Life — March 15, 1929 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two satirical cartoons about urban transportation and safety. **Top cartoon:** A motorist helps an elderly woman while two cars collide violently behind them, their impact so forceful they're flipping into the air. The joke mocks the contrast between courteous individual behavior ("Thank you very much") and the chaos of dangerous street traffic. It satirizes how politeness among drivers doesn't prevent accidents. **Bottom cartoon:** A motorcyclist aggressively directs an elderly woman toward Park Street, two miles away, rather than helping her. The satire here appears to mock reckless motorcyclists—portrayed as impatient and unhelpful contrasted with the courteous motorist above. Both cartoons critique early 20th-century urban traffic behavior and safety, using elderly women as vulnerable figures to highlight driver attitudes.