SEEING ACCIDENTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18917, 4 February 1927, Page 6

SEEING ACCIDENTS.

POINTS TO TEST ACCURACY.

Conflicting evidence on the part of police and spectators of motor accidents often occurs. The following examination paper to test the accuracy of observation of patrolmen in automobile accidents is from the "American City Magazine" (New York). Candidates aro required to tackle the questions after studying the picture for lj minutes, at the expiration of which time it is removed from view. They are not any too easy to answer when the picture is in full sight, as our readers may easily verify, Bays the "Literary Digest. We read: "Directions to the examiner: Pass out the prints snowing the drawing of the automobile which has been struck by a Btreet car, placing a print face down on the desk in front of each competitor. Secure the attention of the competitors and make some such announcement as this: " "The sheet face down on the desk before you is a drawing of an automobile accident. When I give you the signal you are to turn over the sheet and study all you Bee in the drawing for 1J minutes. Later the drawing will be taken up and you will be asked to answer fifteen questions about the accident. These fiiteen questions will be about such things as the time and place of the accident, how it occurred, what damage was done, and other facts such as a patrolman ought to note, so be can make his report to his superior officer.

" 'lf you wish to you may make notes about 'the things you see in the drawing and use these notes in answering the questions which will be asked Jou later Remember that you are to ave just 14 minutes to study the drawing and that you will have to answer fifteen questions about the drawing from memory or from your notes. Are you ready P "When all are ready, have them turn over the print containing the drawing and allow them to study it for li min< utes. Then collect the prints. Next have the competitors turn to the first page in the booklets and answer the following fifteen questions (see that they do not see the questions until the prints are collected After seven minutes give the signal to stop. "Directions: Answer the following questions, in the blank spaces, concerning the picture you have just examined:— "1. At what street intersection did the accident occur? "2 What is the condition of the weather? * "?: f ron » what State is the automobile P "4. On which side was the automobile struck? "5. About what hour of the day did the accident occur? "6. Name three ways in which the automobile was damaged» "7. What is the number of the street car? betongp 0 Whoßl doe 3 the a"* 0 "^ 10 *\!?a3?Z?i \"° thin * 8 which show mobile COntrol of the auto- - What is the route of the street carr "11 Whtt is the number of the street car employee? dent?" ™ Mt " tU ° daU of the Bcci " "13. Name two things which indicate that the chauffeur was killed rather than only injured li \ h ° "%* first person jou would call as a witness of t£e accident? 15. How is the policeman attempting to identify the chauffeur P"