The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-28
MENACE OF GRADE CROSSINGS
uOTORTSTS STtRT H0i EVENT
To HtiE THEN tBOIISUED.
Nrw lsrG state ,utOWObiI- >ss"eIaiion
OrEsn ASKS t1ub To lielp 'smps,En
as rer tent. sf the Io.SsA Gross
InSS Z Rprotected Except 10y slgns.


nE~ Z Unprotected Except 10y siSns
I nprOtr,t~d ,tu-s.ug- ~ steam and cle'-
trir railroads ~ grade claimed many vie
t'r,~ long hefnrr automobiles lad com" mt"
any kind 1T gausTal 40 hut With IN" tuptt
inrr~a-. Of motor ears VA the last iev wears
there has arisen an emphatic demand Tor
their abolition NuI"uohil" clubs IN vari-
uu~ part- IT this state have -rr'r-ted IN
having tracks elevated "r depressed 81
points whore thrrr ras unusual danger
but there are still thousands ~ grade cross
inEs at which no provision - made 20 guard
users Of the highway except that warning
signs. that generally cannot D." seen ~
night. have hrrn erected The New YORK
state Automobile ASSOCIATION has started
= movement Ia remedy this stat" of ahait-
and the official organ nj tnr Association.
the EEp,rS state Ho'pyisi has printed the
following editorial on tho subject
DO YOU. ~ q motori-t. realize that outsid"
uf the many precautions necessary 10th ~
20 ths motor under YOUR control and the
road ahead there - one that ~ constant
menace and real danger which yon have
practically overlooked or not given the
heed YOU should DO You realize that there
are io.S.s highway crossings In Nrw York
state and that a. per cent NJ these mr."
absolutely unprotected except hy wooden
Gus frghttul accidents on grade crossings
throughout the state Of late meant any
thing to you'
The-r and many more are questions 81
vital and Immediate concern to YOU as an
indiN dual. to you ~ club member and to
yOu a. member Of the New York state
Automobile Association. with which YOUR
club H. afihated They are questions witch
YOU have not only a right go know about
= ~ INT
yourself with IN order that Won may 90
operate intelllgrntly and assist actively
In vigorous campaign for the abolition "f
the grade crossing a. II EXISTS to-day
Ak the railroad companies about tho
grade crossing and they ~ tell YOU they
are complying With the Law and that there
- stop. Look and Listen sign NJ each
approach 80 their tracks NSk the Public
service Commission about the grade crosS-
inr and IL will tell you that the present law
- \ positive drawback 20 immediate 20
form i-N Nolr N~4smblvman shovt IA"
grade crossing and no y ill tell Won hat 49,
FAR the appropriations made bN the state
10 meet its share 81 rrCon-tril,ttng cross ngs
have been way hcluN what o. required -
make even tho-H improvements ?" which
m" railroads have consented The ond"r
- that what little has he"n done ln the In"
~ reform ha- been accom- pl shed at all In
the face OF the-s draw backs II II an nj
palllne condition ~ anair- that should ,all
for speedy action on the part oI every auto
mobile Tluh m the Empire state
other Countries haV" long sine" real ed
The importance of protecting The travelling
puhlic and the reforms instituted have h,.sn
coping la 'hrir hara'tsi and omm"nd'-
MI" IN their "ne't II j. IA, 10 70" regretted
that the nltau states = the only progress
-iNe nstion TODAY Nhi,U -IIer~ ~ti' h q on
dition Of anAirs "a exist New Nork state
aus IT, publ. S"rvic. Iommis ,ion- created
for the uurpU-s 80 fngu!at ing public ~sryt'e
corporations. has rSu~" 10 h. ashamed ~ ~
thousands ~ unprotryt"d hi ghwav ros-irgS
aud their yearly toll ~ hannah lie III"
ayIating CONDITION Of analr- = ull no moro
,n.N'TsnH,e ic,a1l-. Engineers and others
who are qualified to speat admit " AZ N"
abolition of the grade crossing a. an lhsira'
urinoiple j. sound and e'"uomi'al IN ~"
long run
The pra-"ut law ~ nov operative re-
quire- that ia" State Legislature make
sI'1 inl nurr duration n.ior" IN" M"LS
grade crossing IAN b" undertaken. u
furthsr PROV Ide- that 10" "NGTn-" NJ 70 On
sfrtlc'tou mn - h. divided h~' " zen o." state
frp community IN wNN h the 'ro~-'ng H.
