Traffic safety--Law and legislation

An automobile driver who broke the traffic laws has been placed in jail with other criminals. Caption: Fines are a farce when dealing with the auto law breaker.

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Comments and Context

The brand-new phenomenon of automobiles and “scorchers,” speed-demons who terrorized pedestrians and animals on rural roads and city streets, provided sustenance for police, ambulances, and cartoonists. Some of these reckless drivers reached speeds of 30 miles an hour.

Gifford Pinchot’s uncle, William Phelps Eno, is attempting to extend his system of traffic regulation to foreign cities. Pinchot requests a letter from Theodore Roosevelt that could help advance Eno’s work. Letters have already been received from F. V. Greene, Alexander Piper, and Louis Dembitz Brandeis.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-02-28