Judge — June 8, 1929 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge magazine page satirizes **parenting and automobile safety** through multiple domestic scenes. The central joke involves a woman teaching driving basics to an increasingly exasperated male driver, while various family members offer unsolicited advice from the backseat. The satire targets the "backseat driver" phenomenon—passengers giving constant, annoying instructions ("watch out for tacks 'n' glass," "apologize to that pedestrian," obsessing over brake usage). The cartoonist mocks both nagging instruction and male drivers' irritation at female guidance. The final caption suggests getting a Christmas card photo opportunity by having the "lil' back seat driver" operate the car during Sunday driving—a joke playing on 1920s-era family portrait customs and the absurdity of child drivers. The overall point: humorously dramatizes family vehicle dynamics and the universal annoyance of backseat passenger commentary.