The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-29
AMONG TIE AUTOMOBLYrs.
EFFORT TO HEAD OFF HOSTILE
LEGISLATION.



in the midst of the alarms over possible
motorphobe bills that may or may not be
intro iuced In the legislatures OF this and
other States il seems to me that IL would be
advisable II automobiles were to start a
few reforms themselves, " said A. NJ. Archer
of the Automobile Club OF America yester-
day. Il have heard IL asserted that auto
mobile legislation depends almost entirely
upo the conduct Of the motorists them
selves in any given State, and though this
seems a broad statement II Ia undoubtedly
a true one. IL ia certain that ny legislator
will go out of his way in these days to frame
an irksome automobile measure unless driven
to il by the wishes Of his constituents, who
in their turn ha We had unpleasant experiences
with drivers of motor cars and consequently
insist that stringent laws regu lating the use
OF motor vehicles be placed upon the statute
books.
There il one reform In pa rticular which
II II were carried out would unauestionably
do much TO allay any hostile feeling toward
automobiles, and that is the total suppress
sion OF the juvenile daredevil driver. This
class appears to be composed OF two divi-
s~ions-very young chauneurs and the ex-
tremely youthful scions OF houses that main
tain more or less extensive stables OF motor
cars. In New York city and the surrounding
country there are dozens OF expensive high
powered machines OF various types which are
driven by irresponsible boys OF less than
20 years OF age. who In many Instances have
been engaged oy their employers without
any looking up OF their references or much
real knoWledBe OF theT aolnty as drivers
Inc truth OF the Old saying ABOUT the need.
lesshess OF YOUTH can nave no oetter prooi
than the antics OF some or these boy chauf-
feurs when they scorch madly through city
straota ar along corrtrv roods wbon thar
sI.s a .n -. -
euipioSeiS are hot W OheH caHs' hwy tdAe
cha nces at crossroads In the country and
busy corners in the city that an older. more
conservative driver would MAYER think of.
~ WI, n..S a.nfu,"i
anu III hIahy ways HhAe Vheiu7viNos tShNo
for their recklessness. bringing down censure
upon automobilists In general for their dis
ragord ~ others ana parsistant In c, NJ caution
IN driving
while perhaps not so numerous "a the
| young chauffeur division, the young sons Of
! y,cb mon also make a great deal of trouble by
their attitude toward Iheir loss fortunate
brethren, During the Hast Few months, par
rnnahont has come INTO such vogue have
unaouu u"N NonIo n'o 20"
noticed quite a numosr OF eAtreIlelf you1nIu,
drivers racing around in these high powered
machines and taking all the chances that the
nnr,, ronnn obanss,rs srs SO fond Of In
several cases the bonnets we're wholly or
partially removed in the apparent desire 10
make the car look as much ike a racing ma
Chihe as PosS'ole' d" ~ So"'IS '""' VIZ
driving we're sehuing the cars aiohS Just as
tho onlooker. thought they were very des-
sne Na., go ' ~
One of the diversions OF some of these
wealthy mems sons Is u run their cars with the
muller not in use. perhaps to stlI further EN-
e S}b my MING hT 4. is a tS'%t Tic that m should Pc Pr Of
! Ine ih3 grep hS U ~ n rnnnrt liz n nietoi
sbot IL nroduced and I have seen hundreds
SUI ~ 1911 ~ 20, ~ nUdont
o. pe oar s u ons Oh had at apctnsiiv heee Sh ei
Tp suaH an ,rats T. ~ nnad :" nDs
amSST pid't 80 ~ 40 mO go S1iaiGo 81
4ntom99ilsts IN I1e hiInus o. al 2nseTn pts
mobile clubs and other organiza,ions we're
to adopt some means to stop this foollshneS'
S,o.aSora,or uor,in S,,oo,d prog cha rlas
ThadJoTs Torrv cnunsci ~ ne Satpnns
, Ns5oc nnnost q o. siGGss. NJ ne r nh dtscusss,i
chsnfsHP %nestion on Tbursdav nirht ~ a
ulnheI gaVen NY myespniL IHlnu,eI SSorsinr
10 IstbonSbf tbat the Chauffeur needed iook.
ing after. While Prof Terry was OF the opinion
that The cbaHfenr was a much ma igned
inc miSSse Sso Of SaI bis ms emp inS TSaP sHd tb ,9r
friends senator SAFE also said that he
hoped that the time would soon come when
a a" reality S9ny r SO that the t%o s%reatesS road syse
TENS in the country -those al New York
and New jerseyy~wonld be connected. so that
an sufomobilst who did moi care to cross
tho Hudson nm "a ferry or DAas under IL through
a tunnel 10 he huilt could drive MS machine
from one State 10 the other. Other speakers
we're 4 IardInrton second VIcc-president
and general mana ger of the Long Island
man ". 5. Bennett. the Rev. B. 4. Nhtten-
ham of oxford. England. DIR, =. 4. Cooke
and NJ. ], Brock. DIR. Cooke and his brother
are at present engaged in constructing an
automobile by which the doctor hopes TO
reach the South Pole. tie said that IT was
not possible to reach the North Pole with a
motor vehicle. as IL is surrounded by water,
but that u seemed that the south Pole could
be reached, as II ia the opinion OF explorers
that land covered with ice and snow reaches
to the South Pole.
Senator Flynn of Pittsburg told the follow
ing story recently. after ne had denied that
he was troubled by automobile heart" A
man in Altoona, the owner Of q very fine 20
horsepower limousine motor car. tailed last
month, and while his Affairs were being
settled up the car disappeared, As soon as
everything had been adjusted. though, the
car again showed up In possession Of the
Altoona man. This angered one OF his
creditors, and the first time he saw the bank
rupt he took him bitterly 10 task. - nice
bankrupt, he said: how does II happen, II
you're a bankrupt, that you still have that
automobile2"
We'll. YOU see. said the other. smiling, Il
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