Show Lets Let's Waste No Time in p Regulating T Traffic raffie Here We cannot agree with the sentiment expressed at the city J commission meeting yesterday placing the minimum age limit for auto drivers at 16 y years ars That's too young Nature does not bestow good judgment and C caution on boys and girls of that I age Of course there might be exceptions rare exceptions rare ones where ones where a aboy aboy aboy boy of 16 with steady temperament might be capable of handling a motor car safely but there would be he so many incompetent it would be dangerous to place the age limit so low t Mere children cant can't be expected to look ahead and guard against disaster Youth and recklessness go hand in hand That s r r- has been proven here plainly enough This does not mean of course that all one needs to be cautious cau- cau I is is ag age fan 1 Many adults are arc holding the steering ng wheel who r 4 ought to have guardians It is the duty of ot the city commission to draw an ordinance that will take from them th the opportunity of killing your little boy or girl or ol i yourself It is not difficult to determine by 1 examination whether a person knows how to operate his car and I whether he or she is too nervous to be trusted with a drivers driver's license Every person who wishes to run an automobile should be thoroughly examined and no on one should be allowed to endanger the lives Jives of others when he is not competent to operate a car Naturally it does not matter how fine a traffic ordinance is drawn it will amount to nothing if it is not impartially enforced If ii the rich and influential can break its p provisions at will the city commissioners would as well wen save the time they are wasting in discussing discussing discussing dis dis- dis- dis cussing it The chief of police brings up the problem of punishing auto owners when a number is turned in and it is proven that not the owner but his chauffeur or child was running t the e car at the time tune the offense was committed Lats The owner must be Who Vho else in the name of common sense should l bear the responsibility 1 If he has a bad chauffeur it is his business It isn't the fault I of your little g girl ll who is run over because a drunken or reckless chauffeur was employed is it Let the man employ only safe drivers and let him keep his children awa away from frem the steering I wheel But when he is car careless this way and the number of his car is turned in in for a violation of the traffic ordinance let that car be sealed for a certain length of time That will ill end the anno annoyance ance Punish the car by making it useless a certain length of time and its owner will take good care to fo see that it is not run by incompetent hands And we would suggest that the city commissioners consider carefully the auto owners owner's rights well wen his as as aff wro wrongs gs The pedestrian must be regulated in Salt Lake as well as the motorist The small town to habit that so many of ofus us us have nave when we cross Main fain street must be broken brokel v We Ve must b be made to realize that we cant can't cut across the street intersections sections diagonally We Ve must learn that we are living in an anage anage age of hustle and speed and that the street is no loafing loafing place Many ny of us congregate in the middle of busy streets three a. a L or f four ur minutes before the street et car for which we are aie waiting jy reaches reach s us s. s Automobiles which should have th the use s of the street j t have e to stop or turn out We Va cross at any old POl point t we choose also and the man at the wheel in a motor car has nervous pros- pros while guiding his car down Main fain that street street that is if he has a a- conscience Let us all I lay y aside prejudice and jealousy and operate co-operate in ina IL a movement to bring about a safe and sane traffic ordinance that t will be fair and square to all aU and will win not give anyone an excuse to call this a jay town i By all means let us get the cars car off Main fain street and make maket t f it wide once more as Brigham Young laid it out r. r t This is the time for action n. n If you own an automobile or if v you have thought of the problem from the standpoint of the fell fellow fel- fel l low who uses a street car when he rides lides why not write your opinion out and send a communication to THE TELEGRAM Cast vote in The Editorials the column your by People eople of this paper Do Do your duty Help shape public opinion Let the he c city ty 0 commissioners know what YOU THINK ABOUT IT I |