The Bulletin And Good Roads, Vol 24, No 12
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
A Schenectady reader proposes standardised colour-coded road maps with grade indicators to replace verbose and inadequate printed tour guides.
- p. 2
A Franklin, Pennsylvania reader defends yielding to road hogs rather than asserting right-of-way, arguing that avoiding injury is more sensible than winning a point of honour.
- p. 2
A New York cyclist praises the Central Railroad of New Jersey for accommodating hundreds of bicycles on a crowded departure by opening the smoking car and passenger cars at no charge.
- From a Prominent Lumber Company
A business correspondent reports directing all freight away from the Erie Railroad because it charges for bicycle transport, choosing the D.L.&W. and N.Y.S.&W. instead.
- The Proper Spirit on Road Improvement
A reader argues that voluntary civic action, not politician-controlled spending, is the true path to road improvement, citing distrust of schemes that raise taxes without visible results.
- p. 3
A correspondent urges state legislation giving cities power to handle their own road sprinkling and assess costs on abutting property, to protect urban cyclists from dust and mud.
- p. 3
A New York member demands action against loafers on the New Jersey coast who hurl abuse at women riding alone, prompting an editorial suggestion of armed self-defence.
- p. 3
Humorous sketches of bicycle-travel bureaucracy: a flustered woman trying to check both a trunk and a bicycle at a station baggage counter.