Judge — March 26, 1927 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon from Judge magazine critiques roadside parking along highways. The illustration shows a figure on a motorcycle appearing to chase or harass a parked car and its occupant beside the road. The caption "Getting the roadside parker off the highway" suggests the satire targets tensions between mobile traffic and stationary vehicles using roadsides for parking or rest stops. The cartoon likely reflects early-20th-century concerns about automobile congestion and road usage conflicts as car ownership increased. It appears to mock either aggressive drivers impatient with parked cars, or conversely, to ridicule people parking along busy highways as obstructions to traffic flow. The motorcycle figure's aggressive posture suggests the cartoon sides with unobstructed highway travel over roadside parking privileges.