From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, October 12, 1924: The Hoosier Motor Club board of directors is unanimous in opposition to a driver’s license law according to Todd Stoops, club secretary-manager. “The directors feel a driver’s license law would be an indirect tax on motorists and such a law would not eliminate accidents as claimed by proponents of the proposed measure. As a substitute, it is recommended that judges be given authority to suspend the motorist’s automobile license,” said Stoops. The proposed licensing of automobile drivers, embracing a physical, mental, and optical examination has caused a flock of mailed protests to the headquarters of the Hoosier State Auto Association. In some states the driver’s license fee is $2 (2023: $36) and a million Indiana drivers will not relish paying a sum when the same results may be obtained at no cost.
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