To Protect Motorists

Waipawa Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 152, 14 September 1928, Page 1 (Supplement)

To Protect Motorists

While motorists generally are being urged to look out for the safety of little folk, Maine (U.S.A.) school children, according to the Christian Science Monitor, arc undertaking to watch out for the safety of motor-cars and their passengers. They are showing their earnestness by taking out “Roadside Drivers’ Licenses,” similar to the State automobile driving license, upon which each one promises: “I will take care of those in my charge, and take care of myself so that pedestrians and automobile riders on the roads of the State of Maine shall not be in any danger because of anything which I do.” The licenses bear the State seal and the sjgnatuH of the Secretary of State, and are issued through the school-. It is being explained to the children that if they carelessly step in front of a machine and the driver is forced to swerve quickly, the safety of others is placed at a hazard. Thus the license appeals to the child’s appreciation of responsibility, and is to be revoked or suspended by the teacher if j pupil fails to keep his pledge.