Show r T r Uniform Uniform Traffic Traffic Laws S SS I 5 S MORE j ORE and more the need of uniform traffic traffie fic fie laws throughout the country is maks mak- mak s ing itself apparent Time rime was when automobiles automobiles automobiles automo- automo biles were more or orless 1 less s a matter of local luxury luxury luxury lux- lux ury but that day has as long since passed ToBay To- To Bay the automobile license plates of the Vari various va- va f ri ii rious us states states mingle in every commonwealth in inthe i. i fh the Union A A A. foreign car no longer is the ther r f object of attention a and andis 1 is accepted as a matt matter mat- mat It t ter r of course y 5 Transcontinental automobile journeys are aret t q common that they have ceased to to attract The result of this is is' is a scrambling i gf f automobile traffic laws Tourists areca are i caught ca on local regulations when they had no intention of ot violating the laws or ordinances j Bf the state or r city in which they were travel travel- fk ing Of course it will always be necessary to toh h fr maintain some laws lav which apply appy strictly to f r local al conditions t I S S F h In the main however traffic laws might j-be j be made uniform eliminating much of the I confusion which now attends their enforce- enforce J f ment In some some states there are differ different nt speed limits at every county line and tourists tre r re in a constant quandary ry as to their rights I n n ri the road The same confusion exists where be e e lighting la laws of the he various states states con con- S S c. c Ignorance of the law excuses no one and yet it seems like an imposition to to- compel to read up upon on th the automotive laws of lf every ery state stat through which they pass The j automobile obile associations ha have ve already I made material progress in generalizing laws S pertaining to automobile s sales saks leS and should hould be beable j able ble to do as much in obtaining uniform traffic I 5 5 fic fie laws las in the various various' st te tei S |