Evening star., 1935-11-12
LETTERS OFFER
DRIVING ADVICE
Suggestions Show Much
Thought Is Turned on
Safety.

vestions continue to be received by
the Safety Council of The Evening
Star, and it is evident that the people
Of Washington are becoming safety
minded.
Excerpts from some of these letters
follow:
Regarding the safety campaign
want to repeat what has been said
several times before by others, that
at present there is no safe time for
pedestrians to cross the street. The
green light is simply sign for corner
turns by automobiles. l think those
who make the traffic regulations are
often as responsible for the traffic
murders as the persons Immediately
concerned and can't take the safety
campaign very seriously until there
Is light for pedestrians only.
Something should also be done
about the unnecessary blowing of
horns at crossing pedestrians and fast
driving past loading platforms.
"E. R. CREGLOW."
X X x X
"I have read many comments on
the traffic accident calamity and, re-
gardless of any of the opinions of
those who are trying to place re-
sponsibility for accidents, it is my
belief that all accidents are caused
because of the highly mechanical
mode of travel.
When the wild animals of the
forests were our chief danger we did
not hesitate to agree that such was
fact.
Now that it is a fact that the
greatest danger to human life is the
powerful automobile, why cannot We
agree to it.
Human life is precious to all of us,
therefore when an automobile is trav-
cling on our streets it should always
be under control. so that it does not
interfere with the natural activities
of humans. nor should it be neces-
sary for humans to be constantly on
the lookout for what the inventions
OF man may contrive.
Therefore, the driver of an auto
mobile is entirely responsible for every
injury that his machine causes.
The sooner that We get down to
brass tacks. instead of trying to
selhshly justify our whims, the sooner
will we eliminate injuries and deaths
by automobile accidents.
The automobile is the cause of
the accidents, because if there were
no automobiles there would be no
automobile accidents.
There is no way around it, the
driver of an automobile is responsible
In every instance. Human rights
come before anything else. Yours
for results, F. B. CASEY"
x
"While you are to be commended
highly for the campaign you are con-
ducting in the interests of public
safety, I am tinged with the belief
you are still asleep. No insult intend
ed. The psychological effect of such
q movement AS sponsored by you is
highly important if continued. 1t
takes propaganda to put anything
over But you must bear in mind you
are dealing with human nature, and
that is one of the hardest elements
on the earth. above the earth and
under the crth to deal with. that is
IL you wish to make any impression
thereon.
II have had an inclination to write
fo1 a long time, but thought it would
be as So much breath wasted. How
ever, one of your headlines tonight
says Accidents Traced to Lazy Driv-
ers,' and that burned me up. Now
you are all wrong from the ground
up. Have any of you people driven
q car in this town? Now here is the
real answer to the whole wrang
dangled problem. And excuse the
bluntness, but it's the truth.
'Ninety-nine per cent of our acci-
dents are caused by NOTHING but down.
right, cussed, mean, human hoggish-
ness. You drive within the speed
limit or a mile or two over, down they
come on you; they veer to the right
and they veer to the left of you: they
cannot stand it to have any one in
front of them or to cross their path.
They are bent and determined on get
ting around you or bust their wind
doing it. The words road courtesy
Is not known to Washingtonians.
When, if ever rarely, am shown a
courtesy I have to look at their tags
and most every time they are an out
of-tow'l car, usually from the West.
Next in line for the speed maniac
first prize are cars from New Jersey.
I have driven West and have driven
North and have yet to see such fla
grant disregard for the rights of
others as you see 10 times in as
many blocks in this, the model city of
the United States. Why, motorists drive
with utter abandon on our streets. It
seems as though they say that's my
right of way; you take it and I'll drive
right through you. And they do, or
else explain away all our accidents If
you can. On the way home tonight
in three blocks a human hog comes
out a side street at about 40 per. Sup