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Subject: [INMONROE] Carry Light On Your Buggy
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 04:56:49 -0400

Bloomington (IN) Telephone, May 23, 1923, P. 3

Carry Light On Your Buggy
Is the hint of A. H. Hinkle, of the State Highway Department
- It May save Old Dobbin From Death by Auto

Horse drawn vehicles travelling on public highways should display lights and states should enact legislation to this effect, in the opinion of A. H. Hinkle, maintenance superintendent of the Indiana state highway department. If such a course is taken it will go far toward protecting persons traveling in such vehicles and to minimize road accidents, he declares in a safety bulletin.

Mr. Hinkle calls attention that Indiana laws require motor vehicles to display both head and tail lights, but that horse drawn vehicles are not so legally controlled or regulated. Many persons, however, for their own protection, are beginning to display lights on buggies and wagons when traveling roads at night, he writes the Telephone.

An accident report maintained in the maintenance department shows collides with a horse drawn vehicle that frequently a motor car or truck which the driver failed to observe until too late to prevent an accident. Only a few nights ago such an accident occurred on the National road near Richmond and a horse was killed. Highway officials are of the opinion this accident could have been avoided had lights been displayed.

Angel Gebhart
INMONROE Volunteer


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