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Editorial
March 22, 1906
Gloucester County Democrat
Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
Editorial critiques how speeding automobiles are undermining the good roads movement, with examples from Cranford and Hohokus, N.J., where locals oppose improvements to deter fast driving, preferring obstructions for safety.
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The Foe of Good Roads.
The village of Cranford, N. J., plans to prevent automobile "scorching" through its streets, to the daily menace of its inhabitants, by erecting at every crossing bumpers which can be passed safely at a moderate pace, but which will practically prevent record-breaking.
A grange in Hohokus, N. J., has taken strong ground against the improvement of the Franklin turnpike, which is a highway much used by automobilists going to Tuxedo.
The end of the cycle of the good-roads agitation is in sight. All the elaborate arguments about the value of macadam to the farmer and the villager fail before the greater need of self-preservation. The country resident of ten years ago wished to live on a good road. The country resident to-day in a region infested by automobiles may wish to live near good roads, but he prefers the road that passes his own door to be bad enough to prevent overspeeding. He will even pay taxes to make it bad by erecting obstructions.
The automobile as it is used to-day is killing the beneficent good roads movement.
[N. Y. World.
The village of Cranford, N. J., plans to prevent automobile "scorching" through its streets, to the daily menace of its inhabitants, by erecting at every crossing bumpers which can be passed safely at a moderate pace, but which will practically prevent record-breaking.
A grange in Hohokus, N. J., has taken strong ground against the improvement of the Franklin turnpike, which is a highway much used by automobilists going to Tuxedo.
The end of the cycle of the good-roads agitation is in sight. All the elaborate arguments about the value of macadam to the farmer and the villager fail before the greater need of self-preservation. The country resident of ten years ago wished to live on a good road. The country resident to-day in a region infested by automobiles may wish to live near good roads, but he prefers the road that passes his own door to be bad enough to prevent overspeeding. He will even pay taxes to make it bad by erecting obstructions.
The automobile as it is used to-day is killing the beneficent good roads movement.
[N. Y. World.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Good Roads
Automobiles
Speeding
Road Obstructions
Rural Opposition
Infrastructure Conflict
What entities or persons were involved?
Village Of Cranford, N.J.
Grange In Hohokus, N.J.
Automobilists
N.Y. World
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Automobiles Undermining Good Roads Movement
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Automobile Speeding, Ironic On Road Improvement Opposition
Key Figures
Village Of Cranford, N.J.
Grange In Hohokus, N.J.
Automobilists
N.Y. World
Key Arguments
Cranford Plans Bumpers To Prevent Automobile Scorching And Protect Inhabitants
Hohokus Grange Opposes Franklin Turnpike Improvement Due To Automobilist Use
Good Roads Agitation Ending As Self Preservation Trumps Benefits To Farmers And Villagers
Country Residents Now Prefer Bad Roads Near Homes To Deter Overspeeding
Willing To Pay Taxes For Road Obstructions
Automobile Usage Killing The Good Roads Movement