New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-26
secretary of State Goes
Into Conditions as
They Exist To-day.
BETTER RULES OF
ROAD MIGHT HELP
Knowing Pedestrians to Cross
streets Only At Stated Points
Is q Necessity.
MITCHELL MAY. Secretary of
state.

-,s sces-on o. che motor horn.
,,,- siren and road-cleaaer Is one
- is rs.ly 90 vcN both the motor
ana ,ae world FOR some time 90
-. Nucn has been heard Of late
ID, che misuse Of these signals and
r nav fairly nope tina. revision OF
a, existing regulations VIII soon pu,
r. end 20 ,re worst practices tha- dis
~-5 the quiet Of our cities.
n .as event OF an accident. however
L.. OF Che first questions asked is:
3 you sound your horn 90 And a
.-l.,ve reply may he considered al
Ia t0 produce an impression un-
tyo~ah.l t1 tle driven Accordingly,
r-5e-s Of motorists sound warning
/ approaching every cross road and
d. sr--0 bend, 20 addition 90 max
t. other more obviously necessary
ais. since the law makes n com
-lsory -o carry some signaling de-
ess
The mere fact that signaling or no,
allowed 20 prejudice the case mas
rac;i Cd .ly made signaling compulsory
u ever cross road. d. The everlasting
NJ every vehicle and az the passing OF
ser pedestrian. VINO may be expected
r s-s7 oy chance from the curb 90 the
rs-va-.
number Of motorists carry
-, CD ly-tored instrument. sometimes
y addition 20 q raucOUs road clearer.
0-1e-s satisfy themselves with norm.
TIE increasing demand for the road
dea-er ls unfortunately due TO the
F= Guilty OF proving many accident
zses before the court that the driver
h1. IN fact. sound any mllder Instru-
rent
The hootinc nuisance could be re
-ei bv enforcing the rule upon all
-away users OF keeping 20 the right.
Dr. the oDen highways wagons and
rotor cars should always leave on
te .ef- q full c.earway Tor an over
ssgc or passing vehicle, and, DO the
went o. q necessary movement being
made By T. into the clearway so pro
reed. - should be compulsory for the
s-.-er 20 sigma. 20 other road users
,r extending his hand.
.u cities the rule should De s-rlcrer
md I'll vehicles should be obliged 10
keep net only 90 the right OF the mid
..e line. us Iu the country but also 10
.-e extreme right o. the available road
.-.cl. The country rule would nave
.-a eFec q dividing the wear o. the
Pc. 1. since t1e cars which are coming
az trose which are going would nor
-- re- che same tracks.
-s TRANS right should remain
--e ---roed when he crosses a. APP
o.. led place.. but ms right 20 DC q
o. auce by blAcly dropping INTO the
-.- between crossings should be put
e. .- end. The suggestion o. keeping
Cd -.e r.grt is not advanced without
Cd. .-rati0n OF inconvenience, espe-
tr-r u0on slippery days, when sucn
----rc Qlminlsnes the maximum speed
----ec.a5ly. bur j. has been noticed
--at web. ~ o sharp urn an oncomlnS
z- was -rarply encountered the feel
NJ ot -ec-r-r was remarkably IN
rrs 81.
n. approaching driver. startled.
r,..t -a-er q ll--le. and then. seeing
% --s--ancy or tre movement o. the
s-l-- car. would resO.u-e.y an there
i,-- .-l-- safely take . 10 the car
~c-- allowed him or ms proper side
q --e -ocd. To signal az such turn
---- -s useful. since all vehicles we're
-,- t'eD.nc % The RICH. but . IS Tar
,ss- r-erat.re than when each ls keep
-.- 90 ne centre o. the road.
u-- le~e IS one phase o. the eva.
--.-7 should be dealt with by the most,
i---rerv Of police measures. some
"a regard a. a matter Of aste and
enid -eprche-G any one guilty OF H..
l.. stem noises. howee"r. cannot De-
y .irued and VEIN the yamount 20
4 ere = decorations let of for the
70 Of blatant self-asser-iOn or Tor
sa-ninc signals or testing the n-,nE
Il --e engines. they should be treatc
.-f-actions o. ne law which po-
ee-a- should be empowered 90 So