Is other words, after the road is boat
the nsers pay for its upkeep without
cost to the State or county doing the
baiJding.
All transportatioa together, which:
includes all motor vehicles. both pas
tenger and freight, all electric rail
ways, all steam railways, and all boats
of all kind*, jay S I per cent cf the
Nation's total tax bill, which w&ald j
indicate that a fair proportion of what
is being spent on highways comes j
from highway users direct instead of
from the general tax dollar contrib
uted by everyone, yet everyone bene
fits from highway a
It is also interesting to cote that of I
the f 1.114,000. of "highway in- j
come" represented in the chart. 15J j
is derived from beads, 44 T from tax- ’
atioa. 10.4 from motor fees, and 7.1
from Federal aid
making good hoads
The maximum us* of roads can only i
come when they are made safe for
maximum use. A dangerous road will'
always be less nsed than a safe oae,
and a road dangerously used by some
wm be less nsed by others than a road
wisely used by all.
At the present time two States give
licenses to drivers without any exam
ination of any kind. Ask for ft, pay a
tee, and get it. Drive anyway—safely
dscgeronsly. drankenly, these States !
apparently do cot care' Ten States i
have no age limit oc drivers; you can 1
give a child of five a car and tell him
to drive to town, without violating the
law.
