Evening star., 1933-07-21

A motorist writes about the faults
Of motorists. Dear Sir-1 read with
much interest your article. under This
and That, in The Star Of July IA, about
pedestrians In safety zones. The article,
as your compositions always are, Is well
written, and agree with what you say.
should like to see an article by you
ON automobile drivers. II some pedes-
trians are lacking In common sense. ]
am sure that 1t can be made to appear
that some automobile drivers are lack
ing In any kind Of sense.
You will pardon me. am sure. u
outline some things upon which
would like to see you dwell, as mere
suggestions, with the understanding
that 1t will be all right with ME what
ever. use you may make Of the sug-
gestions, or whether you use them Or
any Of them at all. provided that you
do not use my name. do not seek
or desire publicity. being entirely salts
ned II, perchance, ! may Ot1er o SuR-
gestion that may be OF value to you.
"If some automobilists could be made
to understand the real danger involved
in some Of their actions at the wheel
both to themselves and to others, and
could understand the desire to murder
that their actions engender In the hearts
of others, I believe that they could be
made to drive less recklessly. But, as
the former Senator ingalls, Of Kansas
said with regard to purity In politics
it Is an iridescent dream
"The only way to improve the reck-
less driver, and eliminate the potential
danger that goes with his driving, is
70 kill him.
"What are some Of the things done
by automobiles that justify their
classification as reckless drivers? One
answer to such a question would be
everything that an automobilist ousfn
not to do As this answer Is too gen.
eral. it is necessary to mention q few
of them, without regard to their r9aa-
tive seriousness:
81. Honking unnecessarily when en-:
tering or leaving garage at unusual
hours when neighbors are sleeping. OF
trying to sleep.
"2. Unnecessary honking at all times
In most cases q honk indicates selfish
ness more than a desire to guard the
safety of the other fellow. whether
automobilist or pedestrian, and u
equivalent to saying Get out OF my
way
"3. Unnecessary passing, and passing
at particular time, regardless Of road
conditions. Some drivers pass when
they overtake machine without know
ing whether conditions Of the road are
favorable, and they leave 1t to others
to help them out If they get into
trouble. Some give every indication OF
taking the view that they are the
only ones In hurry and that others
are unnecessary obstructions to theil
IN, nd ,f n
every few hundred feet and causing
others to put on the brakes to let
the reckless driver back into the line
and prevent crash. 1t seems that they
cannot stay in line. or, II they do
they make 1t appear to all others that
they Cthe reckless drivers) are making
great sacrifice, from which all others
should cooperate to save them. ! often
have wondered, when a man behind
me in heavy traffic honks that he
wants to pass me, just what 1t Is that
he expects me to do. OF course. II
had wings I might rise and let him
go under.
a. Making right hand turn from
inside line and left-hand turns from
outside line.
IS. Parking double. especially when
by going next door he would find
plenty OF vacant space. This applies
especially to taxicab drivers.
"6 Failure to give signal Of inten-
tion to turn. or giving a dinky signal
after turn has been begun.
~. Stopping in the middle Of the
road to examine map TO determine
which way TO proceed, or TO take on a
passenger. In a recent trip to Chi
cago I observed that this habit Is very
common. With good eyesigk the driver
behind might easily fail TO observe
that machine in front had stopped
and many drivers do not have good