Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

from the international motoring
conference of delegates from tn
principal countries of the world which
was held at Paris last month is graft
flying to all motorists, and specially q
those who have experienced the incon
veniences arising in foreign touring
through the variety in the requirement.
of the laws and regulations of thu
countries through which they have
passed The object of the conference
was to secure the adoption of uniform
regulations and the use of international
road cert ficates so that If a motoriSt
has shown his fitness to drive in one
country his certificate will be recog.
nized in all others.
So far, the delegates from Germany
Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Mo
naco, Montenegro, Roumania and Ser
via have signed the resolutions which
were adopted by the conference and are
given below. The delegates from the
other ten countries will first report to
their respective governments for thell
approval which, 1t is said, will in all
probability be given in every case.
Although the United States was rep
resented at the conference and took
part, the delegates had no power to
sign the resolutions owing to the fact
that the control over motorists is ex-
ercised in this country by the states
and not by the federal authorities. An
other argument, perhaps, for national
motor vehicle law.
The resolutions adopted are as fol-
lows:
Admission to Public ThOrOughfares
Every motor car to obtain. interna-
tional permission to be driven on the
public highway must either have been
certified as fit to be used, after exam
l. IA 1axy
an association empowered by such an
authority. or must belong to a type
certified in accordance with the afore-
said method. The examination must
be based particularly upon the follow
ing points;
1. The mechanism must be of a re-
liable nature, and constructed to OBJ
viate, as far as possible, all risk of fire
or explosion; to obviate all risk of
frightening horses by its noise; to con-
stitute no other source of danger to
traffic; and to cause no serious incon-
venience to road users by smoke or
vapor.
2. A motor car must be provided
with the following mechanical parts:
(a) A powerful steering gear that
allows turns to be taken easily ana
safely.
(b) Two systems OF brakes, inde-
pendent of one another and adequately
efficient one at least of these systems
must be quickly operating, to act di-
rectiy on the wheels, or on drums made
in one piece with the wheels.
(c) A device that can prevent, even
on steep hills, all backward movement,
I'm the event of one of the brake sys-
TENS failing to insure such a condition.
Every motor car exceeding $50 kg.
(770 pounds) in weight unladen must
be furnished with an arrangement by
which the driver can, from his seat, re-
verse by means of the motor.
3. The gears must be so grouped that
the driver can operate them without
ceasing to view the road.
4. Every motor car must be provided
with plaques indicating the firm that
has constructed the vehicle, and the
makers chassis number, the horse
power of the motor, or the number and
bore of the cylinders, and the unladen
weight of the vehicle.
Conditions for Drivers
The driver of a motor car must pos
sess those qualifications that afford an
adequate guarantee of safety to the
public. In so far as international
traffic IS concerned, no person may
drive a motor car without having re-
ceived permission to do so from COM
petent authority or from an association
empowered by such an authority, after
he has given proof of his fitness. No
permission may be given to persons
under IS years of age.
International Road Certificates
In order to insure for international
traffic the carrying out of the condi-
tons stipulated in sections l and 2, in.
ternational road certificates shall be