. The street railway review . e the engraving shows differentstyles of homemade vestibules that have been describedin previous issues of this magazine. The objections to the vestibule are set forth in the fol- 3. These vestibules would necessarily make accidentsmuch more frequent than now, for the reason that the per-son controlling a car would be placed in such a positionthat in stormy weather it would be difficult to see in frontof the car, and it would be impossible to see that personshad safely boarded the car before starting, and it wouldalso be impossible for the person in charge of the
. The street railway review . e the engraving shows differentstyles of homemade vestibules that have been describedin previous issues of this magazine. The objections to the vestibule are set forth in the fol- 3. These vestibules would necessarily make accidentsmuch more frequent than now, for the reason that the per-son controlling a car would be placed in such a positionthat in stormy weather it would be difficult to see in frontof the car, and it would be impossible to see that personshad safely boarded the car before starting, and it wouldalso be impossible for the person in charge of the carto look to either side of the car for the purpose ofascertaining whether the car could safely pass vehicles orobstructions close to the track. 4. They would prevent the person in charge of thecar from seeing passengers coming from side streets, whowished to hail the car for passage, and this would beparticularly true in stormy Weather. It would also pre-vent the turning of a switch by the person controllingthe motor I. Springfield, O. 2. Jewett Car Company. 3. Toledo, O. \incennes, Ind Asheville, N. C. lowing petition from street railway employes to the Colo-rado legislature, asking that a proposed vestibule bill benot passed: 1. The building of vestibules and requiring personscontrolling the motive power of cars to work thereinwould endanger the safety of such persons m case ofcollisions, which are of frequent occurrence. 2. In case of sleet, snow or rainstorms, or in extremelycold weather it would be impossible for the person incharge of the car to safely control the same without hav-ing the front windows of the vestibule down, so as not tointerfere with his vision, and in such cases the stormwould beat in upon him and the vestibule would not givethe desired protection. 5. The brake now in use on electric and other roadsis in form of a lever, upon which great power can bethrown to stop a car in places of imminent danger. It ismost likely these brakes would have to
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