Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-23
POLICE NOTICE
SIGNAL. BRAKEs, HORNS, ETC.


Section 10. Burns Revised statutes
1914 Of the Laws of Indiana.
Every motor vehicle shall during
the period from one-hnlf hour after
sunset TO one-half hour before sun
rise. display at least two lighted
lamps on the front and one on the
rear of such motor vehicle. which
shall display red light visible from
the rear. Said rear light to be indie
pendent Of any other light or lights
and so adjusted that In lighting and
extingnishing same. the motor vehicle
must be stationary and the rays of
such rear lamp shall shine upon the
number plate carried on the rear of
such vehicle In such manner as to
render the numerals thereon visible
for ut least one hundred {I00) feet
In tho direction from which the mo-
tor vehicle is proceeding, and every
motor bicycle shall, during said per-
iod. display one lighted lamp on the
front thereof. The light of the front
lamp shall he visible at least two
hundred t200) fest In the direction
In which the motor vehicle Is proceed
ing.
Punishment on conviction faY vio-
lating this statute is drastic namely,
imprisonment for sixty days and for
fixture of ones license for six months.
TRAF FIC POLICE DEPARTMENT.
(Note-Any spelling errors in the
above are chargeable to the traffic
police).
The above notice is so wordpd as Il
leave the average motorist in doubt as Il
just what he can and cannot do. For In
stance, il says you must have two
lighted lamps on the front and one or
the rear Of your car from certain tim.
To certain time, Then 1t says the real
light must be independent Of any Other
light or lights Now II YOU are rea
bright you can figure out just what IL ex
pected Of You in this lighting proposi
tton, but |, for one, am Just a trifie curl
Gus to know whether 1t is a guessing
contest or just hoax TO get you IL yoC
do or don't
Can you. according TO this notice. pari
your car n IS degree angle, leaving
your rear lamp lighted. your front lights
hot lighted, comply with this law?
Can you park fiat TO the curb in tht
districts. leaving your real
light burning and the front lights ex
tinguished and comply with this notice
If so. then why the order that your
rear light he controlled Independently oil
any other lights and what If you permit
them all 10 burn?
II certainly does seem as II the motor
st Is suspect or an out-aBd out crimt-
nal in the eyes of the police and It APP
pears some Sherlock was staying awake
aights trying to figure out some way To
,atch the auto owner and hale him iuto
police court.
There Is class OF law violators In
the automobile line that should be loo I'd
after specders. boozers and car and
equipment thieves There are enough
II them TO keep the police department
busy day aud night and l would like
to suggest that q part OF these traffic
boys who run around the downtown
streets pasting stickers on some ear that
has stood five minutes over time in some
parking place be given a little work IN
! really helpful way.
While the traffic policeman goes ur
The street making chalk marks on your
tires and pasting on NE little sticker
the equipment thief follows him up ard
steals your spare tire, motometer, tools
etc. ana then you report II and a rec
brd Is made of your loss at the olice
station.
Also. while all this watehsulness TO
'atch som" one parking overtime Is going
IN some speeder In the outlying district
y running down some woman or child
True, the police always come to the
ccne of these aecidents-too late-but
{ the same energy were put forth In
apturing the speeder or drunken driver
IS Is spent in watching the honest, law
hiding motorists there would be less
oss Of life IN our fair city.
Eliminate the blind tigers and bootleg
,ers in Indianapolis and you viii do
moro to make aut6mobilins safe for both
lrivcrs and pedestrians than all the
tickers you may paste till the end Of
line.
Lew Shank made the assertion before
lis election, when asked what his atti-
ude would be on the blind tiger and
,ootlegger, THAT every policeman knew
very bootlegger on his beat and II he
Iidn't bring him In after he was in the
mayors chair he would get new police
nan" or words to TINT effect.
what has he done along this line !?
lave you heard of many policemen losing
heir tobs7 Have you heard Of many
being sent to the penal farm :?
No!
Things are as bad If not worse than
hey were under the Jewett regime and /
ave heard it said there is more booze
,eing sold in Indianapolis today than any
ime since the Nolstead act became a
aw
Close up the blind tigers and clean out
he boetleg2ers and you have done more,
lew, to eliminate the crimes committed
With automobiles than any other one
hing you could possibly do.
Cut the four-fiush and stop trying to
lid the public that your police depart
nent is a wizard by keeping the law
hiding citizen busy with some fool law
n rule and put your policemen out doing
oma real good.
A CITIZEN.