Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-22
BY w. j. MORGAN

Considerable slowing down was
noticed yesterday in regard to the
speed limit now being enforced by
the local motorcycle policemen. This
is evidence that the speed laws for
the best interest of all considered can
be obeyed. In speaking of this yes
terday a pioneer automobile dealer
said, Everybody interested in the
trade and ownership of automobiles
will approve of the regulation of
automobile traffic. The police should
also see that pedestrians obey traffic
rules, as they do in Indianapolis and
other cities. where they are not al
lowed to cross the streets at differ-
emit angles at street crossings, but
are compelled to cross the streets d.
rectly and not diagonally."
Speaking of speed laws and other
laws it is we'll at this time to remind
motorists of the amendments or adj
| ditions to the 1906 and 1908 autono-
| bile laws, passed at the recent legis-
lature They are as follows:
| 1. All rear lights carried by auto
mobiles shall shine upon the number
plate carried on the rear of such
vehicle in such a manner as to render
the numerals thereon visible for at
| least fifty feet in the direction in
| which the motor vehicle is proceed
| ing.
| 2. identification markers shall be so
placed as not to swing.
g. Motor vehicles bearing licenses of
other States which violate the law In
this State may have the reciprocity
privilege suspended against them, and
not be permitted to enter the state
| of New Jersey thereafter agents
and inspectors will report any sucn
violations which to their mind would
come under the provisions of this act
to the department. stating the license
number and the State granting such
license.
4. No resident motorist shall here
after use any other marker on a
motor vehicle except such markers as
are supplied by this department:
| penalty not to exceed $500 or sixty
days in jail.
5. Hereafter proceedings may be IN
stituted by police officers other tnan
those in the employ of the motor
vehicle department, without filing a
bond to secure costs.
6. Police officers. in addition &c
those employed by the motor venicle
department, are no longer liable foi
costs in arrests for motor vehicle
violations.
4 Any constable, police officer OF
motor vehicle inspector, upon satisfy
ing himself that an offender is resi-
dent of this state, may instead OF
arresting such offender, as formerly
serve upon him a summons in the
name of any police court, recorders
court or other court of competent
jurisdiction, directing such offender
to appear and answer charges, and
such officer shall hereafter be pro-
vided with forms of summons.
The note in Yesterdays Star in re
gard to the closing of public roads
especially in the country, draws at
tention to the fact that usually TIL
closing of such roads is not givel
publicity by those that close them
be it the State, county or township
This lack of information is ofttime
annoying to touring motorists tina
Law out tour and business run sched
ules. and the first they know of tn
closing of road is when they com
to the sign, This road closed
1t would seem that Colonel Edwin
Il stevens. the State commissioner 0
highways, might take this matter u
with the local authorities all over tn
state SO that information can b
given well in advance of the closin
4 of such roads that are undergone
either reconstruction or repairs.
In this connection with the yer,
interesting and 1yital good roads
problem all over the country today
am glad to be able to announce tina
Charles E. Foote, the well-know
1 good roads writer and good road
|. leditor of the American Motorist Wi
shortly prepare for the Star q
article on modern paving materia