The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-03
STAUDACH HAS NO
- -
TROUBLE, He SAYS
Traffic Patrolman Declares
Councilmen Don't Under
stand Situation.

Inat there Is no necessity for trat-
fic ordinances governing traffic at
4 Eighth and Main streets Is the asser-
ton of Policeman Staubach today,
Staubach has been at the corner for
several years, and was the first po-
hceman stationed there during the
day
1.-THE counciImen and the merchants
don't understand this corner" he said,
"or they wouldn't try to pass any fool
ish ordinances. / have no trouble gov
erning traffic here. People are usually
very watchful when passing mere, and
consequently there is little danger of
accidents.
Traffic must be educated to stop
ping when the signal Is given. Most
drivers of vehicles know when | want
them to stop, and there is little con-
gestion of traffic here any longer OF
course, when the street cars are stop
ping here to make transfers, there is
more trouble than at any other time,
but almost every person who uses the
corner knows the conditions and ex-
ercises caution in crossing the streets"
The ordinance committee of coun-
ell is at present engaged in revising
traffic ordinances which were brought
before council recently. Merchants
desire some law by which automobiles
may be prevented from using Main
street as parking place, but do not
want council to bar bachines and other
vehicles from the street almost en-
tirely,t as the ordinances would have
done.
The members of the committee and
City Attorney Bond say that they will
bring an ordinance before council
next week which will give general sat
isfaction. 1t is the purpose to make
1t unlawful for traffic to proceed any
place in the city when cars are stop
ping to discharge or take on pas
sengers. A clause making 1t unlawful
to kt ep an automobile on Main street
longer than one-half hour probably
will be inserted.
Traffic regulations will be discuss
ed by the police commissioners at
their next meeting, according to Ed
Tiff, police commissioner. Mr.. Tiff be-
lieves that the street car company and
automobilists of the city should effect
compromise for the safety of the
public and that traffic congestion at
. Eighth and Main streets should be re-
lieved by the traffic policeman sta
toned there.
There Is great danger from automo-
biles and motorcycles as well as other
vehicles, in passing standing street
cars" Mr.. Iliff said today. II believe
that this danger could be eliminated
If the vehicles were forced to stop
while cars are stopping and wait until
The street car passengers have had
time toalight from the cars and walk
TO the sidewalk before proceeding.
'sThe street car company could also
| help by stopping on the near side of
the street. II this arrangement could
be made through ordinance. 1t will eli
inmate the danger of passengers being
struck when they leave the street cars.
Motorcycles and bicycles which take
the center of the tracks have caused
several accidents by speeding past
standing cars. When persons step
around the rear of car, they cannot
see what is coming from the opposite
direction.
AT ElSnI ana MAIN, ali ITaUic
should be stopped for the two minutes
the street cars remain there to trans
fer passengers. If council will pass
ordinances giving the traffic police
power to arrest automobilists and We
hicle drivers who do not stop when
he blows his whistle. the congestion
would be relieved and traffic could
pass the corner with no danger of ac-
cidents. One motion on the part of
the policeman would stop all traffic,
another would summon any vehicles
bound in one direction"
Mr.. Tiff favors the plan of the pa
trolmen to dispense with their coats