The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-21
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
SOME MASSACHUSETTS VIEWS
OS UNIFORM LAWS.
lnterstate Biackiisting of Cndesirables
u One Plan s0es ested-How the
Roads Are Being Improved Other
Items Of Interest to the Motorists.

Roads Are Being Improved Other
Items Of Interest to the Motorists.
| Massachusetts, sends out reports right
| along to other States on automobile acct
dents and other motor cases in its borders
where non residents are concerned This
State has also the plan in view that there
shall be som. sort OF blacklist made up
| OF owners and drivers who have done reck-
less or III considered things OF n kind to
Justify taking away the driving license. Not
only that. but when case - reported
In some other State OF an act by Massa
chusetts driver which in his home state
| would mean losing his license II Is can
celled anyway.
These and some other matters are con-
tanned IN letter written by Col william
ID Sohier OF the Massachusetts, Highway
Commission TO Frederick II. Elliott. score
tary OF the Touring Club Of America. Col.
Sohier says:
Il believe IL extremely desira BILE that
all the States should adopt laws substan-
TALLY like ours in regard TO reckless or
drunken operation. taking cars without
authority. going Away without stopping
after an accident. death cases. &C. and
even investigating and reporting on cases
as we do and have the finding OF the Court
suspend or revoke the license as we do.
preferably both.
uniform examination, especially for chauf-
feurs. and pending the possibility OF q
national registration act for interstate
travel some reciprocity in blacklisting
between the various licensing boards
This board Is IN the habit of sending to
other States copies OF reports made by its
investigators OF the circumstances OF an
| accident where nonresident from that
State is involved. We are suspcnding
Massachusetts, licenses for improper opera
ton. taking cars without authority. &c.
in any state when NE know the facts
Third. examinations should be made
uniform II possible and then reciprocity
should be arranged For example. Massa-
chusetts should iss'ie TO New York chauf-
feur who has been examined in New York
a license without examination upon his
presenting the certificate OF the New York
examination. and vice versa.
Speaking for myself alone. believe
that our commission would be entirely
ready 20 do this whenever We wcrc sitis-
fed that the examination in the other state
was equivalent TO our own, and also tn at
tho fact that the chauffeur still held his
license in that State meant that he had
not committed any Of the crimes for which
lice nses are taken away in this state
col Sohier write. that the laws govern
ing the operation OF automobiles are about
the same IN Massachusetts. Rhode Island.
Connecticut ana vermont ana ne thinks
that Maine and New Ham p-hire will come
into line thi- winter -" ther" IL sort OF
UNIFORM legislation IN tho New England
states.
He says ne beheNes there should Dc Tee
from non residents who stay Tor more than
a reasonable length OF time IN the View Eng
land and other vacation states. We prac-
tcally only get Tees from the pcopi" who
settle down Tor from two 10 SIX months Tor
the summer. Certainly such persons get
more use OF our roads than they do OF rhose
- 80 -, 500,
III .neI NOM
The ieatur" OF automoolIe wear on the
roads - another point so be considered.
Automobiles he SAYS have n good deal
-. ~, Io,,hIad ,hs sxnsrs. -, r,i,
MOI" nan N"u"t7' "s W main
routes in the country districts For in
stanc. the Jacobs adder road coat $40 900
90. -, =, liz. -, "a "a 90. 1000.
'o' "'out - - t
IN september. i"v ~ wouio NOT average
{ NO teams a day. II was a macadam road.
snow cam, about she first Of Soy.uber
s--,.I...x -. 50 ,,or,n. ,,.y.l a., ,ouoo 80
FhNhk' sap. ~ months 'i",i 'h ir' anu
with the traSei IN June ana July. 1910. Tour
months IN all. after which the road was
nr.,ty we'll raw yelled had holes three or four
49,. 49,, :, .ro,. ana ,u,. Oh r... or ,our
n'cheS .e'p III Spo' anu '"1e 'Hfe0 VI iour
lhches u"ep on AL IN" co'hsS
IL would nave been destroyed long
before the end Of this season. Consequently
W. had 90 arrange to oil 10 As the haul