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Show HIT-RUN DRIVER SERIOMNACE Plan Organized Campaign to Stop Lawlessness. On Its own behalf and on behalf of the 842 clubs affiliated with It throughout the country, the American Ameri-can Automobile association has broadcast broad-cast a strong appeal urging relentless warfare on the "hit-and-run" drivers everywhere. The nppeal, which went out under the name of Thomas P. Henry, president pres-ident of the A. A. A., was based on reports which show that this particular particu-lar brand of lawlessness and coward-Ice coward-Ice has not received in Ihe past the attention at-tention which it deserves. Hence the need of nn organized campaign by the motorists generally to do away with this species of driver. Mr. Henry's statement pointed out the fact that In some cases it Is difficult dif-ficult to got at the hit-and-run driver is all the more reason why he should be dealt with in exemplary fashion once the law gets hold of him. "There are two ways," said President Presi-dent Henry, "in which members of the A. A. A., motorists generally, and other agencies can give invaluable assistance as-sistance in removing this blot on nio-tordom. nio-tordom. First Apprehend Driver. The first, succinctly, is to actually apprehend the hit-and-run driver or at least to give chase so that his license number can be made available Immediately to the police. It often happens that motorists who have an opportunity to perform this public Bervice are more Interested In seeing what has happened to the victim of the accident than they are In cap turing the person directly responsible for it. "Club members and others, I am sure, will be more than willing to do their share in this respect. Such a movement already has been started start-ed by many clubs affiliated with the American Automobile association. "The second way is more complex and seems to require more than the co-operation merely of motorists. It Is the reduction of this hysterical practice by educating all drivers to the utter, hopeless stupidity of it. Motor Mo-tor clubs and nil other agencies should take part In such an educational cam pnign. Is Pathetic Figure. ''The hit-and-run driver, from a psychological perspective, in many cases, is a pathetic figure. He is the victim of the worst of all human emotions fear. His action undoubtedly undoubt-edly makes him criminal where his ordinary impulse might bo toward the very best in our civilization, "lie is the victim of a human i temptation, one that besots all of us to Hoe from trouble. Fortunately, most of us are capable of resisting the temptation. "A concerted campaign. I believe, could do much to show the hopeless futility of running away after nn ac-( ac-( cidont. Guilty or not guilty of care-' care-' lessness. negligence or Infraction of J the traffic laws, the minute the driver ! who figures in an accident flees. the burden of proof of his Innocence j rests with him and be puts himself i Hi the worst possible position before j the law. There Is a tremendous us-' us-' sumption of guilt that cannot be allayed. al-layed. Convict Themselves. "Innocent, in a great many oases, drivers go on dally convicting theni-relves theni-relves by not having Hie courage to face the difficulty into which they have been thrown. It Is time such emotionally unstable persons were ! tatwrht the great folly of their actions. ac-tions. "Motor clubs can take the load In this vital educational movement. It is one in which oilier "agencies will co-operate heartily. Primarily It seoti'S the task of organized nntonio-blle nntonio-blle ownership for the practice Is one . that Is leaving an Indelible scar on the face of niotordom. "I am confident that remarkable results re-sults will be achieved once the A, A. A. local c'ubs set their shoulders to the wheel. " |