Brookings-Harbor pilot., July 05, 1951, Image 6

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Motorists race New
Responsibility On
State Highways
• SALEM—In an address to the
people of Oregon, Secretary of
State Earl T. Newbry served no­
tice on all motorists that they
must drive more carefully and
be prepared to pay promptly for
damages they cause in accidents
or expect to losexboth their driv­
ing license and regristration of
ownership within 60 days, un­
der the state’s new motor ve­
hicle safety responsibility law,
which becomes effective Aug. 2.
Unlike the present financial
responsibility law, which is re­
pealed as of Aug. 2, the new law
does not allow any mototrist a
free first accident, Mr. Newbry
emphasized. It goes to work im-
mediately following the accident,
requires proof of financial re-
sponsibility up to $11,000 within
50 days thereafter, and compels
Enforcement of a suspension or-
der within another 10 days upon
failure to furnish j)roof in the
form of insurance or cash, he
explained.
Because the new law operates
so swiftly, requires application of
its penalties automatically with-
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in specific periods folowing an
accident, and applies to all driv­
ers involved in an accident re­
gardless of fault, Secretary New­
bry declared that the state had
obtained the co-operation of “the
public spirited press and radio
stations” in conducting a pub-
lie educational campaign from
now until the enforcement date
or Aug. 2. The law provides, he
said, ample means by which mo­
torists can protect themselves
and the public before they be­
come involved in an accident.
Here, briefly and simply stat­
ed, are the new rules that will
apply to motor vehicle drivers
and owners on and after Aug. 2,
as explained by Secretary New­
bry in his message:
In the event of an accident re­
sulting in death or injury, or
any amount of property damage,
every driver involved must file
a written report with the Sec­
retary of State within 24 hours.
Special forms will be provided
for such reports. Failure to re­
port is subject to a fine up to
$100 and suspension of driving
or ownership licenses. If death
or or injury are not involved,
or property damage doesn't ex­
ceed $100, the security provis­
ions of the safety responsibility
law does not apply to the acci-
dent. If any person was killed
or even slightly injured, or if
property damage exceeded $100
however, the security provissions
apply promptly and things begin
to happen.
A driver who had in effect
at the time of the accident a form
of liability insurance or bond
w hich covers damage claims up
to $11,000. automatically satis­
fies the security requirements of
the law and has nothing more to
worry about, as far as that ac-
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cident is concerned. A driver who
was not thus insured at the time
of the accident will be advised
by the Secretary of State how*
much cash he must deposit to
meet possible claims for the dam-
age he caused. The amount will
be determined by the extent ot
the damage, but may not ex­
ceed $5,000 for death or injury
to one person, $10,000 for death
or injury to more than one per­
son, and $1,000 for property dam­
age, a possible total of $11,000.
The security provisions of the
new law does not apply if an
uninsured driver obtained a re­
lease from liability signed by ali
other persons to the accident,
receive a final decree of non-lia­
bility from a court, executes a
written agreement to pay all
damage claims up to $11,000, or
proves that his car was legally
parked or was being driven with­
out his consent at the time of
the accident. If collateral has
not been deposited or one of these
provisions met within 50 days
after the accident, suspension or
both driving and ownership li­
censes becomes effective 10 days
later—a total of 60 days after
the accident.
“It all adds up to this,” Sec-1
rotary of State Newbry said, “the
day when any driver or owner'
of a motor vehicle—can become
involved in an accident and fail
to pay for the damage he has
done will end abruptly in Ore­
gon on Aug. 2. They will either
pay in cash or pay by losing their
motoring privileges. And those
who can’t keep out of accidents
will learn that the safety re­
sponsibility law gives the state
an effective means of taking them
from behind the wheel perman-
ently, for the safety of the 85
per cent who drive lawfully.
“You can’t duck this law, so
don’t try. It allows no free ac-
cidents; it has no technical loop­
holes. Its penalties are auto­
matic both as to circumstance
and time. It doesn’t say ‘may’—
it says ‘must.’ So the secretary
could not set them aside if he
wished and this particular sec­
retary, quite frankly, in view of
the î conditions that exist, would
not if he could. Our new law
was not enacted lightly; it will
not be enforced lightly. It has
been i fully endorsed by every
ty orginzation in the coun-
Proclamation
cause of the inaccessible char- and do hereby close said areas
acter of such areas due to the and the same shall be subject to
lack of suitable roads, and use only upon conditions that en­
WHEREAS, upon the showing of trants shall comply with all of
the State Forester it appears to the following requirements or
me to be necessary to close to conditions: (1) To refrain fnjm
unregulated use the following smoking while traveling in such
areas designated as: AREA NO. areas. (2) To secure a permit
R-l: All National Forests in Or­ issued by the forester or a fire
egon and adjacent areas protect­ warden before building a camp­
ed by the United States Forest fire other than at improved, des­
Service as follows: Adjacent to ignated and posted campgrounds
Siskiyou National Forest: Sec­ on such areas. (3) To have as a
tion 31, T. 32 S., R. 8W.; T. 32 part of his or her equipment when
S R. 9W.; T. 33 S., R. 8 W.; using campfires, except when
34 S., Rs. 8, 11 and 13 W., T. traveling as a pedestrian and/or
35 S Rs. 8. 11 and 12 W.; T. camping at improved, designated
39 S. R. 12 W.; Sections 1 and and posted campgrounds, tools as
12, T. 40 S,. R. 7 W.; T. 41 S., specified by the forester suitable
R. 8 W.; Section 9, T. 41 S., R. for extinguishing fires. This proc-
9 W.; T. 41 S., Rs 11 and 12 W. lacation shall be effective from
NOW, THEREFORE. 1, Douglas and after the 1st day of July,
McKay, Governor of the State of 1951, and shall remain in full
Oregon, by virtue of the author­ force and effect until and in­
ity vested in me under the pro­ cluding the 31st day of December,
visions of Section 107-210, Oregon 1951. Done at the Capitol in Sa­
Compiled Laws Annotated, as lem, Oregon, this 21st day of
amended by Chapter 252, Oregon
June, T951. s/ Douglas McKay,
Laws, 1945, do hereby proclaim
the unregulated use of the above-' Governor; attest: Earl T. New-
described areas to be unlawful bry, Secretary of State.
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