The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-20
LET'S Cm Out flie Free-for-4H,


Touring America b. motor has many of the character
stie q good odfsshened gang fight where anything
that get with And With the notors With
the participant n brast It's Just too bad Il guess
srong
The mental confusion which rides with the erosseounry
driver IS Of the for dgraceu fatality record
though may 70 he indirect
The motorist in much the position the chap
In the Pun House" at n street carnival or circus
he never knows what expect and that
happens TO him comes surprise.
Many Of those Who best qualified 10 express
the and only in which sound start be made
reduce traffic accidents. Agitation for federal traffic
steadily the months go by.
One well known reporter. Arthur Bartlett writing for
the W"mans Home Companion. made special tour 10
check conditions through personal experience. One Of
his first observations that traffic co.
the old about What you don't know won't hurt you
should be revised 10 read, What YOU don't know
kill YOU"
You cannot state line today Bartlett writes,
self in jeopardy even death If you assume that
you are to right operating the you
almost certainly be different Hand signaling rules prob
ably be different that won't know what they mean
Bartlett explains that in states he couldn't park
while in others there law against it. In states he
soud hills in others not Laws of spotghts
and reporting accidents, varied widely Speed laws
almost equally at variance.
Fortunately didn't have any accidents he writes.
"bu close il that because
of traffic regulation quk with which wasn't familiar.
Ii was just as WAS entering Pittsburgh. A light
At intersection turned to and yellow TRYING TO
he good driver slowed ready 10 stop. Nobody else
slowed in the slightest and while roared BY me.
the one directly behind me smart bump was
wrong because didn't know the system In Pittsburgh,
Ii green and yellow just that there won't
be time for pedestrians to cross How Is a stranger
expected to know
Emphasizing again that what you don't know may kill
you Bartlett asks why the states can't get together the
simple rules of motoring and thus remove one of the great
est causes of deadly confusion and ignorance.
For seventeen years the way has been pointed out
he states. The Uniform Code drawn and whoehearedly
highway authorities and safety experts has been there for
the taking Our states have dabbed in it. taking bit here
bit here-and still failing to make out of our
countrys motor laws as whole Not one state has yet
adopted it in toto.
why? Because you and whose voices. in democracy.
the that must be obeyed have not yet made it clear
law makers and local officials that want them to
get together lay aside their personal notions and give
rules that everyone will know and understand.
The president of the United States calling attention to
the rghfu and increasing toll of accidents has officially
called upon all patriotic citizens to join crusade against
them, a vital measure of national defense.
More Bees for the Beehiue!
DETROIT. Observation-Disclosures of the National
Automobile Dealers association will be transferred from
Detroit to Washington after Dec |. it announced
BY the executive committee following a meeting in
Detroit.
The transfer of headquarters preceded in March by
the establishment of Washington office which subse
quently enlarged with the employment of the St Clair
organization for the development of public relations
gram
Staff members and key employees will further augment
the personnel in Washington but the statistical compilation
department which studies used values and trends will
remain in Detroit for the time being.
D0un Arizona Way,
Boyd Shirley president of Boyd Motors Of local
Hudson dealers mentioning in Tucson Arizona and
liking it.
However il isn't the cactus or the sunset on the
desert that is making BOYD go for Thanksgiving in a
big il is the beautiful Mexican girls. The mes
card received this office devoted
tirey to praise of the senorfas.
No need call the national guard Mrs Shirley Is
also vacationng in Arizona,