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REPORT RE: FATALITIES ON HIGHWAYS - REQUEST RE: ALLIED ST. REFERRED TO ST, COMM. WELFARE REPORT PRESENTED THE RAPID INCREASE IN THE RATE OF FATALITIES ON THE HIGHWAYS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IS AN ALARMING AND FRIGHTENING SITUATION. THE NEWS RELEASES OFTEN CITE DETAILS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DRIVERS WITH NUMEROUS PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS - PEOPLE WHO APPARENTLY HAVE NO REGARD FOR THE LAW NOR FOR THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF OTHERS. THE CITIZENS OF VIRGINIA ARE ENTITLED TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL OVER HIGHWAYS WITHOUT FACING THE RISK OF DEATH AT THE HANDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE RECORDS CLEARLY MARK THEN AS CARELESS AND RECKLESS DRIVERS. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE URGES YOU TO INITIATE AND GIVE SUPPORT TO LEGISLATION REQUIRING THE REVOCATION OF DRIVERS~ LICENSES WHERE REPEATED TRAFFIC OFFENSES ARE A MATTER OF RECORD. WE BELIEVE THAT DRASTIC AND POSTIVE MEASURES ARE WARRANTED IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE RECKLESS AND REPEATING OFFENDERS FROM OUR HIGHWAYS, THE DRIVERStS PERMIT IS A PRIVILEGE AND NOT A RIGHT AND OUR STATE STATUTES SHOULD BE CHANGED TO ENABLE THE COURTS TO TAKE MORE STRINGENT ACTION. ~T IS OUR BELIEF THAT STATE STATUTES SHOULD BE ENACTED PROVIDING THAT FOR ANY SERIES OF RECKLESS DRIVING AND/OR SPEEDING CONVICTIONS WITH- IN A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS THAT THE SUSPENSION OF THE DRIVERSt LICENSE BE PROVIDED FOR TERMS RANG,NC FROM ONE (1) TO FIVE (5) YEARS. SINCE THE DRIVERS~ LICENSE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT FACET OF THE MODERN SOCIETY IT WOULD PERHAPS BE BEST TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SUCH REVOCATION EXCEEDING ONE (1) YEAR~S LIMITATION WOULD BE REFERRED TO THE COURT OF RECORD OF THE- JURISDICTION INVOLVED~ WHICH COURT WOULD HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE SUCH REVOCATION. IT IS THE FIRM BELIEF OF THIS COUNCIL THAT THE TWELVE (12) HONTH PERIOD IS TOO SHORT A TIHE LIMIT AND ANY PERSON GUILTY OF HAZARDOUS CONDUCT ON THE STATEtS HIGHWAYS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS BEFORE HE CAUSES ACCIDENTS. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ L. L. SCRIBNER (CHAIRMAN) B~-J. HAGGERTY J. R. PONTON JAS. E. BOWEN~ JR. P. D. SUMMERS~ JR. A REQUEST TO ACCEPT ALLIED STREET INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER} 1962 WAS PRESENTED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON MOTION THE MEETING ~DJOURNED. AND, ORDERED COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 21, 1962 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. B. d. HAGGERTY MR. R~ E. LEE MR. L. B. MOUNT MR. J~ R. PONTON MR. L. L. SCRIBNER DECEMBER 20~ 1962 TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING THE 2~ST INST. AT 9:00 A. M. O1CLOCK. 1. To CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUIT TO ENJOIN NON-CONFORMING USES IN ANNEXATION AREA.