The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
CITY PEDESTRIANS
NOW "MOTOR WISE"
Il SOME OF THIS SEASONS
Have Learned Duty Thoroughly in Effort to
Preserve Health and Now Walking Has Been
Taken Out of Category of Hazardous Professions

automobile. Now when you run across
or. over one Of his sort you will gem
orally find In his pocket a return ticket
to the small town. He is not a New
Yorker.
The man who is about the streets con-
stantly has learned tn study the laws
that govern traffic and the science of
successfully crossing thoroughfares
without laying himself open to the
charge of blocking progress because he
has been hit by q machine. Also there
IL less danger of the various parts of
an automobile flying or and bringing
down a pedestrian nowadays.
! recall one OF those loose jointed
cars Of an early vintage that | owned
once. which was sold to me with the
guarantee that the rims We're quick de-
tachable. The only time that I found
them to be q. ID. was on the occasion
that | intend to put into type II you
will follow me that far. A friend OF
nine in the advertising business was
unfortunate enough to have an account
wish n road house which was weak on
apf'al and slow with its checks, 80 the
proprietor told the creditor that he
could trade 1t out. The advertising man
insisted that party of four should he
enrolled for this purpose and I was
included in the cast Of characters ii
| would supply the transportation.
We all stood by stnnchly and helped
him to spend the money which was
owed him, it amounting To S3S."h. II
Is true that, after a certain point. at
say about twenty dollars, IL was reces-
sary To select only the expensive en-
tries On the menu. hut we finally ran
him 81 over his mark. and he WAS salts
fed. Then on the return trip one of
the rear tires weakened with an cN-
plosior, but after consultation. N
which a quorum was present, We de-
cided To run home on 1t Hat.
This form of travel is accompanied
ny n noise similar to that made by IA
trolley car with "A squared wheel. our
prSeress was good until we were com
ing down "A long hit; IN upper New York
when the quick detachable rims got am
bilious and tried to beat the car home.
which was unfortunate for pedestrian
who happened to he out late ana in
its course. The rim caught him where
the legs bend easily and sprawled him
in the road thus proving 1t was quick
detachable.
hut rims are made differently now
and automobiles are not so loose jointed
A machine is not liable To blow all apart
any minute like charge Of shrapnel.
and New York is getting motor wise;
in fact is motor wise" There Is even
an active society to protest against loud
horns as | can prove. For instance. to
supplement the work Of my whisper
ing horn" | purchased one recently that
made the acoustics In any street good,
and | could easily flush a deaf mute
asylum on an airing with II.
Then one night | stood the car near
the Winter Garden while attending the
performance. and when | came out some
thoughtful an;i-noise agent had un-
screwed the five dollars worth of canned
noise Off the car. presumably 10 protect
the ears of the New York public. ! sus-
pect tn" ticket Spectator who sold me
the seats. | am sure ne had screw
driver and a piece Of lead pipe in his
pocket.
New York is rated as a sapent town.
As | have said. the survivors have
learned that the streets are not the
safest places in the world. and the wise
ones stop. look and listen" before they
venture from the curb. Motorists now
are not bothered much by any one ex-
Ccpt groups Of Socialists holding meet
ngs in the side streets. and the best
thing To- do is to keep of the side streets
the best thing for both Socialists ana
motorists.