El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-22
Keep To The Right.
(BY H. S. h

For the safety Of the public through the prevention of
dents the keep to the right rule needs to be impressed
more firmly automobiles FL PasO, for caelessnes in
that respect becoming noticeable There have been many
escapes from collision recently and few nights ago
there escape Two together passenger
precpated head foremost to the pavement where
his skull crushed and he died
One the other the side OF the street
II does greatly matter which It Is obvious that had
both kept well the right the collision would not have oc
man. dead would have missed that tate
Had the barely missed each other the incident would
of occurring daily when motor
lines the main Travelled horoughare It often hap
pens IN this way Three cars are going IN one direction Gar
No. is well toward the sidewalk, keeping to the right
Car No tries to pass Car No. and swings little to the
left about IS feet from the curb Car No tines to pass
Car No the time and swings still further TO the
left This third is then not the right hand side Of the
street nor even in the middle Of IT, the left
hand side car coming In the opposite direction has
pass with much spare but If It Is followed by
car which tries to pass by swinging to the left there
apt to be collision between that and the No.
above mentioned
Automobiles for public hire are the chief offenders in
that respect Their drivers trying to economic time
in order to make trips possible each hour and
thus increase their earnings Other motorists are more
lesurey especially of evenings, and drivers Of public
therefore try TO pass everything on the road including other
public cars IN the to which reference has been made
So is this that Is remarkable more serious
cdens have occurred Drivers take the sks because they
have been driving sufficiently long, usually, that they have
acquired confidence in their ability TO dart through open
lngs where there barely room Tor the car to pass and stu
avoid collision Perhaps their self confidence well founded
but the greater element OF danger lies in the fact that wh
they know when they take chance just how they propose
get THROUGH they have Of knowing what sudden
turns the drivers of the other cars may make.
The remedy enforce keeping the night by ending
these continual and unnecessary efforts to pass ahead
There really necessity for passing the ahead unless
coming stop unless is slow moving truck
Otherwise the ordinary of traffic fast enough And
there should not in any event. be than attempt
at passage at the place the time The traffic
officers who watch for speeders might curb this practice with
100 well placed warnings Such warnings would prob
ably be sufficient. Drivers of do not Intentionally
danger themselves their passengers and their and the
lives and Of other motorists maiciously
but they are too prone to take chances in the belief that they
VIII get through without accident
few drivers of private well public DO not
keep to the right when not trying pass ahead
They undertake drive in the middle Of the street
slightly to the left whenever they out of the downtown
section That, Of course wful disregard of traffic
regulations and deserves punishment
Americans who have been in Germany are getting
into Switzerland and that's another Swiss movement
The story Of the capture of Bsgdad BY Gen Maude's
army adds another chapter TO the Arabian Nights tales
Harry Thaw is again just insane enough keep him
from paying the penalty for his criminal acts.
Let be thankful that is still relatively cheap
and is nutritious