Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginanamazingage.Wearefreefrommanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymodernmedicine.Itisalmostcertainthatonedaymedicineswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedgreatly.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbeforeeverydaywewitnesstheunbelievablekillingofmenwomenandchildrenontheroads.Manvsthemotor-car!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.

Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.

Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel(方向盘)hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theysaytheyareill-manneredandaggressivewillfulastwo-year-oldsandcompletelyselfish.A..theirhiddenangersanddisappointmentsseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.

Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisruinedbyroadnetworks;andthedeathsbecomenothingmorethananumbereveryyeartobeeasilyforgotten.

Itishightimeaworldrulewascreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodrivingthelawsofsomecountriesareunbelievablelenient(宽容的)andeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Arulewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveanobviouslybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstricttestsforsafetyeachyear.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholintheb