The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05
FRIENDLY WARNING
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Advice to-" -"Auto" Owners by One
of Theme
THE PUBLIC MAY TAKE UP ARMS
If Imposed Upon Too Long-Sound
Sense About Others
Rirhts


Sense About others
Rights.
One of Minneapolis automobilists, who
recognizes the rights of others and reali-
zes that danger may accrue to the sport
by arousing public antagonism by reckless
driving gives the following friendly and
pithy warning to his fellow chauffeurs:
To My Fellow Automobiles.
Dear Boys-I wish to have a little heart
to heart talk with you and tell you few
things that seem to me to be for the interest
of all. Do you know that upon the slightest
provocation they mobbing those running
automobiles in New York and in the east.
whether their carelessness or not causes the
accidents? If you do not know, I now in
form you Do you know why this Isl? It is
simply because the drivers have been care
less of the rights Of others.
Why should you or I, because we happen
to own automobile, go flying up Nicollet
avenue or any other street in the city, blow
ing whistle, footing a horn, or ringing
bell for people to get off the crossing if not
off the earth, when it is our business to go
slowly enough to look out for them. Blowing
a horn at man as you approach him at
crossing is equivalent to saying Il am COM
ing. Look out for me. Get out of the road"
This attitude is apt to set ones blood boil
ing, if he has blood left in him after we have
passed by. Why should not a man driving
team or horse go sailing up the street,
blowing a whistle, footing horn and ring
ing bell?
We claim that our machines are much more
easily controlled than horse vehicles. If so,
why do we not control them? There are
large number Of automobiles in in this
city, mostly operated by good fellows, like
you and me. The people heretofore have
| loved US. Why not continue to merit their
| love and esteem? I fear that the actions
| of a few of us will bring discredit upon ALL
| For a parallel please read the daily papers
regarding police trials.
When we are going through the country,
passing teams going the same way, why do
| we not always pass to the left as the law
requires, and give the fellow ahead little
| show for his life and room to get out OF
our way? When we are turning sharp curves
| in the country, beyond which may be women
and children behind skittish horse, why do
:. we not slow down, make less noise, and not
| run the risk Of increasing the census OF the
cemeteries? If we get the people down upon
| US we shall soon have state laws and city
ordinances so strict that they will be un-
reasonable and we shall have no one to
thank for them but ourselves. .~
| T know of no sport more exhilaratfng than
! automobilng, but at the same time we should
| remember. that the possession: OF an auto
mobile does not give us right to the earth
or the privilege to "shooing' our friends Oh
| the crossings. This week I saw one fellow
in little Olds machine sailing up Nicolle1
avenue, blowing the most dismal whistle il
| has been my misfortune to hear. Another
went sailing up the street, the happy pos
SCISSOR of a horn which sent out its disma
tones continuously and unnecessarily: Le
! US, as Dinkenspiel says, ':pass ourselfs a. few
soogeschuns," and thus train ourselves into
a realization of our proper. attitude toWare
7 the public. - s-.'.. II L. -...'2 -. -
Most kindly yours, q, Sd
| ....,..... F.. -...... -. One of Us.