Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
BY THEODORE r. MOVES.

District motorists. who drive in the
state of Maryland should try as far
as possible to become familiar with
the laws of that state.
Two particularly dangerous viola
ton of the law have come to the
writer's attention during recent Sun
day trips, when the roads were
crowded.
The first one was the passing of two
cars on the crest of hill. This is
dangerous practice as the man pass
ing is taking a blind chance that
there will be nothing coming in the
other direction. and besides is ex-
pressly forbidden in the Maryland
regulations.
The section devoted to Rules OF the
Road" reads as follows:
NO vehicle shall pass another from
the rear at the top or near the Top oi
, hill. or on a curve, where the vie"
ahead is anywise obstructed."
Three Law Violations Instanced.
On a recent Sunday, three separate
and distinct violations of this regu-
lation were observed. one compelling
the car trying to pass to swerve over
into the ditch and pass on the wrohs
side of the road, another. where me
road was little narrower. compeilso
two of the cars to scrape muo :
guards. and the third for three cars
to pass abreast of each other. =, :.
AS far as could be determined all OF
the offe nding cars belonged to Dlstrlct
owners, and why there was no. q
serious smash-up in all three cases
has not been fathomed.
In the case where the car was Try
ing to pass another on the crest OF d
hill. and was compelled to resort to
the ditch, it is question OF Wnet La =
or not he would have escaped II II mac
not been for the quich-wlttedness VI
the driver coming toward MN,
In most instances the natural tehu-
ency is to turn out to the rlsnt >
far as possible Wnen you IN, ,t the
road blocked, but seeing tnat lne
other man was determined to pass on
the wrong side of him the drver
swung back into the mlddie OF 'ie
road and all three cars got through III
safety.
skiddiuS of Car Results.
The driver who went into the ditcn
was going at such speed ina! "hen
he got off the smooth road ms caa
skidded. and it looked LOT a h ~ he
as il he would turn over. Dut on nc
went without a backward glance as
il violating the law, passing on tne
wrong side of fast-movlng cars anu
speeding were matter OF no concern l.
This is the class of driver VINO
makes the SUNDAY "Trip vi .AS -
roads Of Maryland hardship ratner
than a pleasure. Ill,
When approaching the top OF mn
an experienced motorist will always
take the extreme right side OF the
road. especially if he is travhng at
speed. , .
1t frequently happens that when a
motorist wishes to pass another on
hill he misjudges the time IT VIII take
him to get by, which results IN TWO
cars going over the top abreast
It is always wise policy TO re-
frain from passing other cars on a
hin unless there is obviously plenty
of room before the crest is reached.
Another Type OF Pest.
Another type of pest is the man
Who. whenever any one tries to pass
him. thinks the other is trying to race
and speeds up. thereby running the
two cars abreast on the road and
blocking it for oncoming cars
This is the type that comes nome
and SAYS: We'll. I passed every one
on the road and you didn't notlce any
one pass me- did you?
Road driving is an entirely dinerent
nronosition than driving in city, as
MANY motorists will testify, and re-
nuires. in some cases. quicker Judg-
ment and a greater amount OF skill.
If you are trying to pass announcer