it is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. with regard to driving, the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough. a code which was universally accepted could on have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done. the driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through stringent annual tests for safety. even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a person’s driving ability. present drinking and driving laws( where they exist) should be made much stricter. maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads. governments should lay down safety specifications for manufactures, as has been done in the usa. all advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. these measures may sound inordinately harsh, but surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual tool of human life. after all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars.