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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1929
Page
16
The Auto Association backs two bills in the General Assembly aiming to curb reckless driving by removing an age limit. One measure seeks to eliminate the speed limit rule that currently governs enforcement. Both proposals focus on strengthening penalties and enforcement.
The American Automobile Association cites a Supreme Court decision upholding state power to abolish dangerous grade crossings and supports a package of proposals in Ohio. Led by Senator F E Whitemore, the plan includes a drivers license law and repeal of speed limits to enforce cautious driving across cities, villages, and open roads. Various Ohio organizations back the license plan, while funding and administration details outline license fees and issuance by state authorities.
In the Warren Brothers laboratory at Orton, researchers study past road mistakes to improve future macadam roads. They test samples of roads built with asphalt, crushed rock, and sand to determine the best combination for durable roadbeds.
The piece argues European small cars fail in the United States due to Americans prioritizing comfort and ease, parking and city street design favoring larger cars, and the European origin of the small car. It notes roads, fuel, taxes, and highway safety as factors, concluding that Americans still value comfort despite cheaper fuel and roads.
The speaker argues wealth should not hinder success and praises an industrialist for creating a vast Brooklyn waterfront terminal network. He asserts America replaces hereditary aristocracy with brains educated by schools and universities. He calls today’s American youth fortunate at the start of a Golden Age and urges work mixed with study in college.
Herbert Hoover, long a AAA member, is described as likely to rise to a motoring executive role. The piece praises his passion for motor cars and predicts he will favor driving, relaxing in his car, and valuing motoring as part of American life. Also noted is gains in California dairy productivity over eight years, with added value of $64,297,000 to farmers.
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