The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-24

not allow autos on the streets cx.
ccpt during certain hours. NJ which
| time pedestrians should stay off the
/ streets aa much ~ possible.
MRS ]. BUNK.
Monroe. Wash.
Love another's life Keep one
hand on the wheel and the other ON
/ the brake. one foot on tho clutch
and the other ON tho brake. with
eyes ahead. While standing. put ON
gear. c. A. GREEN.
1919 Fairyiew n.
More and atrietcr tarffic cops. Pc
| deatrlans should watch stop.and so
sigalz. Mord motor cops on country
roads leading into city.
HOWARD n. GuLick.
Aged ~, ANS siHt Ave. ~. Il.
Raise fines for driving over four
miles an hour Co high figure. En-,
force frequent testing OF brakes.
JOHN W. VANS.
asis oreas 81
Tho first time an au,oist !. con.
vielcd OF sIkcedlng. give him a fine
OF not to exceed $50. Upon second
conviction. give him a fine OF from
$50 10 500 and 80 days In Jail Upon
/ third conviction. give "A fine % from
tieo to $500 and 30 days In Jail. and
N convicted a fourth time. give a
straight Jail sentence Of ak months.
/ IL such an ordinance were riEidiy
enforced on all persons. automobile
accidents would drop OF very sud.
denly. y. W. BOOK.
eos y. 6ist ST
PitilsAa publicity - the remedy
I The public safety committee % the
city council should be used as a hub
90 the plan. assisted by tho news
papers. Initiate n Safety Week"
Appeal to the individual citizcn'a
common sense A. s.
We have coo uniformed city fire.
men. Why not give them the
authority to arrest reckless auto
drivcrsT They can and viii help the
police. Cincinnati did Il. Why not
Scatter
ONE WHO KNOWS.
An reckless auto drivers should be
given a siiff Jail ssntcne. with no
alternative Of paying a fine. This
would curb all auto drivers.
uuuH Mcleod.
eis Fifth Ave.
Put all speedcrs In Jail from 10 90
20 days and reduce the speed limit
one third. In 30 days this plan
would max. ssatiie's streets q. free
from auto accidents ms the dessert Of
sahara
MRS. ELiZABETU MONEY.
s.si Third Ave. W.
Make and enforce laws for pedss,
TRANS and there will be less nc.
cidents. official records show tina;
70 per cent OF automobile accidents
occur when the car In travelling -
miles an hour or less.
LiTA MORRIS.
pansy Apis.
n every pedestrian would look up
and down the street before stepping
off tho sidewalk there would b. far
fewer accidents.
MRS. n. SMITH.
tssT Eighth Ave-. ". T..
by putting every man or woman
In Jail who violated traffic resuia.
tons. the practice would soon stop.
whether the driver were the presl.
dents wife or n washerwoinan.
MRS. ROY sSITz.
Mount Vernon. wash.
Limit the speed TO eight miles an
hour IN tho business district and TO
IS miles an hour in the residence
districts The Eastern cities follow
this plan and there arc no, 70 many
accidents. GUST SEiPEL.
i205is Hewitt Ave. Everett
Force tho driver 10 put some signal
on his machine 50 that II viii give
US pedestrians n chance. or make II
so days In Jail know; ! was HIT
by an auto myself.
| MlkSs JAMES tisiff OltD.
soio First Ave. N. W.
Punish vlola,ors OF traffic laws by
substantial fine for the first offenac
and not icss than one week In jail
for the second. Tho short Jail term
In needed for those who pay a fine
and think II clever 10 have been ar.
rested for speeding. Have extra
officers in outlying districts TO mr..
rest offenders. Have the public
schools inauRurate an intensive
campaign 10 drive home the truth
that II Is unAmerican to break the
traffic laws. The newspapers should
continue publicity TO bring general
condemnation on the traffic law.
breaker.
WESLEY GEORGE YOUNG.
4ois 18th Ave. N. T..
Leave muffler open. No one but
deaf men ever got hurt by car with
muffler open. Have regular code OF
horn signals for various movements,
same as locomotives use. Have reg.
ular brake inspection by authorities.
Every driver TO be examined on eye
sight, judgment of speed. Too many
youthful drivers. Too many lamps
are not burning. ID. s. l..
Organize central safety committee.
composed Of secretaries of civic,
labor. fraternal. religious organlza-
tons. Each such organization 20
nppoint five team captains. Each
captain To choose five squad leaders.
who in turn appoint five or more az.
sistants as safety scouts. Safety
scouts TO report traffic infractions.
Executive secretary OF central com.