New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
HOW TO. ELIMINATE MOTOR MADNESS


 The license tD drive an automo- bile should ha made something worth having, to be treasured, to be regarded as official approval by the state that the holder Is worthy of being permittsd to sit st q steer ing wheel.
 And in order 10 bring about such q desirable condition licenses to drive should be ruthlessly rescinded in not only all cases of reckless driving, but also in the case Of those who habttually display lack of caution, thus proTing themselves tempramentalEy unfit 10 drive pleasure car. truck or bus.
 Licenses should also be taken away from those who, although not deliberately reckless, are potential trouble makers by ignoring [ h e rules of the road, those who are in short socially unfit 10 drive.
 And licenses once rpscinded, should be made 10 stay rescinded for a long time. it should be im- possible fnr person deprived of his license 10 drive, to regain tt through the ald Of "political law yer"
 If the law at present does not permit of such necessary reforms n the interest Of public safety upon ne highways and streets. then 1t .ouldsbe changed at the earliest rportunity,
 There IS entirely too much len- gncy being displayed toward those ,ho menace lives upon the streets nd highways More punishment md less sympathy IS necessary, not only in Connecticut but throughout au the states, some of which are yen more lenient toward ruthless lri,ers than Connecticut.
 The motor laws are being 'lo- l,ted in New Britain every day; and round New Britain also. Only nman nnmbcr are ever brought to look, and ot these too many are erne let of too easily. Vet fines re not sufficient. The punishment that hurts most IS 10 have license ,o dr1<e taken away -- and kept ,val Reckless drl'ers through ra.lr ats do not justify public con- ..j.nCe as drivers, Iucautious drivers ra nearlv in the same class. fer .nere Ine1u1oosu'ss ends an q ,.~Eee-n.ys ucrlos is often a moo,ed point and IS rarely d'"r- m'p,I.
 ,g,1rcsaa,~ ,r- laneeeo&. ln- .,r,gnanfs: ra.v a'e not Iotenled 10 .a inc rlaytAu1s of morons. haIf- ..ts and though'hss persons Eeh- -au,. Drivers of automobiles have liz a r,~4ons'il'y a@ r'iiro'd .sY..r. and they aa.e no pro ..r,.d r,gat O. rIy In th.ir favor !, ts the acme of n1trulousness 10 permit any lu' persons wiling and .,,4 10 assuno sgra responsibility .a 5u,, aut9motur- I'll" n,'i''hI. ;. .gr Of Ionlrnoy is what Vt have tod.v a munlu]. of pr'<"n'abIe .crtIonts. an cooroou5 r.cor1 Of m,,m.a rsr~ooe and a terrible .,.r,, n.. ..srv >,.r.
 It is I9r4 un~ s,mo'.1"e 4.h'i'e ,ere dore ebout IT. ~ rr's"nt co+s,oE is tef0r done r>o'Pt 'he rs,r5lu,,or Of sl,tcr by interested ooruorauoas and r''c-sr'ri''1 ,,Il,ny. u.a> IS good as far as 1t s,.-.l l.s, doesn't Fo far enou@o-
 No man or pcman should bs ''- ,oq.o3 .a dr.4 su automobile m ,s,s or s-v otb. state whols ro"f-
 ss vro rarts caution. and who ,r. most s.}.m,nrary rules of motor conduct
 ohlouslv. such 8 r'form would spm,7ats tajrOy larFr ulnper Of ,r.s,r,-dav drivers and force a b"'- fer regard for rurnc safety for themselves and the public m others p,,b things are radically necessary Automobile driving will never be reasonably sale until the dangerous element ts kept from the e''orine wheels Thry doserse to he l'pt from men5rfnr public satc'y. Only those who belong in that category would find fault with more rigor- ous regulation Of the right to drive.
 ''ske the possession of license to drive really mean something: lei 1t inculcats sslf-rsspect in the mo-