Iu,af 81 and - raurpad ,"mnany "a" fr-'
NO TO '>aI "r"-Tuar'"r - ID" rNI"i -
aud tho railroad ,oHuAnN "n"-hNI 10"
APPROPRIATION MI AL" Illus Tar hN fhe state
a. already stated. have uro'ed totally NJ
adeugatc- TO meet ~ share " the oct
Thus hat lt''i" reform utrhi l." mad"
efi~' tiNe j. retarded and ruI-",led.
In SPIT" of %" l'rg" number of reop''
IA ever increasing number - whom Hr"
motorists killed. each wear. one can bat
marvel that many more AZ" no' aided
- the l.si lie rr"~cn' appalling con
dIt.On 81 aTnIrs awO'n Mt to grOsS neglect
one might almost -ly criminal gllgrr -
on N" par "f the railroad companies
and the state ard ~ IA" present rate OF
progress many vhl have abandoned ~"
motor ear Tor the aoFopltne hafu'r ~"
ahoitt I"u ot tho Grad" rro-- nc shan have
With no lmmsn-s amoun' ~ mileage Of
bolt steam and electric railroads u - utterly
ia po--ihl. for tho mnfous. To drtv. any
a All 81 nd
at grad" In q large urnh"r 81 'asss ~"
ordinary wooden sign ~ warniny - ~ little
o' no avail due to the location Of the rro--ing
and th" blindness n The approachcs =
peGiallN this - ~ uivhf. FOR tho location
81 N" stop. look ard listen sign. high IN
. The air a. ~" -d- - tho road IL out ~ rang"
~ the powerful hs1dl zhts on the front Of
tho machine ~ result the uotu~ls' -
-ight upOn tho crossing before hN - aware
~ tho fact and II - mere luck on his mart
n the express train rr swift moving trolley
ear = not due 1T that uar't"'tlsr time
rar's ~ motor az have haar hill~d
or .srtNu-lv injured ~ Grade 'ro-=lnva has
80 a." ,d.'t o',,, w near Ro"S .-,nr
= TOW weeks go ~ " hirh - sreat Na~ the
Tor ~ the ,ollsinn that the ar vas liter
daughters ~ Andrew ,rawtord were killed
~ Grade q tossing ~ To" Long Island
Railroad AMI ~ 70 eu'lv ~ july - iyd"
Nei-mantls motor t.v,l-f ~ Rome. Wa
killc'l Nv - limited 'roll"y ar 90 the 81" -
'rifed M.~t shore Railroad a. what - known
The hr-t a. ident happened a. = motor
ioU-ly bad 'ro--ing. wher" view ~ the
trns - - efs' tualiy shut m hy tr"e- and
other oh-trur tipna The So 'oud 'ident .
that on Long Island. Wa- parti' ulaTlv
pathetiD and did more 20 aIoE-a public
sentiment "sps. Tally below The BRONX
B than any similar accident IN n long While
} Tho third occurred A. crossing where
view 81 the trn,ks WR- almost completely
hidden by snow fences Vhi'h are allow cd
to remain standing during the summer and
which for som" reason -til remain despite
the fatality.
A. dire. result ~ ths Long Island
a., ident an tnNS-tt1alron into highway
,r0--ing- throu rhout \ew work state wa-
made hy flW ard " Hs--ctt of IN" Publr.
SER ice Commission. who found that onls
.; Ter cant hav" other forms of proie~ ton
than the ordinary wooden -iyn required hy
law Th"~" Included gate~ faemen, bells
A. In this connection tho follow in
-'au-'irs compiled from IN" records ~ ~"
prin'ipa railroad up to January I m"
interesting AMI throw considerable" light
upon ~" sub c"t
Highway ,ro~-inRz N state. ~. ip IN
prOtey tel eN'sp' 10y cTo--inE Signs SHs
protected by Nagmen. siS. protected by
Raie- and haRmen. ~ protected nv hsll-
a.I. Overgradr. ~ undsrsrade. a57 The
condition of the grad" 'ro--ings On the
different railroads y ~ follows
Highway crossings New Work Ccntral \ ia
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