The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-06
URGES RIGID AUTO
EXAMINATION FOR
DRIVERS LICENSE
A. R. Redburn, Auto Traffic
Expert, Makes First Ad-
dress for Safety Week
Campaign al Forum

Birmingham authorities Doth in
knowledge OF and prosecution of traf-
fic laws tired the opening guns OF
the safety Week" campaign at the
Forum luncneon of the CIVIC associa-
ton yesterday noon.
Strict regulations governing a
drivers license was urged by A. r.
Redburn, city traffic authority, for
merly with the Yellow Cab company
of Chicago, and the promise OF a strict
ordinance OF this type was given by
w. b. Cloe. commissioner of public
safety.
Cooperation in the campaign, ma
tionally sponsored by the highway
and highway transport education COM
mittee of Washington, was asked by
Judge Alvin NJ. Douglas expression
of the assistance of the city schools
in the campaign was made by Super
intendent &. b. Glenn. and the ideas
of the Birmingham Automobile club
were presented by President Charles
G. Davis.
Reviews Auto Accidents
l. Calling attention to the many au-
tomobile accidents in the city during
the past month, Mr.. Redburn spoke of
Birmingham increase in population
and number of automobiles, with the
size.
Drivers should be made to pass a
strict examination in order to drive
an auto in Birmingham; violators
should be fined and the fine should
stick" he said.
Birmingham traffic squad was
lauded by Mr.. Redburn, who stated
that they should be backed up In
their arrests and violators should not
be released from fines. He called at
tention that while for hire" car
drivers were required to pass certain
requirements, that private cnauffeurs
and truck drivers are free from exac-
tons This should be remedied, he
said.
Against Speed Breakers
He protested against the speed
breakers or speed bumps, which have
been proposed to us elm the city,
claiming that the death and accident
rate in Memphis for year with speed
bumps was three times that of the
time before they were installed. He
urged examination of drivers and
safely and sanity in driving.
Judge Douglas presented two origi-
nal safety slogans. IF in doubt
don't do it," and Better be late than
dead" and suggested the advisability
of stopping the auto and taking 1t
out of gear at night before crossing
a railroad track and turning out the
lights so that the headlight of the
train could be seen if near.
1T is not the severity as much as
the certainty of the punishment that
will serve as a preventative" said
DR.. c. b. Glenn.
Safety Week nt Schools
He told of the work already being
done in the schools, stating that -four
minutemen" speakers talked yester-
day on safety problems. Judge Doug
las states that headquarters in Wash
ington have written commencing the
work done by DIR. Glenn in the city
schools in the safety first campaign.
President Charles G. Davis of the
Birmingham Automobile club stated
that the use of speed breakers at cer-
tain points, where the danger of ac-
cidents would be great, might be ad-
visable and made query of Commits
sioner Cloe as to the nature of con-
struction of the breakers where street
car tracks were on the street.
Commissioner Cloe stated that gut
ter" breakers would be used in such
cases and that speed bumps could be
used at other places, and that a di-
minishing of speed by autoists had
been noted OIL streets where break
had been ordered.