New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Courtesy of the Road.


II. Automobile Club Of Southern California has
compiled few courtesy suggestions for automobile
owners.
There was a time when certain fellowship ex-
isted among motorists who met on the public high
way but Of late years since the motor car has come
into general use. this friendly feeling has disap-
reared There is reason. Of course. for this, and
yet it does not seem proper that the mo'or's'
should be entirely unconcerned regarding those
whom he may meet upon the road
In the sections where there are few cars 1t Is
noticeable that each motorst shows some consid-
Grafton for the drivers he may happen to meet but
on the roads where cars are thick every motorist
.eem. TO have a feeling that no consideration is
due the other fellow. This is bad condition and
one which can easily grow worse time goes on
The driver Of an automobile does not have as
much difficulty to-day in passing the horse-drawn
vehicle as ne does the motorist who wants TO main
tain the middle of the road and travel at his own
rate Of speed We cannot deny the latter the rlsht
70 travel at any rate Of speed which pleases him.
but when \ horn is blown TO indicate that car
wishes 10 rass it is more than common decency
for him to turn out and give the approaching car
the right OF way.
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The car which is coming head When pleas
rye car apnroacbes loaded truck which does not
turn ont enough to allow room in passing II is not
ALWAYS that the driver of the truck does not wish
10 turn out but that he feels, many times, II he
turns out too far onto the soft edge Of the road he
will lose control of his vehicle and become stuck
in the gutter.
Our state roads are none too wide for passing,
and unless we give and>take a little on the high
way we are going to have collisions and unneces-
,sry damage accompanied frequently by loss OF life
We are ell here for the purpose Of enjoying the
automobile and making the most Of the advantages
which II Offers and if do this in the right spirit
there should be no trouble II We are going 70
meet each other In an antsgonisiic manner, motor
ing will become not only Objectionable, but dan
gerous
The Automobile Club OF Southern California is
70 b. commended on its step toward courtesy, and
the suggestions which it makes given herewith
for the purpose Of helping along very good cause
and one In which every motorist should feel an
interest.
These suggestions in no sense laid down as
rules, but II many of them were observed as rules
we would probably get along better on the high
ways and bo able TO travel with much greater
safety. There are eight suggestions offered by the
club as follows:
l. Night driving If using spotlight, courtesy
call, for the otorist to defect its rays to the right
hand side OF the road and downward while passing
other
2. Never cut corners, though driving in the
country Cutting corners is dangerous, the sure
sign Of a reckless driver, and leads to many ncci-
dents.
3. Passing hospitals, in the city country, the
rnotorist should proceed quietly. This means closed
mufiers.
4. Do not destroy the beauty Of the boulevards by
leaving cans, bottles papers along the highways.
g. Never leave bottles the road or toss them
over the rear of the tonneau
C. Cutting machine" means TO pass another
car going IN the same direction and turning into
the road directly in front of it. Allow reasonable
length Of time 10 eapse before resuming the right
hand side CT the highway Particular should
be taken in this respect when passing horsedriven