Evening star., 1921-01-23
MOTORISTS URGED
: OBE CH|VALR0US
Likened to Knights of Old,
Obligated by the Laws
of COURTESY.

In olden days youth of noble
blood mounted his horse and with
another noble youth as esquire roved
the highways of the world. seeking
of the helpless and perform all the
duties of knightly chivalry. They
Jared forth through Arcadian paths
and upheld by force of arms .he
ideals of their hearts.
The beginnings of the civilization
OF the twentieth century lay in the
Ideals of these knights and esquires
the riders of the Teutonic and Anglo
Saxon lands, the cavaliers and
"horsemen" of Latin Europe.
And there are riders" today IN
America and all over the world. but
they drive steel steeds here, there
AHd everywhere. says the United
States Tire Company. This is a
thought, message and a plea to the
knight motorist that he recall the
obligations and ideals of his knightly
prototypes of long ago.
The careless driver, the thoughtleSS
driver. the driver who does not force
himself to be a knight and gentle
man will greatly increase the danger
of motoring to the pedestrian, to
other drivers, and to himself, and
jeopardize the privileges he has hith-
erto enjoyed.
What should a driver do? The rules
are very simple:
HAVCp " Tie IlSIit u IhC AoaN.
Slow down at crossings.
Signal for a stop or turn to the
cars behind by holding out the left
hand.
Apply brakes slowly. Change speed
rates slowly. Drive carefully.
= Be prepared to help any motorist
in trouble on roads distant from ga
RACES.
Be prepared to give pedestrians
lifts" on country roads.
Stop car and engine when meeting
drovers with sheep, swine or cattle
on country roads.
Park only at side of roads, leav-
ing fair way.
When buying produce in the coun-
try, park alongside road, not on the
road.
When parking at night, leave warn
ing lights.
Have headlight DINNERS and use
them when meeting and passing 9TH
er motorists at night.
When picnicking, carefully put out
picnic fires.
When picnicking do not trespass to
gather wild flowers, tree branches,
blossoms, fruit or shrubs.
When picnicking, clean up thor
oughIy, removing from sight all cans,
papers and rubbish.
Give all vehicles. especially loaded
trucks. a good half of the road.
Take hills on the right side of the
Avoid coasting or speeding around
curves at foot OF hills.
Be courteous to pedestrians. Do not
drive your car at them full tilt and
laugh when they jump. Do not
splash water on them as they stand
at crossings or near curbs, waiting
for you to pass.
Avoid street cars carefully at stops.
Learn and follow the local traffic
rules, speed limits. and driving ordi-
nances. These are made for the COM
mon good of all drivers, including
yourself, and Of all pedestrians.
With these practices Universally
followed by, drivers, motoring will
maintain its safety. its freedom. it's
standing and it's favorable accept
ance by the community. Five years
ago such suggestions as these were
unnecessary. Today. when each
eleventh person owns car, it is
vitality necessary. to have drivers re-
call the days of chivalry. Crowded
and still more crowded streets and
roads have produced nationwide
problem whose simplest solution is a
return to the courtesy of the days
when knighthood lowered