The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-29
URGES ALL CITIES
 TO GIVE AUTOISTS
 ENTERTAINMENT
Uniform Traffic Rules Urged By Safety First Fedora
 tion of America.


 form traffic regulations in the citiess towns, and villages throughout tho State was urged before the convention of the New York. State Association of Chiefs of Police at Kingston recently by Frederick H. Elliott, executive secretary of the Safety First Federal tion of America. He described presS ent, traffic conditions as chaotic be- cause of the varying traffic ordinances in force in different parts of the State. Realizing this situation, he said, the Street Traffic Committee of the Safety First Federation had codified the traf- fic rules of the principal cities, so as to frame a standard code of traffic regula- tions suitable to the needs of all com- munities.
 Among the important features of the standard code, as compiled, are: Prohibiting the use of the muffler cut-out. rtI Prohibiting excessive omission of smoke or gases.
 1 Prohibiting the unnecessary use of warning signals.
 Providing that all vehicles shall car- ry lights from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. Approval of the near-skde stop regu< lation for street cars.
 Providing car-stop safety zones for persons getting on or off street cars.
 Providing for protecting the car- stop safety zones from encroachmens by vehicles, either moving or standing. | Requiring that all vehicles must come tp full stop at least five feet behind "a street car when stopping, or which has stopped to receive or dis charge passengers.
 Requiring pedestrians to cross the street at the regular crossing. to cross with the trT nc, and comply with the signals of traffic officers.
 Requiring the locking of unattended motor vehicles to prevent their remo- val by unauthorized persons. l Requiring properly illuminated H. acense tags on automobiles, and favor i ing the adoption by automobile manu- I lecturers of a uniform transparently illuminated license tag holder.
 Requiring in the event of an accident that the driver must stop and render all possible assistance to persons injur- ed, giving name and address to any persons concerned or any persons re- questing same and in the absence of a | police officer the driver shall report the accident to Police Headquarters
 Recommending the licensing of all motor vehicle drivers or operators, sub- ject to suspension or revocation by the issuing authority. It is contended that the adoption of this regulation will re- suit in material reduction of high- way accidents The chief requisite for I securing the license shall be proper ' physical, mental and moral qualifica, ltiops. A. s H
 The details of granting the licenses necessary rests with the several State Legislatures and would include such matters as affixing to the license card Ia photograph of the 1icensee for the purpose of affording a means of iden- tif1cation and adding to the practicabil- Iity of enforcement.
 The code either, in part or it's en- tirety has been adopted in several cit- ies.. The regulation controlling glaring headlights is now a law in Massachu- setts and has been adopted by ordi- nance in New Orleans St. Louis. Cleve- land. Indianapolis. ands Wilmington.
 Mrl Elliott cited figures to show what safety hrst' had Accomplished in New York since the movement was launch- ed nearly three years ago. Bearing in mind the growth of population and the enormus increase in the use of motor lvehicles, the following figures of the humber of persons killed in the city ttok~o -t~ a I 4