Judge — September 29, 1928 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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# "Fondest Dream of a Tourist" This cartoon satirizes dangerous driving and road safety. It depicts a truck careening off a cliff while scattering its cargo—furniture, luggage, and goods—across a ravine. A smaller vehicle below witnesses the disaster. The satire targets tourists who drive recklessly, particularly on mountain roads. The "fondest dream" is darkly ironic: rather than celebrating tourism's pleasures, Judge suggests the ultimate tourist fantasy is a catastrophic crash. The scattered belongings emphasize the destruction and chaos of the accident. This reflects early 20th-century anxieties about automobile safety, as cars became increasingly common and road accidents more frequent. The cartoon mocks both reckless drivers and the emerging tourist culture enabled by automobiles, presenting the worst-case scenario as commentary on dangerous behavior.