Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-01-01 | Page 13 | Medical Certificates for Chauffeurs

Medical Certificates for Chauffeurs. The Question of Improving the laws and regulation relating to automobiles Is attracting at-tracting lonslderaOIS attention In France, Snd S draft has he. made of certain new i. rula lions for legislative consideration. In the licensing of rhauffeurs it Is proposed pro-posed that each applicant must possess a medical certificate In order to have in. 11 Of absolutely sound health In charge .a motor-cars, it has been found that in numerous Instances in France chauffeurs have been In 1 r physical condition, either from overwork or various bodily Infirmities, and even a case was encnun-t. encnun-t. red where an epileptic wns In charge of an automobile. It Is now proposed that b resftt r a physician shall certify that . icft candidate for a chauffeur's license Is BOUnd both mentally and physically, With present high-speed touring cars and the necessity for keeping the most careful care-ful lookout and controlling the machine, al SOlUtely, tit problem becomes closely akin to the running of a locomotive, and tht move of the French authorities would seem to be a move In the right direction. Harper'B Weekly