Evening star., 1917-10-25
REGULATE PEDESTRIANS,
SAYS WILLIAM UL[MAN
Motorist Not Great Cause of Street
Accidents, He Asserts-Praises
Street Car Driver.

That the motorist is not the great
cause for street accidents was asserted
today by William Ullman. secretary OF
the District branch of the American
Automobile Association and editor or
the American Motorist.
Il speak in defense of the motorist.
who seems to be the under dog In
the numerous daily newspaper articles
devoted to street accidents" said Mr..
Ulman.
LAS a matter of fact there mas not
been a great increase in the numoer OIL
accidents-the newspapers are Simply
conce Mt rating the days list IN one col
umn as part of campaign against
street carelessness.
There always have been and always
will be street accidents. AT any rate
there will be as long as the present
brand of human beings with their ire
auent errors of judgment, "eakhesses'
vanities and insane desires to hurry
when there is lots of time. remains un-
changed. Clearly. the more street trai-
fic. the more accidents.
Many Good Drivers Gone to war.
".utomobile accidents are increasing
in the majority of large American cities
owing to the fact that many nne'
healthy. alert. experienced young
cbauefeurs. or professional drivers.
have been called into war service ana
,,e;r n,aces have been taken by the
hest skill available which includes the
very young. the very old ana many
nersons defective mentally and optical,
iv This information was obtained
through our a. A A. CLUBS scaetereo
throughout the country.
"Vyhy shouldn't there be more street
.ccidants in Washington? Within the
a.. rnur months many professional au-
,omobile chauffeurs have gone INTO .ne
service of the government, leaSans
green men in their places Also nun
dreds of wealthy men has Iakeh ,hsip up LIS rer
and chaufreurs from their home cities.
These chauffeurs are unacquainted WIZ
Washington streets ana Washlns!oil =
traffic regulations, particularly a. lhe
Confusing circles and avenue and street
intersections 1t has been estimated
that there are 10000 more people on
the streets each day. And. too, there
are many more street cars IN opera
ton. ,.-.
NO more street cars and no more green
chauffeurs than usual. just contemplate
what 10000 strangers to our ways and
streets can do 10 inlN up SeAee| - AAiAAS'
Regulate Pedestrians, He Says.
"Unauestionably it is the pedestrian
who needs regulation. Rushing heed
lessly back and forth on the streets at
any point suiting his convenience, the
pedeetrian will not, it seems. look out
! for the cars. So the authorities should
mark off walking places in the down
! town districts and let the cars look out
/ for the pedestrian. II this plan were
| Followed there would be an immediate
| falling off of street accidents
| ANY one who believes it isn't the Pc
destrian who needs traffic education
| and words of caution from the District
authorities should ride with the motor
| man of a 14th street car from the Cap
| itol to Park road between 4:30 and
p.m. The front platform Of street car
makes a fine observation tower during
busy hours, and from here can be OBJ
! tanned a splendid view of how the three
/ chief factors in street accidents-auto,
street car and pedestrian-behave un-
der everyday conditions. The pedes-
! trian will be found to be the most
reckless, and, to the credit Of the street
car motorman let it be said, that he ex
ercises more caution than any Of the