Show HE WOULD BAN CHilD DRIVERS Parents Should Be Held Responsible for Accidents Opposition to the careless opera oper operation anon ahon of ot automobiles by young and Irresponsible children Is voiced by bythe bythe bythe the American Automobile association association tion according to a statement Is- Is Issued issued Is Issued sued at A A A A A- AA A A- A headquarters Washington D C The California Automobile association affil affil- affilIated aft affiliated 11 Sated with Ith theL the n L A A has haa already inched la Jilch d a campaign to this menace to motorists and ond pedestrians pedestrians pedestrians in California Parents and guardians who per per- permit permit per permit mit their cars to be operated by children who have not yet t-t t reached the age where they can obtain a cr s permit are aro r for tor any negligent act of ot such child which re results In personal Injury or property damage according to the of ot the law by the California state association Practically Practically Practically all the states ha have P laws similar to those of ot California George E Sandford general at- at attorney attorney at attorney torney tot toi the California association tion holds that In cases where the children are driving Ing motor ye- ye ve vehicles Melee without operators licenses the parents themselves are aro guilty or of misdemeanor Children who aho ho hoe have not reache reached 1 the age ago necessary to obtain a driver's driver's driver's ers er's permit should not be allowed to operate an automobile said Bald M O 0 Eldridge executive chairman o othe the tho A A A While such a child chit may be bo letter perfect In the me- me mechanical mechanical me mechanical operation of a IL a motor vehiCle ve- ve vehicle ve vehicle hicle It stands to reason that his hi Judgment has not matured to enable him hint to think nor cor correctly and coolly under adverse adver e clr- clr cir circumstances It It requires four tour years of hard work for a n man to got to license to run a IL locomotive which operates on a steel track and ond cannot turn to one side fide or the tho other and the engineer must be b nt lit least leant twenty one years of age ago before he ho starts to learn Certainly a Q should be required to reach the th lire age of sixteen or more b before fore ha ho I is per per per- permitted to operate Q a a motor hu has ba no po restriction says v those thoM ot of the steering wheel In la the tho hands Lands |