The evening world., 1913-06-13
l|JTOLAW ACHECK
On RECKLESS, Even
# NOT ENFORCED
Streets Safer for New Ordin-
ance, Says Chief Magistrate,
Though Arrests Are Few.
DRIVERS MORE CAREFUL
Police Must Judge If They
Are Reckless-Speeders
Have No Defense.
DRIVERS MORE CAREFUL

8e1Ne white-gioved policeman who
soes1s IN the middle Of the street and
wish N authoritative air tells trsfnc
vAsa Il may move and when n must
eonaA sur b the chief figure In the
enesseemsnt Of the new sutomobiis
Qss1 laws.
1ais 10 the opinion Of chief Magistrate
william AoAdoo. expressed to-day, In
eoswsr to question from The Evening
Weeld - to whether every automobilist
woo fails TO stop his car when Q street
~ n front Of him stops. or who turns
- eerusr At . sreatsr speed than four
allss On hour. should b arrested.
NE law = the Law. - far - the
magistrates ere concerned, and there
= aotiAns for them 70 DO but Impose
&nss wasn policsmsu bring offenders
tseses them and brave their oasss but
Cne9 Magistrate McAdoo. at least, ssss
~ whole mattss - one that 10 IN 10
~ poNesmsa.
n Evening World told yesterday
nat tsa0e policemen we're not making
arrests w0srs auto drivers Who oroks
- asw spssd LINK laws we're oass-
my heading their machines. whether
u was On . straightaway. turning Q
0soer. o. II the Immediate viciaity
= . street car.
"1hs CHEZ violation of the law 10 m .
kPeed sacssdias fifteen miles IN hour In
- butit.up portions Of the city," said
~ Chief MasistsatA "whsrs time. place
- conditions ere - b considered -
- Whethss Or not such spssd sndangsss
- nnb or the public SAFETY In gen.
t0geA. Il the Gpesd 70 ever fifteen miles
- hour u puts the person running ths
- - he defensive. and hs must prove
~ mitigating coalitions. But It the
ooass The $oaicsman y the Judge.
eoalc9 AA9 NEAL Ju0oGo IN
E FIRST INSTANCE.
"A policeman IN one block might thinh
- esa6l1eas wsso suoh hat the spsed
~ ut excessive. and do soothing. wehlis
- OotFelman on the next biock might
o1asl1se tAs person running the car VA
lSoBlAttng tAo ordinance aaA summoaa
~.
FL practioA however. I unAsrstaad
0oo The policsnssn Themselves they ia
- 0al1s Q eompaaint wAsrs there \
49, tor tree running q the machine
- ~ sossd 10 net oyer twenty miiea
. Aear. when k . proved that thu
Deol exceeds twenty miles an hour
un9o = no defense. In the outlying
osssisas q the city . spssd Of over
fUoaty-avs miles IN kouS cannot b
nsesnAsd ~ say sxisting conditions
sAa important part OF the ordinance
- he general public and drivers u that
poGaeding the turning Of corners and
G1oooing eight test away from surfaos
en- when the latter take on or Vt on
passsnssss. II this porties Of the ord
snAAcs 10 strictly sncerced IN automo'
~ following q surface car will havt
9 eeos 70 Q deed stop when the cal
sAsoa. and remain stationary until ~
na0oagers have stepped on and thos'
Vaitiag have gone on the car.
.~TAs practical eject. % Tar ~ ca
Gnoogvo, 10 that automobiles and all sort
C vehicles now siaokea spssd % ~ u
olvs oassenssrs Ostting On and Oh cars
soeetDe chance than they formerly had
1A1s provision appears - car owners u
- arastic. but the evil against which !
Was lSvellsd was very great one. Mum
4nsu Of people were killed and maims'
~ automobiles and power vehicles wheI
ootting on and on surface cars or walt
~ for them.
oNAovic LAW WAS MGgoEo Al
Evil 1NcNgAego.