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FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC) DATE: 1938 Oct DOC#: NSC442 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Excerpt - Transactions of the NSC - Silver Jubilee Safety Congress U S. Copyright law. y S d e t ^ T y ^ NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, inc. Section........................... 3 ........................................ 41 ......................................... 79 ...............................................101 ..........................................143 Exhibitors........................ 149 ..........................................151 er Jubilee Congress and Exfety Council, October 10-14, tmes. This is Volume II. A general and special subject rial Section sessions. Volume itically to Industrial Section ibers may receive a copy on nterested in industrial safety lensed record of the proceedongress. The papers and adlelete extraneous matter, ab ortions, and emphasize what is and value in promoting efld other accident prevention therefore, are a somewhat ictical and of particular value interested in achieving more success. The original manuional reference, if desired, in r Council. cil, at its Congresses, seeks to latters which are not pertinent or which may be contrary to tot accept responsibility, howither in the papers whiclr have sions based upon these papers. ry council, inc. i Street and Highway Traffic Section Officers 1937-1938 General Chairman--P rof. R oger L. M orrison, Department of Highway Engineering and Highway Transport, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. \irst Vice-Chairman--Lt. F ranklin M. K remi., Director, Safety Division, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Evanston, 111. 'econd Vice-Chairman--Col. J ohn A. Cutchins, Director of Public Safety, Richmond, Va Third Vice-Chairman--B urton W. M arsh, Director, Safety and Traffic Engineering Dept., American Automobile Assn., Washington, D. C. Fourth Vice-Chairman--Carl J. Rutland, Chairman, Citizens' Traffic Commission, Dalas, Texas. Fifth Vice-Chairman-- Col. M ichael A, Connor, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, H art ford, Conn. Chairman, Accident Records Committee-- W. Graham Cole, Director of Safety, Metro politan Life Insurance Company, New York, N. Y. Chairman, Congress Program Committee--M. T. Caster, General Plant Superintendent, Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company, Lincoln, Nebr. Secretary--E arl J. Reeder, Chief Traffic Engineer, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. Members at Large-- H arry H . H arrison, Traffic Engineer, Division of Highways, State Department of Public Works, Springfield, 111. W . F. Irvin, Traffic Study Engineer, Toronto Transportation Commission, Toronto, Ont., Canada. D. Grant M ickle, Traffic Engineer, Jensen, Bowen & Farrell, Ann Arbor, Mich. H arry E. N eal, Traffic Engineer, Department of Highways, Columbus, Ohio. F rank C. B erry, Manager, Safety Division, Minneapolis Automobile Club, Minneap olis, Minn. Ex-Officio, Former General Chairmen-- H on. H arold G. H offman, Governor o f New Jersey, Trenton, N , J. W illiam C. K noelk, Chairman, Milwaukee Safety Commission, Milwaukee, Wis. Officers 1938-1939 General Chairman--P rof. R oger L. M orrison, Department o f Highway Engineering and Highway Transport, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. First Vicc-Chairman--H on. H arry H . P orter, Chief Justice, Municipal Court, Evanston, 111. Second Vice-Chairman--Col. John A. Cutchins, Director of Public Safety, Richmond, Va. Third Vice-Chairman--Carl J. Rutland, Chairman, Citizens' Traffic Commission, Dallas, Texas. Fourth Vice-Chairman--W. Graham Cole, Director of Safety, Metropolitan Life Insur ance Company, New York, N. Y. Fifth Vice-Chairman--Leslie J. S orenson, City Traffic Engineer, Chicago, 111. 3 The material on this page was copied from the collection of the National Library of Medicine by a third party and may be protected by U.S Copyright law. 4 Silver Jubilee Safety Congress Chairman, Accident Records Committee--W ilbur S. S mith, State Traffic Engineer, State Highway Department, Columbia, S. C. Chairman, Annual Congress Program Committee--H arry H. H arrison, State Traffic Engineer, State Department of Public Works, Springfield, 111. Members at Large-- M. T. Caster, Plant Superintendent; Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company, Lincoln, Nebr. D. Grant M ickle, Manager, Traffic and Transport Department, Jensen, Bowen, and Farrell, Ann Arbor, Mich. W . E. Guthner, M anager o f S afety and Excise, Denver, Colo. H arry B arsantee, Supervisor, News Bureau, Travelers Insurance Company, Hart ford, Conn. Lieut. F ranklin M. K