Milford chronicle., 1924-08-15
DOUBLE-BARREL SHOT
REYNOLDS SUGGESTION
TO HALT SPEED FIENDS
Highway Police Head Would For
felt License, Taking Car, And
Jail Driver.

Inc drunken automobile driver i
tHe most serious menace we have t.
confront our state highway police,
said Superintendent Reynolds, of tn,
state Highway Police Department
last night in discussing motor tray
el This year. The fact that travel ov
er DelaWare's improved highways
has increased about double this sea
son would lead to the assumption of
more work for the state highway
policeman and that is really a fact.
The drunken driver and the reck-
less motorist, according to Mr.. Rey-
nolds are much more numerous this
year than ever before, but through
the constant work of the state DO
lice, some Of this being "a hours in
each Of the seven days, the number
OF accidents and avoidable collisions
are being kept down.
"DelaWare's wonderful stretches of
straight highways are a great temp
tatlon to foreign mOtorist to speed
up" said Mr.. Reynolds when asked
about the most constant source of
offenders Of traffic regulations. "The
motorists mostly from Pennsylvania
and Maryland, when they reach Del
aware and see a stretch of straight
road for mile or two ahead of them
step on the gas and away they go. I
do not know for a certainty, but
judging from my observations 1
would say that Delaware motorists
are not the largest offenders in this
respect, but rather those from sur
rounding states. Our people are used !
to the straight roads and they also
respect the efficiency of our state
highway policemen. They do not |
know when a traffic man on a mo-
tOrcycle is going to pop into sight !
behind them, if they attempt to speed
up, so that they do not take the
chances that foreign motOrist
takes.
A Chance First-Then Action
Every day our men warn hun
dreds of motorists against speeding"
continued Superintendent Reynolds.
1--WE give every one who acts and
talks decently an opportunity to
prove that he means what he says,
when he admits he did not realize
he was 81 eeding in excess of state
regulations. It's hard to believe some
motorists sometimes, but our men
have been instructed to give them
a reasonable doubt and to assume
that they mean to keep within the
law. However, when their subse-
quent actions prove the contrary, we
try to enforce the laws to the limit"
The superintendent was asked ]
what he would suggest as one Of the I
ways in which to break up the drum
ken driver menace. The legislature
Is going to meet next winter and
legislation bearing on this detail will '
be brought to the attention of the |
General Assembly. 7
"I would favor taking away the g
lse of the car of the motorist for
he duration of his suspension from
he rights and privileges of motor
st." said Mr.. Reynolds.
Would COnfiscate Car Temporarily
'At the present time a motorist
OnVicted of driving a car while t.
runk has his privileges to drive tt
lspended for a year, but his car s.
in use. would favor try
g out the plan of confiscating this d;
II and storing it away by the state HI
lthOrities until the expiration OF
e suspension. That would be some ed
ing the drunken driver would feel, in
cause now, if he is suspended he fis
n get someone else to drive his car lit
d enjoy its use. If he knew be- cli
that if he was arrested for be
unken driving, that his car would
taken, it might tend to prevent
q from taking the wheel after he BILE
J had a drink. tw
I also believe heartily in jail sem ne!