Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-23
MORE ROAD RULES.

Another physician writing from an
other Iowa central town offers ON
suggestions as to road rules for horse
both horses and autos and says he in
tends to use the auto more in the flu
ture. However. he adds. My experience
on the road both night and day has not
Tor auto cranks.' The doctors sugges-
tons as given herewith are very much
worth consideration:
In our paper Of Dec. 10 on edi-
torial page is an article on Rules of
the Road" which I have read with IN
terest.
I take exceptions to one OF your
conclusions. 1t is his: You require
all horse drawn vehicles to carry a
light to be seen bot before and behind.
Why? A front light on all dark nights
is reasonable and should be required.
] have been driving over Iowa roads
over twenty-five years and nave never
yet seen the need of a. rear light. A
law requiring one for the benef. Of
autos only is unjust. IF they drive
within the legal limit. no light at real
as required or necessary. Simply be-
cause autos are required to carry lights
Is no reason all others should.
Regarding license Every driver Of
@ motor car should be reuuired to have
a license. n at all times have the
same with him when driving a car on
the public highway, showing he same
upon demand to any person, (same as a
hunter is obliged to show his license).
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sion should be subjected to a fine of
not less than 50.
No license should be used except by
the person to whom it is issued, and
using a license by any person except
ITO whom issued subject to a fine of 50.
Any person lending his license should
have his license revoked for a period
OF six months.
Any person driving his motor car on
the public highway faster than the
g limit should nave his license re-
voked for a period of six months. dat
ing o the time the license was re-
voked. Such a law would bring
scorchers to time.
Regarding age. No license should be
Issued to children under Is years Of
age. Motor cars are, or should be out
side the limit for children to use as
playthings Oh public highways.
Regarding laws about meeting and
passing IN highways: We now have all
the law required about meeting. Turn
to the right, and keep on the right hand
side Of the road is all that is necessary.
The trouble with so many auto drivers
Is that they think they have the right
of way" and all team drivers must get
out of the smooth track. no matter if
that smooth track is on the right hand
eide. The law a y If you wish to pass
turn out and do So. What more can
be required. You certainly would not
require a team to turn out and let you
PASS. would you? Still that is what
most Of h autos want. If loaded
teams are required to turn out for
autos, the same should be required for
Y herse drawn vehicles. No more. no less
Gn0 InaI is ali they are elItitis u.o.
not n out of ten auto drivers
VIII stop on signal, has been my ex-
perience. II failure to observe the law
woul cause revoking of their license
q . period Of six months they woulG
~ little more careful.
An auto drivers should be required
1Dand their horns just before turn.
= Fight hand corner, or a corner q,
q e angles. They should also be re.