re.ml, Director, Traffic Safety Institute, Northwestern Uni versity, Evanston, 111. Ex-Officio, Former General Chairmen H on. H arold G. H offman, Ex-Governor of New Jersey, Trenton, N. J. W illiam C. K noelk, Chairman, Milwaukee Safety Commission, Milwaukee, Wis. Secretary--E ari. J. Reeder, Chief Traffic Engineer, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION October 10, 1938 Joint Session with Institute of Traffic Engineers Presiding, P rof. Roger L. M orrison, General Chairman Street and Highay Traffic Sec tion, and Past-President, Institute of Traffic Engineers. Report of the Committee on Pedestrian Control and Protection Presented by LESLIE J. SORENSON City Traffic Engineer of Chicago, and Chairman of Committee on Pedestrian Control and Protection, National Safety Council. The following are the conclusions to the Second Annual Report of the Committee on Pedestrian Control and. Protection: The complete report is available in pam phlet form from the Council's Traffic Engi neering Bureau. It presents factual informa tion relative to the pedestrian problem as well as a discussion of methods and means of reducing pedestrian accidents in rural and urban areas. Conclusions and Recommendations 1. The increasing seriousness of the pe destrian accident problem makes it impera tive that pedestrians more fully recognize and accept their responsibility for their own safety in traffic, both urban and rural. They must recognize that the street or highway is a zone of danger to be entered only after determining that it is safe to do so. There should, however, be no relaxation of the motorist in his efforts to protect pedes trians. 2. The value of pedestrian cbedience of Stop and Go signals as a favc cable influ ence in all phases of pedestrian safety has been amply demonstrated. The equivalent of pedestrian regulation at signals must be rapidly approached by voluntary obedience if not by legal requirements. To encourage this, signal operation must bf properly adapted to the vehicular and pedestrian traffic which it contri pedestrians must bt unmistakable. 3. Adequate street is demonstrating its destnan accidents at it should be considei night pedestrian acc both urban and rurr daily needed now in have essentially urba der rural jurisdictioi 4. Properly marki to both the driver . place where the latt the street. They sho wherever there may appropriate place f< Street car clearance clearances which ped from moving street stantial barriers for crossings at especi; should be increased. 5. Pedestrian islai aid in protecting ped' traffic within wide si stops. They should l illuminated to make to moving traffic bot to avoid vehicle coll resulting dangers to pedestrians. 6. Pedestrian tunn< rate vehicular and p< fective where pedest too great disadvanta are most attractive they connect sidewalllevels on opposite s where approach inch 7. The construct'd through metropolitan all pedestrian expose should be an object! ture city planning. 8. Sidewalks or w along streets or hig considerable pedestr Commercial Vehicle Section Officers 1937-1938 General Chairman--R. C. H aven, Safety Engineer, Continental Baking Company, 030 Fifth Avenui, New York City, N. Y. Vice-Chairmen-- W. F. B urk, Traffic Manager, The Canton Repository, 508 Market Avenue South, Canton, O. j. W. Lord, Safetj Engineer, Atlantic Refining Co., 3144 Passyunk Avenue, Philadel phia, Pa. J. R. S teele, Superintendent of Safety, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 321 No. Harvey Street, Oklahoma City, Okla. Secretary; Engineering Committee Chairman--D wight M. M cCracken, Assistant Chief Engineer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 1100 Park Square Bldg., Boston, Mass. Membership Committee Chairman-- E arl D. P orter, Director of Safety & Personnel, Hayes Freight Lines, Inc., 119 N. 15th Street, Mattoon, 111. Program Committee Chairman--P. D. Shincleton, Director of Safety & Personnel, At lantic Greyhound Corporation, 1100 Kanawha Valley Bldg., Charleston, W. Va. Executive Committee-at-Large-- M arcus A. Dow, Manager, Dept, of Safety & Personnel, Greyhound Management Co., 920 E. Superior, Cleveland, Ohio. T. B. Johnson, Manager, Delivery Division, Marshall Field & Company, 601 W. Polk St., Chicago, 111. H. J. Jones, Director of Safety, Automobile Shippers, Inc., Ryan Road at Nevada Avenue, Detroit, Mich. H. H. K elly, Section of Safety, Bureau of .Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C. A. E. L undsteadt, Claim Adjuster, Bowman Dairy Company, 140-158 West Ontario Street, Chicago, 111. A. W. M einke, Engineer, Travelers Insurance Company, Insurance Exchange Bldg., 175 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111. Charles G. M organ, Jr., Manager, Safety Division, American Trucking Associations, Inc., Investment Building, Washington, D. C. H. D. S cheffer, Safety Director, Automobile Owners Insurance Company, Lansing, Mich. PI. B. V auchan, Jr., Major, Corps of Engineers, Munitions Bldg., Washington, D. C. Officers 1938-1939 General Chairman--T. B. Johnson, Manager, Delivery Division, Marshall Field & Com pany, Chicago. Vice-Chairman--J. W . Lord, Safety Engineer, Atlantic Refining Co., Philadelphia. Vice-Chairman--D wight M. M cCracken, Assistant Chief Engineer, Liberty Mutual In surance Co., Boston. Vice-Chairman--H. H. K elly, Section of Safety, Bureau of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D. C. Secretary-- H. J. Jones, Director of Safety, Automobile Shippers, Inc., Detroit, Mich. 41 42 Silver Jubilee Safety Congress Membership Committee Chairman-- A. W. M einke, Engineer, Marsh & McLennan, New York City. Program Committee Chairman--E arl D. P orter, Director of Safety and Personnel, Hayes Freight Lines, Inc., Mattoon, 111. Executive Committee-at-Large-- R. C. H aven, Safety Engineer, Continental Baking Co., New York City. J. R. Steele, Superintendent of Safety, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., Oklahoma City, Okla. A. E. L undsteadt, Claim Adjuster, Bowman Dairy Co., Chicago. Charles G. M organ, Jr., Manager, Division of Operations, American Trucking Asso ciations, Inc., Washington, D. C. H. D. S cheffer, Safety Director, Auto-Owners Insurance Co., Lansing, Mich. H. B. V aughan, J r., Major, Corps of Engineers, Washington, D. C. H. S. Cole, Ass't Superintendent, The Evening Star, Washington, D. C. B ryant C. Skeen, Director of Safety & Personnel, Pacific Freight Lines, Los Angeles. H illis A. K indt, Freight Operations Manager, Consolidated Freight Lines, Portland, Ore. W . F. Brown, Safety Engineer, Consolidated Edison of New York, New York City. D. F. M cMurchy, Director of Safety, Tennessee Valley Authority, Chattanooga, Tenn. TUESDAY MORNING SESSION October 11, 1938 Vehicle Safety Fundamentals Presiding, R. C. H aven, General Chairman, Commercial Vehicle Section. How to Organize for the Handling of Vehicle Accidents By WM. F. BROWN Automobile Safety Engineer, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. It is a well known fact that considerably more progress has been made in commercial vehicle safety than in the private owner class. We can point to the truck driver to day as the "gentleman of the highway" when only a few years ago he was consid ered almost a public enemy. There are two reasons why this has been accomplished: (1), the profit motive on the part of insur ance companies and fleet owners has been a powerful stimulus; and, (2), industrial and commercial leaders have organized to co ordinate and cooperate to a degree that has not been approached by groups of private individuals. Organizations such as the Commercial Ve hicle Section of the National Safety Coun cil, the Greater New York Safety Council and many others with identical purposes have done a fine job. Backing up these safety councils are thousands of commercial fleet owners and operators who have learned that safety pays dividends. An alert execu tive can readily see the connection between accident costs and red ink. Some concerns are still not convinced of the value of safety. They are having a temporary respite from accidents, which re sults from the increased safety mindedness of all the other fleet operators. This is a serious problem, for as long as their drivers are on the highways our drivers will be ex posed to them. Safety Starts at the Top In every business organization there is. some one who decides the policies of the concern. He has the responsibility for set ting up the safety program. This man is responsible when the program succeeds and he is responsible if it fails. Show me a con cern where executive interest ir. safety is keen and ac cessful safe most 11 the handlim 1 clear defi with regard every perso there is a d prevent the is simple. V of accident education o safe operati sary men, i job elfectiv support am program. Ask your vote some program. I that he is reduction a service."1 V If the exet subordinateright down the individi safety instr a single no' their supen Some cor ance of safbut the mil rush--there intersection ers and he grounds th; uct of an a that's what Another i make sure provide ad is to be ba cost of acc non-insurab can't get soi true in a gram. After yoi the safety ) to carry it be assigned there have ing the woi or more in 1 signals are to be lion they should be m at present, pos- iameter. courts hold that a i vehicle within the id, being responsible in any emergency question is whether lopted which makes for the operator beirectional signal legefinitely proved that value involved. We