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Show I WALTER P. CHRYSLEPS I - - A MOTOR LAW WITH TEETH ! Massachusetts has devised a plan by which it is hoped the cause of safety will be greatly furthered. The state legislature has passed a law which makes it unlawful for a person per-son to operate a faulty or defective motor vehicle. All persons violat-jing violat-jing such a law are liable to have their licenses revoked. The law is ' more than a mere enactment it is being put into effect. A car in operation showing any defect to an (Officer, from a faulty light to a set of ancient brakes, immediately has ;a summons attached to it. i Editorial comment in newspapers in other states supports this measure. mea-sure. One publication even goes so ' 'far as to suggest that "it would be well for all motor vehicles to under-,'go under-,'go thorough inspection before the state issues a license to operate the J same, and any time thereafter that the owner is found driving around j in a half-cocked machine the license should be revoked. This would eliminafce a lot of useless accidents, many of which could be avoided by car owners giving more attention to the condition of their machines be-( fore operating them." i Certainly some such legislation is inevitable on a nation-wide scale. While a very large percent, of cars driven are kept in excellent repair,1 the small percent, of owners who , are negligent cause most of the ac-1 cidents. Many unexplained accidents' with the final verdict of, "I don't know just what happened," could' have been avoided if safety had been the first consideration. An examination examina-tion of the car made by a good mechanic can be made in half an' hour, at small cost, body bolts: tightened, steering gear inspected,' and gas, oil, water, and water in batteries assured. Every car sold in America today carries this warning for inspection; and care. If the individual does not give it willingly to his motor, vehicle it really seems as if he were 1 going to be made to do. so by law.j |
