The Wheel and cycling trade review . ESS. A large number, probably a majority of theprisoners brought to the police courts forreckless driving, are mere boys, often notmore than twelve or fourteen years old. Theyare employed to drive the wagons of butchersand grocers, and rattle through the uptownstreets, a menace to children and women. Itis from such vehicles as these that riders ofbicycles have most to fear. The greater portion of accidents are causedthrough no negligence of the riders, butthrough the malice or stupidity of the mendriving the wagons. The wheelman has every-thing to lose. A c
The Wheel and cycling trade review . ESS. A large number, probably a majority of theprisoners brought to the police courts forreckless driving, are mere boys, often notmore than twelve or fourteen years old. Theyare employed to drive the wagons of butchersand grocers, and rattle through the uptownstreets, a menace to children and women. Itis from such vehicles as these that riders ofbicycles have most to fear. The greater portion of accidents are causedthrough no negligence of the riders, butthrough the malice or stupidity of the mendriving the wagons. The wheelman has every-thing to lose. A collision which may have themost serious results for him rarely means anydamage to the horse-propelled vehicle. Se-cure in this knowledge, the drivers dash about,leaving the wheelman to extricate himself aswell us he may from the danger they cause. The drivers are safe from arrest unless theiracts have Caused some serious damage. Arider has his wheel to look after, and unlesshe feels a particularly smarting sense of in- CORRECT She—I wonder who that girl on awheel is ? He—Why, thats Sallie Dasher posingas an opponent of leggings. She—Posing! You mean exposingdont you ? such nuisance would be unlawful, but the com-plaint does not furnish sufficient basis for conclusion, Justice Werner says:As has already been suggested, the allega-tion that the defendant had no power to adoptsaid ordinance is one of law, and does not af-fect defendants right to demur. If, therefore,this ordinance was not per se unlawful, anddid not create a public nuisance, the defend-ant cannot be held liable for the injuries to theplaintiff, in the absence of affirmative negli-gence on its part, even though it may haveacted unwisely in passing this particular ordi-nance. These views necessarily lead to theconclusion that the complaint does not statefacts sufficient to constitute a cause of action,and that defendants demurrer is well taken. TWISTING PACTS. Now let me show you, obs
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