Speech of Senator S. Truman on S. 25, the Drivers' License Bill, Over the Columbia Broadcasting System
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OCR Page 1 of 6Speech of Benator Harry B. Trumm of Vissouri
on S. 25, the Drivera! License Bill, over the
Columbie Brondcesting
February 7,
1939, et 5:00 to B
RELEASED
ON DELIVERY.
LADIMS AND GENTLINEN OF THE RADIO AUDIENCE:
The United States Senote yesterday passed the bill, 8. 25, which I
introduced to prohibit the operation of notor vebicles in interstate commerce
by unlicensed drivers.
This bill ealls for the passage by the several States of unifora laws
governing the of drivers' licenses. It does not set up any new Federal
enforcement bureau nor creste 5 Federal license law. It does authorize the
Attorney Genersl to make regulations for its enforcement by local euthorities.
It requires B driver who crosses the Stete lines to have a driver's license
issued only efter the driver hes demonstrated his ability and bis right to
operate n notor vehâcle. Hia ability to drive is proven by his pessing a
physioni exemination, meeting with the age requirement, and providing suiteble
identification. The purpose of this bill ia to cooperste with those States
which requiro asfe driving and to encouroge those Stetes which have not yet
enseted strict legislation governing drivera to do BO.
The necessity of some stenderd syeter of licensing automobile drivers
throughout the country is all too apparent. Esch yesr thousande of people are
killed and bundreds of thousends are seriously injured; and of course the
number of less serious accidents which are not reported is even grester. It is
estimated to be well over e million secidents esch year, over and above the
ones on record.
Fatelities and injuries resulting from highway accidents in 1936 were
groster than ever before. Ovor 36,000 persons were either killed or fatally
injured; 105,000 individuals were permanently disabled end 1,130,000 more were
and
temporarily insapacitsted. The direct economie losa from these accidents
U.S.
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