The sun., 1910-01-09
AUTO LAWS NOT ENFORCED
SYRACUSE NAN SAIS SPEED
LIMITS ARE DTsREG ARDED.
II. "a. FraRkIin Declares No New LeSisia-
ton Regulating WOtOr Vehicles V
Neeessary-POIIce OnnciRIS shOUld
Compel Observance Of Present Laws


Numbers of prominent automobtlists
throu zhout this state are Of the opinion
that the present motor vehicle laws are
adequate In spite OF the often heard as
sertion that they need amendment and tha--
most OF the trouble over reoklessness comes
from a roo general lack OF enforcing th'
laws and not from any defects i'm the law
themselves. n. II. Franklin, the Syracuse
automobile manufacturer and former treas
urer of the Association Of Licensed auto
mobile Manufacturers il one of the men who
declare the laws arc not enforced
He declares he Ia not atone In thinking
that the chief trouble IN due to lack OF eu-
forcing the law and would like 20 see the
officlals or cities all over the State insist
that the legal speed limits be- observed
ON this subject MIR. Franklin said:
take Syracuse as an example. Prac-
tically no effort is made. or ever has been
made' 10 enforce the speed Hinlt iehtuIes
OF the automobile law Once or twice
year an lam nnn1nn9s"e @ UtoLS H. made & ,sss me
-, ~. Se,,o,,'." ,ha,, a. ,,.,,,. -
Is dropped. - SO that motorists % really can drive
as fast and as reck lessly as they like without
fear even of a call down, not to mention an
every city in the State. In Syracuse the
result has been to repSr, rss Of tine
pape, n'uI uea.ns i,. ~ ms ''
sTnaueStionably the incoming Lesisla-
tH1s will .S undertake to T5aU %oay the DaS n
nno'oi NehOie 10 W. iete y. ~ n'uNn ~
terest In motor vehicles that users. manu-
fscturers and legislators will consider that
noo,or vehio,s Issisis,,on VIVA, they an
.honId rsnnsn,ve T. ths, ~. puhIic does NO,
! eeds an enforcement of the present law.
"The great complaint against the opera
driving and the consequent killing and
manning Of innocent people SDS ,Ss, tn the high high
r.s,r;c,ions 80 No, savsre enough or ma,
restrlctlons are not severe ehoush' oI uns.
SssvT ns nHOSsn 'H1 bu, asS DuSSio ocis. do
not . e,srcise m a nower which the ia v gives
II driver oper ates a motor S vehicle s on ms
pnplic hIgnMN ~ If'e OI speSo ~. 49, 80
nId gs1d 70 The trsf9S and nd use V q ths hirhway.
person. Or the safety q any prSpssrty; ". he r.
fns OF 300 for the nrst offence; sIeG f9r ,rss TIE
second onenoe 70 q me % nv anI ,h,reI r ~
SnSaansnt aaSSs mprSohP1 oP1enas 20 f,Se OF $50 and
thirty dsys IMP nmprlsonnen, sso,he and vs that evsn
IN snesd 1s% Ses 20 ,bs oos NssicSe "a az
20 me sTaIS OF m me rnrtw s in a. street
I.aI sn.dsnSeTI me OF pIbSps,y; pbsSn uSyes s and on
6ridEss &c. The speed Z, shall ,a not n,,s, snIesn ~
Tour miles az nour ana % IN cioss,y, Dulst slls W
eeea ~ nue. nue. an ,,i snI III ~ D,,h ~ snt
uonE oI cIvs anu Ltl ~ ~. a ., ~ ~
mnes an nouad ~ ,ni,ns ~ Ie sn bo,ir. shni n
shan not eAVecu - in"eS ~ nOIi I .. II, VI,
Ine law ssEs nIst. Inaa 'nS spSeSH ,hes, has 10
Msys Ve ss'e; s anu seV"nn; c%la.d % ,h nrascrSaJ
or not CANNOT eAceeo INC PIes'''Ve"
imTt. nN L.A- ao.. 40, .,o,, .,,h
!, A. ine IAM. hoMeNeT. u1er ", s.on ,,s visr ~
tnS Ioreeolhe, Dua says .hat ~ ehy IVY 49,, ~
vsge y uissaiseu TIn ~ a'J e,e avosS no,,nncii n
nsios, , ~ ,r,n,.as SUDn o. snS ~ nns,sna ceytsIn
SSnaci,sd a,srs n NAV nyoyiSS foT sneh
lesser speed as sns,I vssTs, sNospss ~ ,1. .uss
ssSh pToxlsions snaI apPg pphgan 20 -, 81 r,Iel =
hnu SnSm n. ~ nos ~ a.. ss;,,. ~ 20