Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-10

vember 10. 1915, revoked 20 licenses
/ - being registrations, Blk drivers and
one a Dealers license. In Rhode
Island ten lost their licenses In 1912;
/ 20 In 1913; Al In 1914. Vermont re-
/ ported Ga licenses revoked In 1915.
/ In New jersey there were SO In 1913;
! 1873 IN 1914 ana 200 last year.
In these eleven states $50 l!conses
have ben revoked In period that
covers from three to nine years. Yet
Ia Massachusetts l,l53 licenses to OPP
crate cars have been suspended or re-
Nokcd in one year. Practically no
other state has any Investigators, and
those who have adopted thcm took the
idea from Massac chusetts.
Very often, although man may be
round not guilty IN court, the highway
commission, after an investigation
ana q hearing, finds he was to blame
and takes away his licynse. Very fcw
II any other states bother with hear
ings 20 determine the gult or limo
ccucc of driver. The Massachusetts
commission held 152 public hearings
last year.
So much for the state authorities.
The Massachusetts state association.
thru ~ clubs, has planned II cam
pHiGn 10 uid In suppressing the Teck-
less drivers ana the ViOlators Of other
parts ot the motor laws, particularly
the headlight law. TO every member
of the association thru its various
clubs has been sent the following let /
ter;
"Wlll YOU please do your share and |
aid the Massachusetts state A. a. ia .
try ng 10 make the highways safe for 1
all travellers by reporting to your club |
officers the numbers of any cars that
YOU may see whose owners have made
no attempt to comply with the head
lght law, ANA also any instances you
may note o1 reckless driving
"Nuur club will then Investigate IL |
thru It's safety committee and If the
facts warrant It a report viii be lodged
With the highway commission. The
latter body will be glad 10 take action
upon any complaint our organization
may file with them. BE accurate as
10 time. place apd numbers. with
more than two thousand members the
state y. \. clubs should
be- able to do effective work"
Eliminating Headlight Glare.
The above letter was evolved 10y
lnc of the officials OF the Bay state
"A. after conference with the high
Nay commission. That body explained
is position clearly In regard 10 the
headlight law by stating that some
l"vicca are an right with proper
.ocusiug and the right power bulbs.
iui whom out of focus and with big ,
andlc- power bulbs they are not right,
10 li they were approved they would
De- vl"lators oi the law with the con
cnt of the commission.
Next comes the railroad authorities.
Elsewhere the New York. New Haven ,
md Hartford railroad has sent To all
he motor clubs in the state a letter ,
cqu,stlng that cooperation Ice given ;
oWard eliminating grade crossing ac-
idcnis. The letter follows In part:
with the object of securing the CO.
operation of motorists and drivers of
lorsc-druwn vehicles we are waglnlS a
afoty-titst- campaign To minimize ac- I
id"nts at grade crossings.
This campaign has been discussed {
nd worked out at staff meetings Of ,
NE operating department. lnycsti-
ations have been made already at ,
cNcrnl important grade crossings, and ,
many individual drivers have been ,
'rittcn to requesting their cooper ,
ttou.
instinct 10 Take IA Chance blamed
The principal cause. of the ma ;
'rity ol accidents at grade crossings 4
s the gambling instinct To take a
hancc. Experts ON accident pre-
ontinn long ago reached the conclus- I,
pn that no matter how many laws !
night Ice passed or how many safety I,