New-York tribune., 1909-04-10
AGAINST FAST DRIVING
MAKERS UP IN ARMS
Motorists Called on to Help in En-
forcing Speed Laos.

In view Of the depIorable accidents which have
taken place in greater New York during the last
fortnight by reckless drivers of motor cars. the
committee of management of the American Motor
Car Manufacturers Association at its meeting on
thursday passed a resolution urging all motorists
10 take an active part in stopping reckless driving
ana to furnish any evidence possible toward the
conviction of vioators Of the speed laws.
The manufacturers against speeding the
pubic highways. and statistics in the headquar-
ters OF the association show that the makers are
reducing the horsepower of their products. Sta
ustlcs also show that there are few motor car
owners who care to drive a of high speed, and
the registrations of the various demonstrate
thls fully. The motor buyer has been shown
where car of moderate speed can accomplish as
much as can high powered a member of
the committee. speaking yesterday this subject,
said:
The present day moderate speed and moderate
priced car Will take its owner wherever he may
care to go and will do anything required of it
within reason There is one who regrets reckless
Speeding more than the manufacturer and dealer
They regret that their products go into the hands
or the maniac, and are doing everything in their
power 10 stop ViOlatorS of speed laws. Various
automobile associations. clubs, manufacturers and
dealers are up in arms over the recent casualties
and greatly depOre the various deaths and acct
dents which have taken place In the minds Of
these persons nothing can be more cowardly than
leaving an injured person in the highway and after
the accident speeding away in effort to elimi-
accidents which the driver is not to blame for
but these cannot be prevented any more than can
an accident to a railway train. trolley car or one
caused by runaway horse
1t IS generally conceded that the automobile Is
great blessing, a great invention destined to CON
fer lasting benefits The bicycle in the beginning
the toy Of the rich It is used now almost en-
trely by workmen going 10 and from their work
To sone extent the automobile is the paything and
the necessity of the prosperous class but this is
entirely so. because physicians and business men
find in the automobile added efficiency and economy
Of time. In the large cities the public buses are
convenience all the year round. and blessing IN
summer TO the thousands OF persons of small means
who use them"
At the meeting Of the committee H o. Smith
chairman announced the appointment OF r f
Olds to head the show committee for 1909. The
other members of the committee will be- :. H Mora
and Benjamin Briscoe with Alfred Reeves as gen
eral manager. The association will hold its tenth
annual International show at the Grand Central
Palace the latter part Of this year.
The entertainment committee OF the Long Island
Automobile Club announces ladies' night the
clubhouse on April - An interesting vaudeville
show has been arranged for the OCCASION.
Topeka. Kan. April 9.-The Thomas pathfinder
car which IS locating route for the ocean-to-
ocean race. left Junction City i O'Clock to-day
westbound. The party reached Ellsworth, one hun
dred miles west Of Junction City. late this after
noon.