The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
AMONG THE. AUYOMOBAISrS
A. 4. A. WORKING FOR UNIFORM
MOTOR VEHICLE MEASURE.

PRESIDENT Hetchs1ss and Chairman Terry OF
legislative beard Attend Congress On
Uniform LAwu-A. NJ. q. VI. A. Now
Largest Trade BODY IN This Country.
Frederick II. Elliott. secretary OF the Amer
lean Automobile Assod alton. announced yes
terday that President W. II. Hotchkiss OF the
Of the A. A. A. had attended the congress ON
Uniform laws which was held recently at
Portland. Me-. and which IL made up OF the
commissioner appointed by the Governors
Of the different States to meet every year
with the American Bar Association. Charles
Thsddeus Terry. chairman OF ths A. A. A.
legislative board, iNone OF the three COM
missioners from New York State. and Gov.
Hughes recently appointed Mr.. Hotchltss
TO ill a vacancy. MIR. Elliotts announcement
said further:
Although automobile laws did not receive
thorough attention at this session, IL is ascer-
tanned that the congress ultimately will give
a vast amount OF consideration to this sub
ject. Uniformity in motor vehicle laws can
best he obtained through such bodies m this
ongress. Members Of the legislative board
have for some time past been preparing the
draft Of a model motor vehicle bill, to be pre-
scented TO the congress on uniform laws. to the
end that the same subsequently, may be in
reduced in the various State Legislatures.
1t was impossible for Chairman Terry
to place in its final and approved form the
uniform State motor vehicle law-though
IL practically has been agreed upon by the
legislative ~board-so that it could be dis
made to facilitate the work as far as possible.
and copies OF the proposed law will De sent
the request that providing the legislative
situation Is such as to make 4 feasible the
bill may be introduced into the Legislature
members of the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION be put forward to secure It's pas
sage" NO.
The membership committee of the Ameri-
an Motor Car Manufacturer Association
Company of Bryn Mawr. Pa, makers OF the
Pennsylvania car. to membership in tho
association. This addition to the ranks OF the
A. VI. c. NJ. A. brings It's membership up to
forty-six automobile manufacturing concerns,
which makes IL the largest trade organization
lsrgest-the National Association OF Auto
mobile Msnufacturers--h&s s9mething like
members will participate next Saturday,
August 81. In the awing at the New York
viii he made for the Grand Central Palace
show. Of the Automobile Club Of America.
to he held October 2. 70 81, mhs 4; M; G N; A;
~ space for this years show. which Is an
increase Of about 80 per cent, over hast years
allotment to them.
A bill has been introduced in the British
10 rsr,,s%sSL Hei tra siSV of sh ,or ru ahs goVsrniSs
travel by sea. Briefly, the measure would
apply to motor vehicle trsfic the legal obigs-
ton now imposed upon shipping, and when a
collision occurs the onus Of proving innocence
will devolve upon the navigator Of the swifter
and more easily controlled vehicle.
c. C. sinsabaugh Of the Chicago Motor Club
has, o Son s,S SSn ~ s1na;, +, s9s ri. So 1ar ESnabo sns
ssSsb Ip falling So Of s sSTs of of. n he s'e ss1;eSssI ssaa
for the automobile, but the farmers are dis
playing an uncommon amount Of inform alton
Thsy DO not he IN ambush for sSorchers. or
even the lay aSldigs tour ! ae s as th ,sy q iSs I'D ND
The automobile is the farmers friend. and the
country folk are realizing this rapidly. Wher-
csssfui the farmer have benefited more than
the automobihsts. Many of the farmers 1
n nousos %e that on they hey had anPs seen %ns a light s.'s ssSa we're ere
vehicle that would be At the service q the
TO turn the debris OF his nelds into denatured
alcohol for fuel"
To- bile accidents has been collisions with street
care. and unless greater care IL exercises IN
- the futpre many more bad smashes, viii be
ACE. if any one WISHES to have his eyes
thoroughly opened TO. the risks automobile
stand at q corner Of some much used street
having double car tracks for a half hour
S %iii 70 m afy INN qhs u q Wiser ere Il SH not ses ssdder man asI
We do net refer here to speeding, but 10
reokless turning, Which c9nstitutes fyiiy r.
urn 10 the ieit a. full speed, and turn corners
so close to the left curb that their wheels
. -.pSss so to watch I; s Tor ssa M FROM Hs,gst this sd d!r sS.
lion: as they, have enough 70 aG Ts.cn,ng
i i%asfSiI IS' travel 1s enc ixnnoshss source Of danger
Is the habit OF dodsins aeiekly in front OF a
moving street car going in the same direction.
an. !, 4 JUMP q Her Your sSt s. s Z II n f front : o. @H z % that hat
yonr irss' follow The rsils, missing the car
out of q hundred the trick b successful: he
hundredth time the steering wheel may
;,%r ISs : Ii /, :. (, : q sir: IN, @ss . S sSssLl i fS1 IN ! n lsss
machine your sutomobNe Is scrap.
The third source Of danger is perhaps the
"snnot fully guard against it unless he Is
familiar with Lhs streets upon which he is
crossins tracks at right angles. While
driving upon the narrow cross streets stu
common IN many o. our cs1es ons tre aaitsopt
wsrptng The only Visible ;isP s.s q s .hs i tSs
half obscured by trees. II the driver knows
the streets he can easily avoid crossing &C
.'d sSasp oH ioosc safan jer c %Ssa Or the
serious nature and the frequency, Of crossing
accidents municipalities would do well TO
lnss. Cars should be required to let on
and take on passen gers before they cross an
iptsrssctins street and not sfterward. as Is
the usual custom.
The provision. Of means for warning ap,
preaching vehicles at every crossing should
be made obligatory, and the means should
include a sign by day and a light by, night.
Both the volume. and speed OF vehicylar
trshic are rapidly increasin Z; safeguards that
msy.appear supernuous at present will be sb-
sooner their adoption 10 begun the. fewer lives
will be lost. and the less they will cost; We
would like to see the following rules displayed
on the dashboard Of every until
Never pass In front Of q moving street car
unless YOU have at lesst twenty-five feet OF
clear spac - between you and the car q
On turning coIners always pass to the
right Of tbs intersection Of the centres OF the
Remember that every unknown cross street
may contain car tracks, -
Provided that Assistant Health Commis-
sioner Winn can persuade the municipal
council Of 81. LouiS that with three sutoInO-
hiles ten men can destroy twice as many
germs as twenty-three men can with a. many
wagons that city will soon have. its health
department equipped with automobiles to