Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginanamazingage.Wearefreefrommanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymodernmedicine.Itisalmostcertainthatonedaymedicineswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedgreatly.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheunbelievablekillingofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads.Manvsthemotor-car!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.

Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.

Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel(方向盘),hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theysay,theyareill-manneredandaggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldsandcompletelyselfish.A..theirhiddenangersanddisappointmentsseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.

Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisruinedbyroadnetworks;andthedeathsbecomenothingmorethananumbereveryyear,tobeeasilyforgotten.

Itishightimeaworldrulewascreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesareunbelievablelenient(宽容的)andeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Arulewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveanobviouslybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstricttestsforsafetyeachyear.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoh