The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-06-24
ROAD ETIQUETTE.

With your permits don, Mr.. Bditor,
want to state a lew facts through the
columns Of your valuable papt touching
upon road etiquette.
Since the general use OF he automub bile.
u great many persons who use the high.
ways with horses are at times inc O nsideI.
| ately treated BY the motor car driver,
not withstanding we have good laws
governing the running OF all motor cars
on the public highwavs. II the automo
bile driver would Il How the rules Ia
down in the law. there would be no
cause for complaint. and " the drivers OF
horses would iamiliarize the mselves with
| these laws and comply with them. they
would have less cause for annoyance.
Por example. the law requires that the
driver of horses approaching an aut omo.
bile should hold up his hand II he wishes
the automobile To stop. and the chauf.
fuer who secs this but continues to drive
on at the peril Of the team. violates the
| law. and whether he has caused an &C.
cident or not. should be arrested. On
the other hand. u the driver Of the horses
fails to give this signal. The automobile
driver IL supposed to take II tor granted
that the horse driver wishes him to pass
! without any abatement Of speed.
| | have seen people with frightened
hoi ses seem very much excited, and be.
cause the aut omobile did not stop, would
get very angry; In other Instances the
| driver Of the horse having full confidence
in his ability to manage his team. would
get provoked because the automob le
| stopped. and would Immediately call
| out Come on! Come on" not ap.
preciating the fact that "A large machine
when Il comes To a stand.stili, II driven
by a prudent driver. will start of grad.
ually. thus consuming little time TO get
past the frightened hone
One Of the cau.es for lack Of considr ra.
ton on the part Of the auto mible 10 due
to the fact that not few people driving
horses. (which are by no means timid
when they hear the sound Of the auto.
mobile undertake TO whip up and keep
| ahead. maintaining the middle Of the
road, thereby compelling the motorman
to creep along behind him until the road
widens so that the team can no longer
prevent the machine from passing This
is nothing but foolhardiness on the part
| Of the driver Of horse, when he takes
into confederation that unreasonable rate
for an auto On a good road il twenty Eve
nj &c. while Tor horse it 10 only one
third this fast.
A word OF advice to the Inc Iper.cnced
horse. mau:-lf YOU want to accustom
your horse to AUTOMOBILES and have him
become fearless, do not whip him whe
for q grown up man to indulge Ia. think
none equals that Of whipping frightcn.
ed horse to cause him TO become less
~ a l.
touching a colt when inclined to shy;
this some timts distracts his attention,
but inflicting heavy cuts upon fightr a.
et hors. is tie te,t way to ruin him and
make him forever after afraid Of ih- same
objc I that caused his fright. am in.
tensslv surprised that 80 many peup'c do
not tccm to understand this part Of
horses nature The horse 10 naturally
one OF the most timid animals we have.
The only deferse he has been provided
with 10 his II ctness, aud no matter how
magnificent the Obj set 10 that frighteus
him. u Il is Gully u piece OF paper blown
by the wind. he will immediately take To
hts heels. IT, when horse becomes
frightened the driver Will get out, walk
around square 10 front Of him. look him
straight in the eyes. pat him on the neck.
aud then take hold OF bis bride. nine
times out Of ten he will walk straight up
no matter what the danger You have
his confidence. and as rule he will not
shy at the object that you could not have
whipped him past.
Remember the following: II you want
q motor car or vehicle TO pass you when
going in the same direction. pull to the
right. II this rule is always observed.
dri,ers would be saved a great deal Of
anxiety When catching up to vehicle.
they do not know. as rule. which way
the vehicle means to allow the car TO
pass Always keep to the right.
PARhER.