Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-27

reached here from Rochester N Y
shows that that city is also included
among the street safety campaigners
The Rochester movement was largely
through educational lines.
While considerable work has been done
in Washington in an educational way,
much also has been accomplished in en-
forcing the law. Since the beginning of
the street safety campaign the number
of traffic arrests has apparently become
much larger than prior to it. In an eff
fort to catch wild "speeders'' who en-
deavor to go over the law when the DO
lice are not around, one of the bicycle
men has measured off certain distances
in his precinct and is using stop watch
to time vehiclists who come in the meas
ured space. In this manner he is able
to catch speeders, it is said. without hav-
ing to follow them. One of the principal
difficulties which the police have ex-
perienced so far. it is said. has been in
pacing speeders AS soon as the po-
liceman comes in sight. according to in
formation. the 'speeder'' slams on his
brakes and slows up and the policeman is
without evidence that he was exceeding
the speed limit BY means of the stop
watch and measured distance, however,
the policeman hopes to catch many of
the ''speeders' he otherwise could not.
Police Chiefs Orders.
Mai. Richard Sylvester recently sent
additional orders to the captains of
the several precincts directing them to
aid in securing the efficient enforce
ment of the traffic regulations at the
| crossings. He urges the crossing men
to stop vehicular traffic before it
reaches the line of pedestrian traffic
| and before it reaches q point where it
will obstruct the cross traffic. Ser
geants at the various precincts are in
structed to aid in securing a compe-
tent enforcement of the "block sys-
tenn" at the congested crossings.
The Geological Park, where traffic is
especially heavy Sundays. apparently
needs the enforcement Of this system
reporter of The Star. In a brief time
spent at one of the crossings there
groups of pedestrians were stopped
several times. but no apparent attempt
was made to stop vehicles while pedes-
TRANS were making the crossing.
According to the reports from
Rochester, N. Y, the campaign there,
| which was carried on under the. aus
pices of the Chamber of Commerce
was similar in many respects to that
those put in the cars of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
were used there at the outset Vari-
Gus organizations of drivers were next
asked to cooperate and cards of warn
ing were placed in the racks inside of
street cars.
Celluloid Buttons Distributed.
A booth was rented at the automo-
bile show of Rochester and the various
cards and signs which had been used
were displayed and small celluloid but
tons were distributed.
Because Of numerous requests which
have been received by The Star asking
about the traffic regulations and where
a set of them can be obtained The Star
has. obtained number through Mai.
Sylvester and placed them in the bust
ness office. where copies may be Sc
cured for the asking. Copies may also
be obtained at the various police sta
tions or at police headquarters or from
any policeman If he is requested to
get copy.