late safety through as the commercial the impression that onsiderably compliition, putting even the insurance comof claims. to take this opporappreciation of the I to the members of for the fine discusplace here today. I tore of this type of .re pointing to more Ay meetings. It is ve must bring the has been a pleasure >ion and I want to pating. Transit Section Officers 1937-1938 General Chairman--R. A. M cA rthur, Public Service Coordinated Transport, Newark, N J. Vice-Chairman--C. .1. L ong, United Traction Co., Albany, N. Y. Vice-Chairman---E. E. Grover, The Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co., Columbus, Ohio. Vice-Chairman--P. D. S hjncleton, Atlantic Greyhound Lines, Charleston, W. Va. Secretary--H. R. H orton, St. Louis Public Service Co., St. Louis, Mo. News Letter Editor and Publicity Committee Chairman--E rnest G. Cox, Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Co., Highwood, 111. Engineering Committee Chairman--H. W. W hitcomji, Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Health Committee Chairman--D. L. Ruttenberg, Chicago Rapid Transit Co., Chicago, 111. Membership Committee Chairman--J ohn M. O kts, Public Service Corp. of N. J., Newark, N. J. Program Committee Chairman--A. P. S chendorf, National Pneumatic Co., Rahway, N. J. Statistics Committee Chairman--H awley S. S impson, American Transit Assn, New-- York, N. Y. Visual Education Committee Chairman--H. V. S chreiber, Capital Transit Co., Washing ton, D. C. Members at Large-- M elvin W. B ridges, Chicago Rapid Transit Co , Chicago, 111. W. A. B rown, Tennessee Electric,Power Co., Nashville, Tenu M arcus A. Dow, Greyhound Management Co., Cleveland, Ohio. H. C. Foss, Savannah Electric & Power Co., Savannah, Ga. G. T. H ellmuth, Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Co., Chicago, 111. E. J. K reh, Philadelphia Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. A. E. P arker, Winnipeg Electric Co., Winnipeg, Canada. S amuel H. R eid, The L. E. Myers Co., Chicago, 111. H arold F. W ebb, West Penn System, Pittsburgh, Pa. George R. W hitmore, Illinois-Iowa Power Co., Peoria, 111. Officers 1938-1939 General Chairman--Robert A. McArthur, Supt. of Employment Instruction, Public Service Coordinated Transport, Newark, N. J. First Vice-Chairman--E. E. Grover, Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company, Columbus, Ohio. Second Vice-Chairman--P. D. Shingi.eton, Director of Safety & Personnel, Atlantic Greyhound Lines, Charleston, W. Va. Third Vice-Chairman--H. R. H orton, St. Louis Public Service Co., St. Louis, Mo. Secretary--J ohn M. Orts, Director of Safety Education, Public Service Corp., of New J., Newark, N. J, 79 80 Silver Jubilee Safety Congress Program Committee Chairman-- H. W . W hitcomb, Chief, Bur. of Accident Prevention, Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Engineering Committee Chairman-- S. P. A ndrews, Safety Supr., York Railways Co., York, Pa. Membership Committee Chairman-- C. H oward S hanek, Safety Supervisor, Youngstown Municipal Ry. Co., Youngstown, Ohio. Statistics Committee Chairman--M erwyn A. K raft, Accident Prevention Engineer, Amer ican Transit Assn., New York, N. Y. Poster & Slide Committee Chairman-- A. P S chendorf, Advertising Manager, National Pneumatic Company, Rahway, N. J. Publicity Committee Chairman and Neies Letter Editor--E rnest G. Cox, Safety En gineer, Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee R. R., Highwood, 111. Health Committee Chairman--George R. T rue, General Claim Agent, Chicago Rapid Transit Co., Chicago, 111. Members at Large-- M elvin W. B ridges, Chicago Rapid Transit Company, Chicago, 111. W. A. B rown, Tennessee Electric Power Company, Nashville, Tenn. M arcus A. Dow, Greyhound Management Company, Cleveland, Ohio. H. C. Foss, Savannah Electric & Power Company, Savannah, Ga. G T. H ellmuth, Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Co., Chicago, 111. E. J. K keh, Philadelphia Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. A. E. P arker, Winnipeg Electric Co., Winnipeg, Canada. S amuel H. Reid, The L. E. Myers Company, Chicago, 111. H arold F. W ebb, West Penn System, Pittsburgh, Pa. George R. W hitmore, Illinois-Iowa Power Company, Peoria, 111. D. Grant M ickle, Traffic Engineer, Jensen, Bowen & Farrell, Ann Arbor, Mich. H arry E. N eal, Traffic Engineer, Department of Highways, Columbus.. Ohio. F rank C. B erry, Manager, Safety Division, Minneapolis Automobile Club, Minneap olis, Minn. Ex-Officio, Former General Chairmen-- H on. H arold G. H offman, Governor of New Jersey, Trenton, N. J. W illiam C. K noelk, Chairman, Milwaukee Safety Commission, Milwaukee, Wis. MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION October 10, 1938 Presiding, General