The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
SIGNAL OF WARNING
Is VEXING PROBLEM
Secretary Of State May Hopes
for Revision Of Present
Regulations.
DANGER AT CROSSROADS
Loud Horns Disturb Quiet, Yet
safety Demands
Them.
DANGER AT CROSSROADS
n, MITCHELL MAY,
Secretary of state.

p. question of the motor horn,
too,e~ sten and road clearer is ono
p4.si &c kelly TO vex both the motorists
and the world for some time to come.
vr.r Inv been heard OF late about the
uisg.,s NJ these signals and we may
fairly hope that revision OF the exist
i1r regulations will soon put an end to
tire vors. practices that disturb the quiet
4 GU cities
In fh, event Of an accident, however.
one OF the first questions asked Is Did
,ot sound your horn And a negative
fcpy may he considered always to pro-
duce an impress on unfavorable to the
driver Accordingly numbers OF motorists
sound warning on approaching every
c-oys-oad and every sharp bend in add
ton % making other more obviously
necessary calls since the law makes IL
compulsory to carry some signalling de-
vice The mere fact that signalling or
70, s allowed t. prejudice the case has
p-act- cally made signalling compulsory
at every crossroad. at the overtaking
q every vehicle and at the passing Of
ever pedestrian. who may be expected
30 sep by chase from the curb to the
roadway
A number Of motorists CARR a must
cally toned Instrument sometimes alone
and sometimes in addition to raucous
f07i clearer Others satisfy themselves
With horn. The increasing demand for
the road clearer IL unfortunately due to
The difficulty of proving many accident
cases before the court that the driver did.
IN TACT, sound any milder instrument.
Moreo, er hy Il kindly but unwise feel
ing Of toleraucc-nlin Of his own
cIildhood--a policeman has seldom b--a
known ~ aamonish children who catch
. on the rear OF wagons and jump OF VITA
out notice. These and other simllaS. dis
turhaaccs all go TO show that pedestrians
ana motorists alike must be warned by
noise in excess OF that around them. So
experience proves that they must be
warned In manner obvious enough "a
Justify the carrying Of noise producing
machines OF the worst type.
The loud noise being thus necessary
a direction In which Improvement might
h Effected is that cf making II more
Harmonious The principle OF the grama-
phone or the auXe' aphone are already In
use. the loudness which is obtained from
thess Instruments without Increasing the
relative harShuess rendering their " III
cation advantageous. But this hooting
nuisance could ho reduced by enforcing
me rule upon all highway Users OF keep
'nr TO the right Upon the open highways
wagons and motor cars should always
leANe ON V1ltlT l'lN 4 'luti h4'.iIWdy IOT IN
overtak!ug or passing vehicle. and IN the
advent Of a necessary movement being
made by u into the clearway SO pro-
rled. Il should be- compulsory for the
driver 20 signal 20 other road users by
extending his hand
y cities tho rule should he not only
s'-r'or and all vehicles should be obliged
20 keep not only to the right OF the mid
dc line ms IN the country but also TO tho
extreme tight 81 the available road space
TIL country rule would have rhe effect
- dividing tho VICAR OF the road, since
ne cars which are coming and those
which arc going would not run on the
same tracks. and the effect OF the city
rule would he that all slow moving
vehicles would be found close TO the curb,
while tho fast ones permanently beyond
them. nearer to tho middle Of the road.
- Tho great advantage OF foot passengers,
and above all with n great increase in the
carving power Of the road and tho speed
~ r. nc
Tie PEDESTRIANS right should remain
undisturhed when he crosses at APP
pointed places. but his right to be a nuls-
snce by blnd,v dropping into the road
between crossings should be put TO an
end