Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-06
MOTORISTS CIVILITY CLUB
TOLD OF BY HASkIN
Daily Letter by Frederic J. Haskin

! ne vent ABOUT du CfCiy-iioh
himself feeling. Furthermore, being
courteous and receiving courtesy put
him in a cheerful frame of mind.
| Courtesy pays, was Mr.. Zerbee's con-
clusion, and the more people that
practise it the better. So he started
the motorists civility club.
His club is not an organization
that meets and reads scientific pa
pers. 1t is more a state OF mind. Mr..
Zerbee designed a sticker badge for
the windshield of members VINO
| pledge themselves to let caution ana
courtesy rule their machines. He
also devised a creed which would
be on the reverse side of the ticker
to remind the driver of his pledge.
The credo is in general terms and
It is intended to owe every situation
where the driver must choose be-
tween s~elfishness and consideration.
The terms are as follows:
l. Caution will obey all traffic reg
ulations.
2. Courtesy will not road
superiority.
8. Courtesy will not become i'm
patient when Caution delays.
4. Caution will dim his lights to
Courtesy.
5. Courtesy will politely Caution
pedestrians.
6. Courtesy will respond to eau
tons signal.
Z. Courtesy will not cross eau
TONS path.
I s. Courtesy will never create eau
TONS hazard.
8. Courtesy's speed will be gov
erned by Caution.
10. Courtesy and Caution will
| Carry Onto Safety.
AS an illustration Of number three
Mr.. Zerbee points out that along
parkways, such Is Washington's
Speedway, a motorist occasionally
becomes stalled. Instantly from cars
behind come the impatient screech-
es and bellowings of horns. This
tends to make the driver to
the extent that he cannot locate the
trouble or get his car out of the road,
Where Offense Frequently is Given
Number two is most frequently
violated by heavy cars which some
times take up more than their share
of the middle of the road.
Number eight is one of the more
abstract provisions. 1t is for the
driver who makes a reckless move
thereby endangering others who are
proceeding carefully. This sort OF
thing is the basis of many of the
Just charges of carelessness against
drivers.
There is an extreme to everything
and it has been claimed by a few
drivers that there can be such g
thing as too much courtesy. One
motorists complains of super-politt
drivers who insist on his taking the
right of way at a crossing when they
should go on themselves according
to the traffic rule. This he says, Is
positively dangerous in heavy traf-
fic because other cars. knowing whC
L has the right of way, try to go ahead
while the Alphonse and CASTOR driv'
ers bow and smile.
This sort of thing may happier
enthusiastically. But there is Ger
4 tainly no prospect of an epidemic o
acute politeness. AS a matter o,
fact, an incident of this sort does
not represent real consideration
based on common sense. Traffic reg
ulations are interfered with and 9th
err drivers are confused. 1t is no
true courtesy.
Mr.. Zerbee believes that every per
son on the streets should be cour
tesy conscious. If you nave ever hat
a mistake, in grammar, say, SO WV
idly impressed upon your brain tina
you could never use the phrase
without being aware of it o know
what Mr.. Zerbee means by being
courtesy conscious. He means, h
says, having consideration for othel
people in your mind. You may thinl
that you have enough on your mint
now. But according to the presiden
of the motorists civility club it /
less of a strain to be courtesy con
gcious than to go about daring tn
world to get in your way.