Show Slow Poke Motorists Declared Big Menace I Traffic Officer Advocates Advocate Removal of Maximum Speed Limit in State State Says Says Few People Observe Law Slowpokes are called a i menace SLOW pokes on our highways are a menace in the opinion of Motor 1 J cycle Officer RInk of the Ogden police department who advocates the removal of ot the maximum speed limit of ot 35 miles per hour throughout the state Simply because in the natural operation of 01 a business of this mag mag- fatalities occur Is no reason for lor the arbitrary curtailing ot of the whole industry he declares In lu many places the police pollee use the maximum speed limit solely for lor forthe forthe the purpose of ot making arrests Few people operate an automobile on tit th streets of ot a city for or 30 consecutive minutes without violating a trat traffic fie fic law of 01 some somo kind The only difference as shown by police court records is that some are caught and some are not no experienced driver ever operated a acar acar acar car save when a policeman was watching watch- watch watchIng watchIng Ing him at any given ghen rate of 01 speed peed Just because it was the prescribed one He operated his car at the rate rare of o speed peed he believed safe SPEED NO EXCUSE John N N. Mackall chairman and chief engineer of 01 the Maryland Mainland state road commission at the National Safety Safely council held in Chicago a short time ago advocated the removal of all speed limits on the ground that such a move would increase safety 1 But officer I was driving less than 30 miles an hour spoken by a mo mo- motorist motorist who had been In an automobile accident would be no excuse walte waite declares The Thc point will be he says sas that the accident may prove the motorist was driving too fast last or too carelessly for tor safety at that particular point Another thing the officer pointed out was 5 that some drivers can pro pro- proceed proceed proceed at the rate of 45 miles an hour over o certain roads and still constitute I less of o a hazard than others drIvIng at 15 miles mile an hour However from rom the attitude taken by the makers of 01 many of o our laws the sign No speed limit Use your head is not likely to appear in Utah for some time Ume to come Slowpokes as in the illustration accompanying this article can be found round on the Salt Ogden Lake high hIgh- highway hIghway highway way any night in the year They are area a greater menace to safety than many of our fast drivers They rattle and wheeze along oblivious to everything but the moon moan and stars Meanwhile other motorists toot and honk their horns behind or take wild chances of 01 meeting a car coming from the sited direction while attempting to pass Mr Mr and Mrs Slowpoke VER ILI SLOGANS S Not that it has any special bearing on lack of speed but merely because we are talking about automobiles automobile the following slogan appearing on a col col- collegiate collegiate flivver mer here the other day Is mentioned It read I I do not choose to run in 1928 1926 It seems scents that among collegiate mv- mv flivvers vers vcrs the more disreputable they arc are the more honored The rage for such wrecks has spread even into the high schools and competition for unique slogans is keen Among those seen on cars here hero recently were I I may rattle but I dont don't t bite Tired all over over The uncovered wagon 1 Ye Ve who enter here bere leave leav e all hope behind LIncoln Lincoln's poor relation Spirit of 01 unrest And variations 1 Body of cf Noah Sick cylinders Teachers Teacher s pet pet pet-or or walk home Honest weight weIght weIght-no no springs Mrs Mrs Frequently |