The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-23
Millionaire Becomes
Leading Authority
On Traffic II J
WOULD REPEAL
ALL STREET LAWS
Hopes for Time When
One Code Will Pre-
vail All Over World

other large C.t5e- and according .
traffic men is cAevug o gov trt.
influence toward the ESTABLISHING,
OF uniform regulations turnout 'H
United States
For few days about IS year
ago, this man of millions g.-
dabbled with ihe perpleEiDe prop
lem OF making vehicles and Iea.-
trians move over streets with safe
~. Then the work seemed $50 grea
and so interesting that BE- cast as.t
his large business interests an.
since then has been d.votrE q.
his time TO what was once H-
hobby. Re admits that Sc il large
n labor OF love FOR most cf Et
suggestions have been recommend
ed and placed in operation hy han
free OF charge.
william 2. Emo r. the man, III
halls from Saugstuck. Conn. bu'
spends most OF hts time in places
where he may learn or teach some
thing about traffic. He came 20 De
troit 20 attend the fifth snnua! con
gress of the National Safety coun
ell. which ended Friday lie toured
thru the city with Inspector WI
nam p Rutledge. studying De'roit's
intricate traffic problems
Thirteen years ago Friday 20 a
day. Mr.. Emo presented 10 the po-
lice commissioner Of New York the
frst list OF traffic regulations print
I'd In the world He asked tho com
missioner 10 sign them.
"The commissioner did not think
Be had the authority" commented
Mr.. Emo IN the Hotel statler. u
showed him he did have H.. and
that afternoon he signed the regu-
jations."
Tho be has seen and learned
much about the regulation % TRAN.
since that time. Mr. Emo still hoie-
20 the theory that the work S1Cgl1
not be conducted thru a series OF
entangling ordinances. but by a
public board or official.
'Not only should there be no new
specific traffic laws or ordinance
anywhere" said Mr. Emo. "but all
existing laws or ordinances on the
subject OF street traffic everywhere
should be PROMPTLY repealed and in
their place. each city or town should
cause 20 be enacted the following
simply.worded statute which il rs
hoped. may later become state
then national, and finally an IN
ternational law
"The police department Tor IN
Towns which have 10 police depart
ments, the board OF selectmen. town
manager or other proper authori
tiesl, Is hereby authorized empoT-
cred and ordered
"To adopt AMI enforce me stand
ord police street traffic regulations
and 10 direct. control and regulate
and. when necessary temporarily d.
vert or excluda Gin the interest ~
public safety health and convent
encel the movement ~ pedestrian
animal and vehicular fraflc % ever.
kind in streets. roads park, aus on
bridges"
Mr. Emo believes thar q bureau
OF traffic should handle Die street
regulations IN each city thar
bureau should be free from politics
and organized solely on basis Of
efficiency
"Greenhorns who are appointed Al
The head Of a police department
with each change Of administrator
certainly can't be- expected 20 hanGl,
o big problem Ike tho regulation o
traffic as well ~ men who har,
given years 81 their life to tn,
work That Is the one great muI
with our American system In IN
ropean cities thcy have their 'PubH
carrisge Office. which fxes an reur
Istions and IS free from any oTcs
Interference.
There is no question but ths
traffic regulation g. as vet in
crude stage. But In The end. ! loo
forward TO an international cod
that will save life. time and none,
I don't think that the system ,
stopping az each street wU DIS
thru the advancement of tran
rules. \ slowmoving continue.
plan will be- evolved by which M
rights of pedestrians and vehicl
drivers alike VIII be protected Tn
rotary system Is but one eviden,
OF this trend"
Mr.. Emo formerly was one of m
dsfanders OF the ncarside stop. bl
recently. after 8A long study he q
ciarcd he could see where the n
aide stop for street ears was n
safer plan. Hc praised the wor
that had been done by Inspect,
Rntledre IN Detroit. bat limited M
ne job ~ directing a traflc sous
wsx quite big enough 90 engage /
ske time os the trafac director
sp~sta Rntledee has numero
cher duties besides ~his iraf
Vwk.