Show Its Ifs Just Too Bad a motorist who neglected to put 1936 VV y plates on his car before the deadline is taken up by a traffic officer its it's just its just too bad bad bad- but nobody's fa fault lt but his own Sixty days is plenty of time tune for tor accumulation of the wherewithal wherewithal wherewithal where where- withal and fo for getting enough energy together to go through the formalities of complying with the law By the same token the state has given legal notice that within this month and next all car carand carand carand and truck owners must submit their vehicles for mechanical inspection in order to entitle their machines to trave on the road There can be no acceptable excuse offered by owners who do not comply with these laws A J year in advance they know when the time will fall due for payment of taxes and license fees and for meeting the inspection requirement The whole responsibility rests with owners State and local officials must accept part blame for motorists' motorists bad habits B Being ing negligent negligent negligent gent or slow in complying with requirements of the traffic code with re respect to licenses and I inspections has been encouraged by public of officers officers officers of- of who from time to time have extended the time for taking care of such matters Such officials have not only taken upon themselves prerogatives to which th they y are not entitled but butto butto butto to this extent they have nullified the he laws they ar are duty bound to enforce State and local police display an encouraging encouraging encouraging ing sign as they themselves take ke the laws law's commands commands com corn mands seriously By starting out with the coming of the Ides of March to arrest all drivers drivers drivers ers with last years year's tags or none the lesson should not be lost on those who ran into trouble of their own making Now is an excellent time ime for officials to discontinue granting reprieves for tardy motorists and to begin en enforcing the traffic laws as they are written in the books |