Greer Urges Safety Rules For City Driving
ERWIN GREER argues common sense and courtesy are key to safe driving. He cites 17000 yearly fatalities and urges jay-walking limits, hand signals for turns, slower speeds in residential areas, and a traffic safety law enabling confiscation of a dangerous driver’s car, backed by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Greer
Greer School of Electrical # Automeasive Trades
Chicago
Elky
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Winter Gasoline Had More Kick Says U S Bureau
The Bureau of Mines reports the past winter gasoline was more volatile than earlier seasons, with samples from Boston New York Chicago New Orleans St Louis and other cities showing a two to five degree lower distillation temperature. The AA A notes a return to distinctly more volatile winter gasoline after two years of narrow variation.
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Bureau of Mines
American Automobile Association
Boston
New York
Washington
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New Orleans
St. Louis
Denver
San Francisco
Barnlesville
Oklo
Laramie
Wyo
Bureau
National Motor Body
United States
Go Soothingly by Wandering Horse Urges Sign
A Kobe Japan traffic sign translation warns motorists to go soothingly past wandering horses and dogs. The signs advise stopping politely at police, using a soft horn, giving space to dogs, avoiding tire entanglement, and braking to prevent skids and collapse.
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Kobe
Japan
American Automobile Association
Insurance cannot prevent accidents speaker declares
J W Mason of Mt Vernon argues in a recent address on compulsory automobile liability insurance that prosecutions for driving with criminal negligence should be pursued more often and that motorists should better appreciate this possibility.
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J. W. Mason
Mt. Veron. N
State should use police power to reduce traffic accidents
The author argues compulsory use cannot match proper enforcement and calls public authorities to prosecute pedestrians and others for traffic violations and negligence causing accidents. Insurance is palliative, not preventive, and reducing accidents is a state function for authorities to exercise.
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Avery
Car's true cost per mile beats assumption by far
Peter Smith of Paterson New Jersey kept a detailed record of a Franklin sport sedan bought April 2 1927. From April 2 to December 31 the car logged 21900 miles with an operating cost of 203 cents per mile while total cost including depreciation insurance and registration ran 443 cents per mile. Monthly mileage ranged from 1605 to 3240. Also noted is AAAs claim that standard brake lining tests raised average lining life fourfold saving the nation about 15000000 a year.
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Peter Smith
Paterson
N. J
Smith
Franklin
American Automobile Association
Dangerous Fall Months for Auto Drivers in 1925 26
The national motoring body cites A A S data showing October and November as the most deadly months for highway crashes. 1925 fatalities peak in November at 2 400 and 1926 peak in October at 2 780, with yearly totals around 22 000 and 23 000 respectively.
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American Automobile Association
National
National Safety Council
Customers Sketch Their Own Designs For Truck Bodies
The Gra ham Bros. trucks special equipment division offers printed panel drawings so dealers and customers can specify lettering, designs and colors for delivery truck bodies. Custom designs reflect the character and stability of the firms they represent.
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Graham Bros
Graham-Paige Sets Price Range for New Straight Eight Cars
Detroit April 25 factory list prices for the Graham-Paige straight eight 136 inch wheelbase models are announced. Sedan 2285 town sedan 2385 seven passenger sedan 2410 cabriolet 2485 coupe 2485 include bumpers and six demountable wheels. wire wheels extra. The 835 models fifth of the new line to go into production after the 614 model. line ranges from 875 to 2285 for five passenger sedans.
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Detroit
Mich
Graham-Paige
New York
Cadillac LaSalle Diagnosticians Now Checking Cars
Cadillac LaSalle distributors across the United States introduce a new direct method to determine service needs before shop work. The diagnostic system, an outgrowth of clinics in 29 cities, promises exact results, outlining required work, duration, and cost. Over 600 testers have joined clinics and installed the system locally at Morris Motor Car Company.
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Cadillac-LaSalle
United States
Morris Motor Car Company
Gas Scratch Rooster Sparks Fire Hazard Tale
A doggerel tale recalls a rooster scratching near a leaking gasoline line behind a house. Sparks ignited spilled fuel causing a small blaze and wrecked car parts. The piece warns gasoline remains highly dangerous and cites a 1926 loss figure of 14,978,599 dollars in fire waste.
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Rogeter
National Board of Fire Underwriters
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