Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-01-14
FOR THE
MOTORIST
Ten Commandments of
the Road.
FOLLOW RULES.
A Bit of Information That Everv.
one Should Know and
Remember.

The Ten Commandments of the
Road are
l. Keep to the right when going
forward
No man ever made mistake who
kept to the right. Every man knows
his right hand for his left, SO he
knows right from wrong. The wrong
may have a very attractive face,
pleasant smile, but along with it there
is an expression, a leer, an atmos-
phere that plainly states, 81 am
wrong"
?. Keep to the left when passing a
driver going in your direction.
That means, give the other fellow
chance. Don't try and get all the
advantage yourself. You are only one
man on the road. There are other
ahead and behind you. The man you
pass today may pass you tomorrow.
If you pass man, you must do it
without pomp and parade Be cour-
teous AMI use the expression, "Ex-
cuse my dust" not in vainglorious
spirit, but quietly, gently, as becom-
eth good driver on the road.
3. Keep a stiff upper lip, but don't
take chances.
It takes courage and determination
to drive your car of life successfully.
But that does not mean that you are
to rush. "madly in where angels fear
to tread" Maintain thy soul in self
contrcl. thy liberty in law"
Perhaps the third commandment
of The road is hardest to follow for the
lure uf the road, the desire to "get
there quickly is almost universal
desire, but it is always a good thing
to remember, it's always better to be
safe tnan sorry.
4. Drive slowly on city streets.
If it's good thing that one should
be safe rather than sorry, so it's a
good thing for one to be sure rather
than swift.
Always there are the aged, the in
firm, the delicate and the timid
abroad! Why should a man for the
sake of qualification of his lust for
speed, sacrifice feelings of less for
tunate people? This fourth command
ment simply means, remember that
others have rights as we'll as your
self. That he serves himself best
who serves himself last, and others
first
Go on low speed when turning
blind corners.
"A prudent man forseeth the evil
and hideth himself the simple press
on and are punished"
Round the corner there may be
children playing. or others coming
toward you. Full speed ahead spells
iar ger. Slow speed means safety.
Safety first" is good life motto as
well as a good motto for the autoist.
It's better to see than sacrifice.
6. Don't stop to argue with a road
hog"
/ THE speech of a man betrayeth
nim." If you argue with road hog,
you put yourself in his class. Better
dri~ e on. Verify the road hog has his
reward!
Better, thousand times better,
that you give the road hog" the
whole road, turning into the ditch if
need be. or killing your engine, than
10 argue with him. In arguing with
him, you waste your energy and time,
ana delay the traffic of the road. Ar
guing is silly business at it's best,
and its always better to be sane than
to be silly.
:. Keep your temper when you
have puncture or a blowout.
Least said is soonest mended,"
here as elsewhere in the journey of
life. You can't lose your temper
without losing some of your self-re-
spect, as well as the respect of 9TH
ers. Curses never cemented a tube,
or inserted a blowout patch. When a
tire blows off the rim, it does no good
to shoot off at the mouth. Get the
repair made. Get out of the way of
traffic. And remember, that here, as
elsewhere in life, it's always better
to smile than to swear.