The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-21
SPEEDING REGULATIONS.

w NOClCS CudL SOiilS iiioii it>-'' e'-1
nounced as candidate for mayor OF
Gafney and the only plank IN his
platform is to stop speeding IN the
city by drivers of automobiles. He
says that he has no desire for Office
of any kind, but he sees the danger
to life in the reckless driving IN the
town, and he wants TO see If it can
be stopped, and the only way is to
get in position to have authority TO
regulate the speed.
If something is not done to check
the reckless driving o. cars, with the
great number that nov travel the
Sroad, it will be dangerous to venture
far out. There are some people who
drive that have some regard for the
rights of the other fellow, but there
are many ''hogs'' OF the road stu
driving. They drive around you
; without giving the signal and when
You meet if you d. not sc: out OF the
8 way YOU are liable to be run into.
And the only ching that cheeks
them up in the least is the CONDITION
of the road. and tl.a'. has very little
eject upon many wno Gri7a. An'!
really sometimes we almost hate to
see the roads get in good shape Tor
then we know that there will De dan-
ger to get far out. There should be
some way to regulate the traj.ic. sic
law mas no sort cf effect upon 'nany
drivers. And waefe tie road IS goos
80 and 40 niles The houc IS MT con-
sidered fast at all.
But we meant to speak at this
time only about the city aad oae reg
sylations h4re. There is nov rc::ssara i
uaid to the parking regulations, oa'
any side Of the. street IS ali righ; OF
WHICH to drive, and as for stopping a.
; crossings the most of the cas- step
after they are in the middle OF the
street they are crossing, it tae:J step
Z at all.
We now see the, advantage Of a
YARD fence, because but for ouS
fence we are sure that the house
x,,o,,,a have been run over and may
be driven bacl. in the garden or up
IN the mansion of eur ne;ghbor, Mr'
Geo. w Summer. A few Sunday
nights ago an entire panel OF the
fence was driven away from the posts
and left in the middle Of the yaro'
and the only thing that saved the
house was the impact the car recelV-
ed from hitting the fence. Coming
at sufficient speed to drive an entire
nanei of some IL or Is feet OF fence
from the posts to which it was Sc
curely nailed, but for that the hoEse
would have been knocked from us
foundations. We have not mention
ed it before, but as we have heard
nothing from it up to this time; we
do not suppose that we are IN any
danger of a suit for damages because
the fence was in the way and may be
damaged the car. Of course the
fence should have gotten out OF the
way of the auto, and had no busl-
ness in the first place to obstruct' It's
passage, and if the fence had not
8 been there the house would nave
been in the way and the damage to
car would have been, greater, and
we might have suffered a heavy dam
age suit, because the house oostruct-
ed the passage of the car. We are
: glad there was no heavy damage
done the car, and we are saved pay
ing it because the fence was in the
way. However, we have had the
fence repaired and hope it may es-
cape further damage.
But there is need for some better
traffic regulations as to crossings, and
in these narrow streets the wonder