The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-15
Lee Anderson, President of Ad-
!. crafters, Scores Lax Law
h Enforcement
CALLS ON GILLESPIE
TO END MENACE
Lives Imperfect by Binding
4 Light From Forbidden
KS Lamps

OF the Chalmers Motor Car Co., who
struck and injured two men with his
automobile Sunday. has written Po-
lice Commissioner Gillespie, blaming
the glaring headlights OF another ma
chine for the accident. Anderson
suggested that trafic officers were
needed more on Sunday nights than
other nights OF the week. and sug-
Il gested that the motor headlight law
be enforced more strictly. Mr.. An
derson's letter follows:
Mr.. John Gillespie,
Commissioner OF Police.
Dear Mr., Gillespie feel that our
90 read this letter In the spirit
friendly criticism and suggestion.
II Early last summer I was notified by
An officer that II was not permissible
fares and from that time on have
never used headlights on any OF the
main travelled streets. Last satur-
nss sve aur aies heavy 70 ra on sn
thoroughfares. used my headlights
on Watsrloo-st.. which II dark even
on clear nights . Turning on 70 the
ave. by an officer who stated that
| II was not permissible To use head
| lights on any street In the city.
IN the matter and I turned on my
sunday night while obeyIns the or
Il lights--in westerly direction on the
boulevard near Moran-st. 1 hit two
II pedestrians.
IL so happened that my car was filled
With family party and we were out
vror leisurely ride. I was going less
A than ~ miles an hour when an auto.
with very strong headlights entirely
blinded Mrs. Anderson, who was riding
in the front seat. and myself. With
IS. s0 ss st ahead syss ear
pulled down TO an even slower speed
and almost simultaneously with slow
ing down s,k, my car mt two eon men Wno
20 you the outrageous unfairness of
some men atteinp,ing 10 obey the law !.
~ IL seems 70 me that all drivers
should be permitted TO use headlights
or thar all drivers be compelled to
dent Sunday night counted the num-
l Der Of cars that met and actually
Ipoted two cars with brilliant, glaring
no Sesdiishts. In these circamstances
what chance has the man who tries to
obey the iawi
knox the iaw-abiding driver has no
shs1s. ysu sRPrsss.is what ", s z h and
lights 70 meet car CARRYING brilliant
II ] may make . sussestion. ~ would
he this: That Sunday night OF all
that officers should be stationed at the
corners where there II heavy traffic.
to compel drivers. to shut on their
should be investigated more string
have never met an automobile
a5iysr who Sa ~ nd, n 70 e, dspe eao
/ vidinK all other drivets did the same
i thing And never have I met a driver
who felt himself responsible for acci.
himssif while constantly meeting cars
carrying siaring hsadiifhss .,.v
used amber giassss 70 minimize the
Ave other people who were I'm my car
Il impossibIe to see thing with the
brilliant glare that was In our faces
| al the time OF the accident Had 1
which / might well have been going
| ] would very probably have gone over
s swS % n ,hs NIT Pss arf h U.s
| men / would have been liable TO Inn
! prisonment for manslaughter. and yet
mo mo tine ths ei sD in which hit
s spo The man who caused the
sssSiinst. on % ii. esr%droSe on he
pccidsnt had happened. And yet by
law E, aom%1n sss's ne have
~ oesn't IL seem to you that drastic
action in one direction or another
sn Ssssr my accident OF sunday night
one man, who lives on the Boulevard
quite near Moran-st. told me that ne
a. 'niGht because he could not drive In
comfort and safety without headlights,
While at least half OF the cars he met
csTTisd 6,i : SIny lights i this far
Even the driver Of the motor patrol
which came TO the scene OF my acci-
Blinded BY headlights, merely because
he was not CARRYING lights equally
brilliant himself go. s..., ..
appeal TO you az decidedly. unfair.
stion or every fsir-minded man in De-
e s msy 5. iS ss aRRss' n: :ssn ss.
s sss 'i the present Snssasl dI:ssiSasion
81 r.sponsi6iiisy e isopardi.ins AL All
whe there IL heavy automobile traf-
A. Drivers who have to face binding
iS~hte would have to stop every time
they met q car carrying bright head
tights if they were to- insure absolute
shs safety ,n q gsSRs sue sneh s aond r:
zion IL manifestly impossible. Every
man feels that he has an. equal right
xxcv sr ne viii probably keep moving
S,,sf a. / aid Sunday night
This II not reckless driving and IN
ali probability the man who 10 driv-
lng most conssrvstivsiy = the one y In :
driver driver carryins brilliant hssdiishis
s1Tfs srthsrmore. ON the dark side Of
.treets and dark parts OF the Boule-
~srd the present Arrangement throws
the entire responsibility on the motor
feS Pedestrians Are not regulated and
shsy usually make no pretense OF
fo Srsss gss 70 eof out TOE fes
,n,,,,mnr;sonmsnt Now. X he has X SsaS :
iiebte--and ~ the same time muet
zee the glare from cars whose drivers
4on't pretend TO obey the law--he q
rendered helpless. iat- y, 49,
Hsadiishts may blind pedestrians.
bot a least they enable drivers TO
lock sus i1l ABOLITION H Of ' Sssdilehss IN
~ un NV would bs an ideal condition
ssf only IL u = made universal.
Yoa have % ably solved many Of the
BIZ problems OF handling agtcmobile
srsfdc that am sure you viii have Z
Snfion Tor this one which you. ~ an
- 2Sruobi1o driver. most certainly must
Ssfogniss e. = real prSsssn "a.
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