The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-05
ONLY ONE WARNING
ON DANGER
American Road Association at Rich
mond, Va, Defines What 10 an
Adequate Auto Warning.
PAGE sEyE,l.

The seven hundred delegates who
convened at Richmond, Va. q few
days ago to discuss good roads and
| allied subjects gave prominent con-
slderation 20 the automobile. Many
| veteran motorists were present and
| an entire day, Head Users Day,
was devoted to them under the aus
piccs OF the Touring Club Of Aneri-
| ca
The most prominent action OF the
| days meeting was tha adoption OK
set of resolutions defining what
| kind OF an automobile signal Is ade-
uuate for warning purposes. This
definition is the first offered by a
national convention. and has attract
ed wide attention
The resolution reads "a follows:
Resolved That the unnecessary
use OF warning signals should be
avoided, and that an adequate warn
ingsignal should produce an abrupt
sound. sufficiently loud to be heard
under all conditions ct traffic, and
that It's use. except ~ warniog OF
DAGGER, should be prohibited by Law"
An idea Of the source OF this reso.
luton may be had from the names OF
the men who framed Il, and offered
II to the Congress- for adoption. They
are Col. william u. Schier, Boston,
president Massachusetts Highway
commission; Hugh Chalmers, OF DE
troit; David BeeroIt, Chicago, vice
president Touring club OF America,
president Chicago Motor club, editor
Motor Age and The Automobile, Pres
ton Belvin, president Virginia Auto
mobile association; Leonard TUFTS,
Pinehurst. national leader in the good
roads movement; Sidney s. Gorham,
author OF the Illinois Automobile law,
chairman legislative committee od
Chicago Automoolle club, and person
al representative OF the secfeLary
OF state OF Illinois AZ the CONGRESS-.
and f. H. Elliott, secretary Touring
Club of America,
In discussing tlis resolution, Pres
ton Belvin, the active head OF the
Virginia Automobile asnacTation. said
1T Is time general action was takAn
IN this matter Of the automobile warn
Ing signal People ought 10 under
stand that the difference between
IN adequate ana Inadequate wnrnin4
tween life and death.
TO be adequate signal flusf
have a harsh. abrupt s5und In NAH.
ing It's recommendation the American
Road congress has merely fortstalled
the action that win Dc taken through
ont the United states within the
next decade AT the farthest, aud DroD-
ably much sooner. No game motorist
wishes 10 take any chances Anart
from the horror he has or injurine
anyone, he wishes Is make It certain
that he be not likely to DO So
When | hear a man arguing ID fay.
or Of the Wheeling. or OF the musical
signal, or perhaps | should say, d sig.
nal With musical note, Set Il down
that he is either not In possession
OF facts. or he has not given the mai.
ter much thought
In recommending the use ~ only
such device as can give an ABRUPT
note sufficiently loud Is be heard
above all traffic conditions, and de-
mandlng that its unnecessary use be
prohibited by law, the American Road
congress has. | believe. voiced the
wish and the thought Of every think
Ing inotorist and Of every person.
motorists or non.m9torist who ap.
preciate that the warming signal Of
the motor car Is all that stands be.
tween the pedestrian and injury or
death Ia case Of emergency.
III is the emergency we must con-
slider and prepare for Any of us can
cope w1h ordinary circumstances.
but no man knows when or wnere
the emergency may spring into exist.
ence."