, committees, and councils.’

They pointed out that Labor is

Types of Fatal Accidents

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Women’s Support

The women’s organizations
stated that since the burden of
traffic accidents and fatalities fall
upon the homes, the women of
Canada are increasingly concern-
ed about traffic safety.

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‘They pointed out the part that
women’s organizations can and
will play in the Conference’s
safety drive, since they have re-
sources of time und effort to
compensate for the lack of finan-

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On statistics they showed that
less than 10% of all accidents
not only end in the home, most of
them begin there. It is here that

women can make their greatest
contribution.

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