Show New Car Insurance Law Returns Horse I By Sly ll I a Soviet Service BOSTON Mass MaS April 2 Ono One One of the effects of the new com com- compulsory compulsory automobile Insurance law at least In this city I It is the return I of or the horse bors Increasing traffic congestion in inthe Inthe the larger cities has made malle It cheaper and just as easy for the horse drawn truck to make delly cries eries But Dut It wasn't until Insurance Insurance ance rates were practically dou dou- doubled doubled bled on truck fleets by tho the ap ap- application application application of or the new nw code that owners decided again to rely on tho the horse hors By fly doing doln so they the are arc economizing ing not only In tho the maintenance of the truck as against the cheaper cost of the horse but they have ve succeeded In eliminating the Item Stein of Insurance premiums to a great extent Hereafter truck fleet owners were able to get lower rates on their fleets fleet as against the tho rates I Ifor for individual trucks Now O Othey they they must pay Just as much for Cor each vehicle as the man who insures only one truck XO 0 Outside of this change tho the new law has apparently made no im lm- impression on tho the motoring public of or Massachusetts for the few months It has been in operation Reck fleck Recklessness Recklessness hasn't Increased as might have been predicted because the motorists realize that carelessness would cot cost them their Insurance policies and that they cant can't oper oper- operate operate operate ate their cars without them Car sales sall have been lower dur dur- during durIng during ing the tho first two months of this year than the same period last year ear The reason say dealers and Insurance men Is prospects are waiting for the first of April thus starting their new cars when weather permits p and at the tho same time cutting down their Insurance premiums to cover coyer only the rest of the year ear MAY UY LOWER Ell HATES RATES About bout A wilt will be he paid insurance companies as liability premiums this year ear But Dut next years year's rates are aro expected to be reduced as is more authentic figures will wilt be available on which the thc state Insurance commission may determine rates Counteracting the law lawis lawIs lawis is the lack of a gasoline tax In n Massachusetts one of or the four states still stilt holding out Tow Now however It Is proposed to cut the registration fee Cee to a uniform fig tug figure figure ure of 3 13 or 1 I for each vehicle and Institute a gasoline tax Fifty lIrt per cent cc t of the tho cars in inthis Inthis inthis this state during summer months carry rry licenses from other states 1 c. c It Is L said aILi By Dy enactment of a I. I gasoline tax state out visitors would help pay for tho the roads they the use |