The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-19
STRIKE THE REAL EVIL

STRIKE THE REAL EVIL
If the evil of traffic law violations is to
be abated, the officers must strike at the
real root, at the base upon which the evil is
founded, at the fundamental from which it
springs.
Nothing material is to be gained by Off
GERS going about pinching, or by the courts
finipg Mrs. Tom and Mrs. Dick and Mrs.
Harry because they may each have parked
a car an eighth of an inch out of place on
some side street, while Mr.. Tom and Mr..
Dick and Mr.. Harry are permitted to park
their cars at street intersections, making it
impossible almost, for pedestrians who are
forced to cross the streets, to regain the
sidewalks without the use of hooks and
ladders
If the evil of traffic law violations is to
be abated, if the traffic laws of the city, the
county and the state, as well as the lives
and limbs of the ctizenry, are to be respected,
officers of the law and courts of justice
should handle all offenders with firm and
steadfast hand, but they should go after the
real offenders and not let the misdeeds of
the man and woman who chance to park
their cars a trifle out of line blind their eyes
to the misdeeds of the fellows who "cut
corners" every hour of every day in the week.
There is nothing more dangerous than the
habit of rushing cars full tilt, hell bent for
destruction, around the corners on the wrong
sides of the streets. The men, the women,
the children, who start to cross a street. if
careful, will always "look out for the cars"
but they look in the direction from which
car is supposed to come, not in the direction
from which they know car will not be com.
ing if the driver of it entertains anything like
a decent respect for both the law and the
rights of his fellow men.
We venture the assertion that the traffic
cop, were he to take his stand alternately
at the corner Of Broadway and North Wash
ington, at the corner of Main and streets,
at the corner of Main and streets, and ar
rest all who violate the law and endanger
the lives of others at those corners, could
have not less than one thousand arrests to his
credit each day, while the city would soon
collect, in fines, enough money to pay off
the national debt, accrued interest and all.
Another direct blow which should be
struck at traffic law violators might we'll be
aimed at those who daily join in the regular
auto parades' which drill down the streets.
1t is common sight any day in the week, at
any busy corner in Ardmore, to see men,
women and children marooned in the center
of the car tracks while autos, in droves of
three, six, ten and up to twelve and fifteen,
parade by, on each side of them, preventing
them from either gaining the opposite curb or
their steps to the curb which they
Just left.
And it goes without saying that little
closer attention given the fellows who burn
the asphalt as well as the gas in the down.
town districts, should receive very strict
attention.
In this connection we would say that the
raffic cop has covered himself with glory
and earned the praise of all fair-minded
people by the impartial manner in which he
has gone after the sped maniacs who drill
up and down the avenues in the residence
sections of the city. He cannot, however, be
everywhere at one and the same time, but
he other members of the force can render
him material aid and assistance in eliminating
he evil of the traffic law violations. Let
the traffic cop keep his eyes peeled for the
'peedsters, while every other officer lends
lim help, and Ardmore will soon become
'afe place in which to live--so far us danger
rom speeding autos. guided by reckless
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