To the Editor of the "Norrn-Curna Dairy News Sm—In the i sue of July 11, page 14, was an item entitled "Chauffeurs in'Car Accidents. "Courts ordered to mete out Punishment," The Ministry of Judicial Administration, it went on, has issued an order to court: shing them to mete out severe punishment to those chauffeurs responsible for accidents, because wounding and killing of people by motor cars has become almost a daily occurrence, It further imputed a low order of intelligence to Shanghai chauffeurs.
"Anyone who observes the increasing number of pedestrians who walk across the roads at other than the regular crossings, must marvel that accidents are not more frequent. At crossings the people seem to pay no heed to a red light, when drivers have the right of way, In one trip down Avenue Joffre and on Szechuen to Nanking Roads, I counted (118) one hundred and eighteen of these pedestrians "jay-walking." The people illegally crossing upon a red light, and those walking in the road itself, were uncountable, Bicycles darted in front of cars, and one rickshaw dashed, full speed, straight across traffic. e American cities with a population approaching that of Shanghai enforce traffic laws as strictly against foot passengers as against drivers. They are required to cross streets only at proper crossings, and in conformity to traffic regulations, only when a green. light gives them permission. Trafe ofücers in the crowded areas herd them.across. -The absurdity of severely punishing chauffeurs under the prevailing!
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