Hi, I just came across a cutting from a few years back. In it is quoted an extract from draft regulations for road users in Canada in 1909. It was proposed by an organization calling itself the "Farmers' Anti-Protective Society".
"Automobiles must be seasonally painted - that is, so they will merge with the pastoral ensemble and not be startling. On discovering an approaching team of horses, the automobilist must stop off-side and cover his machine with a tarpaulin, painted with scenery. In case a horse will not pass an automobile, notwithstanding the scenic tarpaulin, the automobilist will take the machine apart as rapidly as possible and conceal the parts in the grass. On approaching a corner where he cannot command a view of the road ahead, the automobilist must stop not less than 100 yards from the turn. The automobilist must then toot his horn, ring a bell, fire a revolver, shout "Hallo" and send up three bombs at intervals of five minutes. Automobiles running on the country roads at night must send up a red rocket every mile and wait ten minutes for the road to clear. They then may proceed carefuuly blowing their horns and shooting rockets. The speed limit on country roads this year will be secret and the penalty for violation will be $10 for every mile an offender is going in excess of it." Apparently it was intended to be taken seriously ... Helen in sunny Vancouver, BC on the west coast of mainland Canada. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