Chairman R. A. M cA rthur, Superintendent Employment-Instruction, Public Service Coordinated Transport Co., Newark, N. J. Address of Welcome By GUY A. RICHARDSON President, Chicago Surface Lines, Chicago 1 am glad to have the opportunity to extend to you greetings and a hearty wel come from Chicago. No group has contributed more to the promotion of safety in the streets of the larger cities of the country than the men who operate the local transportation prop erties, and no group is in a better position to encourage and assist the agencies which are now uniting .their efforts to build greater safety into all our public highways. Transit operators were pioneers in street traffic accident prevention. In the early years of this century, when the streets began to fill up with the rising tide of automotive vehicles and the general public had not yet awakenei the men n the I. traffic sa They that not operating in encou and in echanged wise em could m operatioi It was confined lem on He reali ditions ; accidenteither di service a ord. Th a street upon in on traffi area in . I kno\ could dc it from Streets traffic, ii construe of old o palling, of safe! traffic e wide eni best bra The twenty-f work in most v force. 1 the safe modern ing has ments w that wil availabh safety sentimei But a the stri that tin front ra and bra 5 te train him so that if he has road lie can report it intel- t course in the school he is a training supervisor to a 1 where there is little traffic actual operation of the bus. mastered the mechanics suftaken into traffic but with no If he meets these requiret out to the station in charge structor. We speak of our ien because they are really rtation to the public. The teaches him all along the res him for all the situations s he is likely to meet. satisfied the line instructor ole of handling a bus on his t back to the school where ' a written examination of 1 questions. e training period the attitude ly stressed. We always want that the proper attitude will te safely. m continually about reaction get over to him just what it lg this idea over to our men it visual education comes in n't make a show out of our i and they are shown only Child Education Section Officers 1937-1938 General Chairman--M illard C. L eflek, Superintendent of Schools, Lincoln, Nebr. Vice-Chairman-- J. A ndrew H ollf.y, Director of Instruction, State Department of Public Instruction, Oklahoma City, Okla. Secretary--M arian T elford, National Safety Council, Chicago, 111. Officers 1938-1939 The same officers ivho served during 1937-1938 were unanimously re-elected to serve during the year 1938-1939. TUESDAY MORNING SESSION October 11, 1938 General Session on Safety Education Presiding, A lbert W . W hitney, Vice-President for Education, National Safety Council, and Consulting Director, National Conservation Bureau, New York City. Where Are We in Safety Education Now? By ALBERT W. WHITNEY Consulting Director, National Conservation Bureau, New York City Where are we in safety education now? Apparently we are beginning to arrive! Effects are being produced; there has been evidence for some time that the accident experience among children of school age is distinctly better than among the general population, and this result must be due for the most part to education. Probably most of the elementary schools are now doing a certain amount of work in this field, and the high schools are rapidly falling into line. Thirty states or more have published state courses of study and more are on the way. Some idea of the activity among schools may be had from the fact that during the last thirteen days of September the National Safety Council re ceived letters and telegrams from more than 1,600 schools asking for help. Perhaps the most convincing evidence of the importance of the subject in the esti mation of educators was the action of the American Association of School Adminis trators in making safety education one of the principal subjects for discussion at its meeting in New Orleans in 1937 and in making it the subject of its 1940 year-book, an action that is to be interpreted as mean ing that safety is considered the most im portant subject for discussion at the pres ent time. I suppose no other subject, starting at scratch, has even won a place in our edu cational system in such a short space of time. This result cannot be ascribed to any peculiar excellence in the methods that have been employed, however good they may have been. It is evidently due to the fact that the dangers of living in the modern world have increased so rapidly and have become so formidable that the school has been forced to take over a job that has got beyond the capacity of the home. Other subjects, such notably as health 101