The Washington times., 1917-07-26

vehicles of all kinds will also find
that the new regulations will take
strict notice Of all classes Of traffic
violators and that pretended ignor-
ance OF the regulations will not be
accepted so easily.
Not Much Revision In sight.
Commissioner Brownlow and Major
Pullman have lately received congrat-
ulatory messages from citizens OF
other cities on the existing regula-
lions, and they express the belief that
with some revision the regulations
can be made as good as any in the
world. Complaints from citizens of
Washington, II is said, have been get
ting fewer and fewer each. day. II
there is discomfort and widespread
criticism here, as is claimed in some
quarters, II has not been made known
to them, and the object OF the hear
ings to be granted will be to ascertain
what weaknesses citizens generally
believe exist.
The biggest problem to be worked
out, police authorities today stated,
is the left hand turn, in nearly all
its phases. Fourteenth street and New
York avenue is declared by police to
be the worst traffic crossing in the
United States, without exception, and
growing more difficult each day to
handle. