A View From The Governor's Office By Gov. Raymond P. Shafer v s f av> s y >\s-, wa* For the second time in two I signed yeais, this Administration has . submitted a series of bills to the ' e ® ls l a t lon designed to cut the General Assembly aimed at fui- death toll on Pennsylvania high "»• - —V wealth bieath tests for suspected Despite the fact that last yeai drunken diivers • our high- •. > > landmark law into way accident rate is still too high. In 1968, for example, 2,400 persons were killed in highway accidents throughout the State, and another 123,000 were injur ed in a total of 250,000 report ed accidents As a result of con tinuing studies by my Highway Safety Task Force, this week a package of eleven bills to cut that cainage were intioduced in the House with bipaitisan sup poit A iS i Some of these bills will per mit changes in piocedmes, oi authoiize collection of vital opeiational data foi tutuie an alysis It is impoitant to lealize that implementation of this pioposed legislation will pio vido us with a base upon which we can soon develop a moie ef fective tiaffic safety piogiam using readily available manage ment techniques Included, too, is a bill esta blishing a single maximum speed of 55 miles pei hour on open highways and 35 miles per hour in business and residen tial districts, yet give the Secie taiy of Highways and local traffic officials the authonty to make changes based on engi neering studies of specific situa tions Previously, such changes weie made by legislative action and the result, especially in smaller communities, was that the motorist often has been directed to stay within 40, 35 oi 25 miles an hour on different portions of the same road In addition, this bill also would impose heavier fines for speeding violations based on a graduated schedule for the more flagrant high-speed viola tors instead of imposing the ridiculously low $lO fine now in effect. Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 26,1969- Other bills in the package forcemont in addition to ra wou^: i c., air reconnaissance agai Permit the Commissioner of j-eekless drivers and a n State Police to test and utilize speed timing device which w; new methods of speed law en- (Continued on Page 28) I/W Meet PP&L's Ron Sprankle, the comfort merchan Comfort is Ron Spi ankle’s business. The comfort that comes when you switch to carefree electric home heating. Ron is one of the PP&L men, your friends and neighbois, who have the pleasant task of spreading the word about flameless electric heat. Ron will be glad to come out and help you choos° the type of electric heat (theie aie a number to choose fiom) best suited to your hon He’ll give you a sound estimate, without obligation or charge, of what it will cost a year t enjoy this flameless, modem heat. If you wish, he’ll help you select the Reddy Kilowatt Recommended Electuc Home Heating Dealer best qualified to make the installation. Call Ron at PP&L today. He’ll be more than happy to help bring modern comfort to your present home. And Ron’s just one of the team of experts waiting to bring you electric heat’s full comfoit story. PP«Li AN INVESTOR-OWNED $ ELECTRIC UTILITY /j IN THE SERVICE OP THE PUBLIC « c, * « «*> t c ut fc. '****» at M * •* - » id
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