The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-09
AMONG THE AUT0MODILSTS
AUTOMOBILE CLUB or AMERICA
AFTER GRADE CROSSINGS.

The Automobile Club Of America has taken
up the matter Of better protection for grade
railroad crossing Go and will make every effort
10 secure the support Of 6tate. county and
municipal authorities In q Vigorous cam
paign to induce tho various railroad com
! panies TO mako bettar provision for projecting
automobilists and other users Of the high
ways from the dsnsers Of the grade crossing.
The first move on the part Of the big organi-
zatlon has been the preparation Of Q list OF
dangerous crossings on Long Island. In West
chester county, OF Staten Island and In New
Jersey, which has been sent TO oil members
Of the club and to the subscribers to the
bureau Of tours.
One Of tho most practical suggestions that
have been made regarding effective methods
Of warning automobiiats that they are APP
preaching grade railroad crossings Ia the
erection Of arches across roads. about $50
feet each side Of the crossing A number
Of automobile clubs In different parts Of the
90 untry have had danger signs put up near
grade crossings, but these signs are Of little
use, as they are either too small. are placed
too close to the crossing &c to DO Of any value
or are erected where trees and bushes hide
them for most Of the summer months when
the travel by automobile Ia greatest. Another
suggestion has been made that the danger
aigns be lettered with phosphorescent paint
and II 10 declared that such paint can be Sc
cured from q manufacturer whe will guar
sntee Ito efficiency and durability.
Tho list Of dangerous grade crossings sent
out by the Automobile Club Of America is as
follows: Long Island-At Glenhead, on the
Long Island Railroad; at Westbury. at Rock
vile Centre. at Centre Moriches. between
Jericho and Woodbury., Oh the Long Island
Railroad; ct Sayville. near the railroad sta
ton, where the tracks cross the Gross leland
roadway. w~estohester ~eounty-Just south
Of Briarclif villas e. on the Putnam branch
Of the New York Central; on Lake Mshopao
road, Just south Of KitchRwan, on the New
York Central; at Hawthorne. on the Harlem
branch Of the New York Central; at Mil
Plains. on the New York. New Haven and
Hartford: two crossings bet ween Mil Plains
and Danbury. on the same railroad. Staten
Island-Near Huguenot. on the Staten Island
Railroad; near GiHords. New Jerssy-Two
crossings at Boeots. on the New York, Sus-
aushanns and Western and tho West Shore
railroads; at Leonia. on the Northern New
Jersey Railroad: near Closter. on the Northern
New Jersey Railroad: between Mstawan and
Freehold, at Wickatunk. on the Central Rail;
road Of Nsy Jerseyi between Freehold and
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Is such action would be nconstltutional In
Massachuset to.
Automobiles Of Philadelphia, who have
% able (, driYe over a rood road from their
hopes realized in The near future, Con
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county Atlantic eeuniy has i. SECTION o.
the 81 d iosa s,ss STsafa l.'" The MAy Two ,': sr%iss
day and as the shovels clashed at the closing
each other on each finishing the grading at
Both roads are .. feet wide. hut the Glouce.-
ter county section VIII be more pleasing TO
automohilists. as IT will be srayelled its entire
will be one OF the finest roads ~ the State
and will connect Philadelphia with Atlantic
Si.E ,aroT pdan wss,yll'eMs e,ss'f fsDa, G,syt s%d
bilists using this route will escape the White
s Hs5ss P Pnmed fp towns sSseR may s0' Inan ise0d * him i'm
speed, a. there are but fey sharp curves
and mo s q The d dist nee. Is IL thr f 2 m sIT,ss'ss, s,
tween houses The road from Malaga, to
yineland 10 still In a court coptroversy. while
sIfsa sS"T asIns The new road to 20 to Miilviile
and Cape May.
question Of rear box lubriostion. Usually
the GEAR boz is hlled nearly to the tor with
i tanGH as the tie sre ease does not run out and tie
gears are not noisy, Such a method results
= 4 great t De- q sIs sos ssmss2., Of Dc OF I S SsT
oil in the bottom Just enough TO splash up
all sscs sys1 tn' E !Ss!s' take * the oa. PEI lie Is Of IL an. md ali II
and again ascertain the tepperature-th the
bot that they cannct BE- touched with The
tSs a.. or r n nse,rs, T tann The me S S.",en bT oI hsp sPa
with the little oil they rim easily and continue
70 run after. the hand Is removed. but with
all and they stick in the lubricant as soon
as the motive power 10 taken away. A dis
e eoss,i Sla'T and H.. X :u 6slS 70 . ho On s'i iS ear meet
h hs,s s q ' nlss.s q m rIsth 81 tie { s sssl.' S ssl'
tlnuaIly getting between the teeth. and by
their presence adding TO their number On
the other hand, with an oil. when you empty
the rear boz You will find the solid particles
collected 10 the bottom Of the box. II using
q little oil In the gear box 10 found to result
In the car becoming noisy this can be remedied
BY covering the boz with felt or zone such
sound absorbing medium.
One OF the best known dealers In this city
commented yesterday regarding the speed
mania and its. consequences and suggested
q Jemedy. HIS remarks were as follows:
automobile accidents which have occurred
the daily news are beginning to actually
scare q number Of people. who would. under
Ordinary circumstances, become owners Of
automobiles, | believe, and the public prints
seem to Justify the assertion. that the great
majority Of these eccidents are due to fast
driving. The speed mania has been present
this sumrhhr IN rs most virulent form. Hence
we have had painful accidents. severity In
for Legislation which will be felt next winter.
ut Ia often said that speeding is chargeable
largely TO drivers. This may be true. My
experience, however. hae been that some
owners are fully as oulpable. A chauf eur
told me recently that he had left the employ
Of an owner who persistently told him to
beat t'.and for pc other reason The chauf-
four sa]d he had been arrested three. times.
and although the owner always paid the fine.
the driver grew tired OF being the goat,
I know OF too many cases where the owners
arc the men to blame for the infraction OF
the speed az 70 warrant me In laying the