Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
The Street Safety Association.

The movement for making more safe
tie streets of WASHINGTON. started by
The star some weeks ago. AMI ma.ntaine
through daily publications exp anatory or
the traffic rules ard urging their obserV-
ance and enforcement. has now culm :
mated il the organ cation o. the Street
Safety Association, comprised az the
outset of representatives Of the various
citizens associations Of the u street an
other bodies Of citizens. The Star pa
ticularly gratifed a this dsve,orm NJ %
its effort to protect NE and limb on tie
streets Of the capital. and be ieves that
the association thus formed will eXer-
c.se a permanent influence fer COOL in
this community.
This is a work in which every citizen
should take a direct interest. and il IS TO
be hope that the membership of the as
Soc!at'cu will crow rapilly to include all
classes ~ people. WITH PA ticaliy every
child in the District enlisted I.ien-
her % the junior ..u% Harry. Potent aly
every 0ody j. i n,;npa-. Tat for purposes
OF olsaIi-Gtirn !; is ne cessa!y ~ enroll
the p"o?e in order I" MAKE The assoc
atoms VOL: effe c'ive. Ne mbership in
such an orsanizat on entails no nd vidual
responsibilities. but inSurcs the efficiency
Of cooperation.
To obey the law as il is written is the
primary duty OF every citizen. II the
law is unfair or imperative IL should be
changed and traffic regulations should be
subject 10 such amendments as the ex-
per:ence of the public suggests. II is.
however. undesirable 10 change such r':ies
frequently. for recula.ity is the essence
of al government. and particularly in
the matter OF the Use of the streets. No
matter how hard any part cular rule
may bear Upon one class Of vehicle users
or upon pedestrians. that Law should be
observed as long as il stands The as
ISOLATION organized last night does not
represen; hostility to any particular form
OF street use. II i not inspired by ha-
tired of automobiles. but il includes. on
the contrary. representatives who are di-
rectly interested in the promotion of the
motor car as means of transportation
The great majority of motor users are
law-observant and dep.ore the tendency
of few TO ignore the rules and to rem
der the streets unsafe, thus bringing dis
credit upon the careful. conscientious OBJ
servers of the traffic regulations Through
such an organization as that which has
Apeed laws and other rules can best be
treated as they deserve and forced to
understand that these regulations are
made 10 be enforced.
Enlisting the cooperation of the public
school teachers. the careful motorists, the
street railway companies. the various or
sanizations Of citizens and the people of
the District generally without reference
TO associations. this new movement
should make for safer Washington. the
capital is now. as compared with other
cities. reasonably immune from unneces-
sary accidents With its vide streets its
lack of heavy congestng traffic. and its
relatively leisure.y pace, Washington
should be the safest city in the United
States. and i; will be the work of the
street Safety Association To make and to
keep II so. The Star assures the pioneers
In this movement Of its unfaltering in
ierest and co-ope raticn 10 this end