Series 22030

State Planning Board Traffic Safety Council records, 1939-1940.

1 microfilm reel

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

The Utah Planning Agency studied long-range plans for the development of Utah's transportation systems. One of their members was assigned to the Utah Traffic Safety Council which was formed by the governor in June 1939 to assist the state departments charged with traffic safety activities. Through their work with these departments they created more efficient means of accident reporting, licensing, keeping record of fines, and tracking accident-prone areas and drivers. Included in this series is their correspondence; a bulletin of their activities; minutes; and reports of fines, checking stations, mileage marking, and traffic accidents.

Scope and Content

The Utah Planning Agency studied long-range plans for the development of Utah's transportation systems. One of their members was assigned to the Utah Traffic Safety Council which was formed by the governor in June 1939 to assist the state departments charged with traffic safety activities. Through their work with these departments they created more efficient means of accident reporting, licensing, keeping record of fines, and tracking accident-prone areas and drivers. Included in this series is their correspondence; a bulletin of their activities; minutes; and reports of fines, checking stations, mileage marking, and traffic accidents.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by document type.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was processed by M. Call in March 1999 and microfilmed in 2003 for reference use; hard copy was not retained following filming.

Related Material

Transportation reports from the State Planning Board, Series 1179, also includes reports on transportation studies
Maps from the State Planning Board, Series 5597, includes maps regarding traffic flow.

Container List

ReelFolderDescription
11 Bulletin; 1940
12 Correspondence; 1939
13 Correspondence; 1940
14 Minutes
15 Reports; Justice of the peace dispositions, traffic fines; 1940
16 Reports; Key and loadometer checkign station reports
17 Reports; Municipal road mileage by type and road system
18 Reports; Summary of fatal traffic accidents; 1939
19 Reports; Traffic accident statistics; 1939-1940