Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-15
THE wHrELMEN-s SIDE.
Some Remarks occssioned by the Verdict %
the Schubert Case

utterance 10 TRADE against licvcles and bicy-
cl,s,s in sorcr.l 7u,.s ~. -, .o,,,ia,,..a
neoessar! py the coroner lnfles' ss Is eNr
deneed by the recent verdict in the Schubert
case. where the District authorities were called
u,op a s,o, the rocl los ', t;,, a, b;.,cl.s A,
- -. : q -.
u'e 'i's' IN "he H0"u"e'' o"se 'ne o'o s0"s'
ana not run INTO the doctor, bnt was thrown
on ms machine by running over stone. Now,
II seems 10 mo that this WAS hardly Co he at
triouted TO thu recklessness Of which we have
heard so much. Tor the rider would have been
thrown by running over the stone whether he
were riding fast or slow. This has been dem
onstrated practically 20 me during q riding ex-
perlence OF ten wears.
IL being admitted. then. that the accident was
due not 10 the riding of the machine against
the doctor. but solely TO the fact that the rider
was thrown from his machine by running over
stone. would II not have been IN much better
taste for that jury 90 have confined itself 90 the
iacts OF The case II was considering. instead 81
giving Nerdlct And expressing an opinion
.Pon nAt'er thAt Was not up Tor considera-
hon!
mat jury was called for the purpose OF de-
terminins who was resPonsibie for the acc'-
uen, ian accident deplored by every one,
riuer anu non-rlder) and not Tor the purpose
OF inqnlring into and reporting upon bicycle
ri9 ~, IN general;
oe'.aihi! IA becomes AZ least one member
"a 'nat Jury 10 car upon the authorities 10 stop
sns .iolatiohs OF the ponce regulations when
ne, .! cohunuaiiy piocklng up the sidewalk on
80 N Nl0itihs tne sane SCI oi fesniA-
uoa. uat., 70 the great INCONVENIENCE OF
Peyes.rhs, OF winch am one, such
,ioa"oh oelng carried on under the
yer! hoses OF the two pohcemen
ss"as stsndlng at the corner. Not only that.
-. W, iiis Hpt sc anu wagon 70 staha on TIE
~ 80. Ntnout peins secured, As required by
VA. - ehUahsering many h'es' III Is quite
~ hat
IL VIZ pe l0uhd 10 DE equall. careless In ne
r. h;',- % .ne ponce res aI~,t"ns-
- p.e!Sbst shouid De run down by the
.eS va 'ouh othi'h' grocer, coroners
~: es'asu' IA otHet 70 CONFORM TO the prnc-
~ uo. ul 'ne Scnupert Jury bfing m verdict
- 'ue .i'en' was uuo 70 the cafiessness f
oonn oil'. anu tat ihe attention of the
$3.50. sc u sa4ieu 20 ,ne Nio'ation OF the law
Ts ouH,I ucNhb the sidewalks by Joha
- :. tH s.ocer. Drown might CON
s.. , .a' tiie yur! went outs1de OF lts legie-
81, - :. : = - =. riotIu iSuieuoet
10. NC ~ So, anu thAt hnasmuch a. the
yut. nss ueaiihe WIN stocersmah ne also
10. S1"o "t'uiu 'eeu teAoh.
a. :, ON. uih.rehoe pe'Neeh such verdict
- -, -. ,eaHiCs Il vac oehGoer1 case h that
~. an oi. t lhe INSTRUMENTATION is hpeclhc ana In
Nii ga otner general
Lnis nin'eer Is Oh more than local import
an sa as 'ne new oL thls accident mas by shis
M 'Preeu o'ei INC country.
an al 'ioie hPl c;feu IN me IPtDnne recently
ana was reprinted an HE SrAa, and last Sun
20. : % nad AZ eli'o % IA on uie subject
IN. ne I'M por,ance Oh tne Jury CORNING itseh
70 'ne mes Vi the Ease becomes apparent. be-
eause othef~lse !, conveys TO the public an
e,iNAeoas iNea anu Sasss feproaeh upon piey-
''in S. Al so il,l al, -.,--,,-
Ave teao VIE coiisioeraoie care tne vari-
. ous eonllI ~ cHicAuohs "hlch nave Tor The past
TWO months apIearea an the Local press, ana
~, ~. ,.i s WIN se iast al e rear cause
~ inoo' ~ 'Iie az ItSHts Hhs pe+n oferiooAea-
Az ho ci'! Oh equal size IN thls country DO
.ne teueS'i laIs nohopo4I1e lhe streets as much
as tle. 90 IA washington. iheS seem TO think
tnat they can cross tne stfeet anywhere along
.he 80 u'te WIN tue same OF greater iinpunity
'naA 'ues oaIi a. tne resuIar crossings;
lahe Iehns. HAhia At .,,, 'u, 9th, or
ioth htree'S' anu You VIII zee 1eopie crossing
diagonally AL aiofg the square, something you
90 nor see on tne business streets OF chicago,
1hcinhau, New iolh' boston .hiadeIphia or
baltimore. Inns Is the cause OF the accidents
which We see attributed 10 reckless bicycle
fidihg, anu WHICH cannot De a'oioed either by
the use "a lamp VI uen u nave seen persons
step on car or heroic oirects IN front OF
oicscies, anu persons Ne4uehN. step from
pehind wagon OF carriage ulreetiy IN 'front.' q
pie!c4e eonAhs run tne oPPesi'e airecuon-
10 ~ any wonuer unen tnat acciusnts happenf
het peopie ieaih 70 ~ 70 tne rex iar cfoss,hes,
as tney 40 an otner clses auo wn.re tney nave
.he , Iient VI way, anu we. Wal una uat they
Miii nave les7 oHuse iol conp1ahs PERSONS
.ioiaths ,ne NeH- unuerstoou rules Oh tne roao,
II tney may De 20 termed, should remember
that they DO 80 al their own RISK, and when they
meet WIN an accident shouia not oe IN hurry
10 rush INTO PRINT anu complain on the reck-
iesshess OF ana Noiatioh os otaefa
Aho,her anu e9uaiiy serious uoupie araeee
IRON tne iact tnat SO man! people In this cry
walk along the streets ior squares Just -
there were no Sidewalks made specially and
exclusively Tor them. ana Just as they do In
those provincial towns where the board OF town
commissioners cannot anord TO lay sidewalks
persons "ho' therefore, oeloerately leave
tne siuewaiks nlade eAciuh'eiy Tor them and
walk IN 'he stree's snouid rene mper that they
20 tnis q, tneil own ,ISA anu invite the SO
called recKiess ridihg Dy Dicyciists, who nov
nave al tne! onn 40 70 rue aozeu squares
~thou' perAs run uo"h enemheASes os horse
drivers. lhis calls 10 mlhd a communication
written some tiihe ago ana complaining that
ole!chst IN passing carnage from behind
came up on the let hand side.
Ihis practce or rule Is generally followed by
olcyelists tnronghout the country, L believe,
and is founded upon common sense and expo
rience. III you ride behind ten separate vehi-
cles you wlil ma that nine OF them when they
turn Will turn TO the right, and If a bicyclist
attempted TO pass them on the right as has
been SAID we should do, We would, IN nine cases
out OF ten, De caught between the carriage and
the curb. The same result follows If the nine
carriages pun over to the right to allow q We
hicle from the opposite direction &c pass.
Drivers IN TINS cay pay little regard to the
rules OF the road Ihey are content to drive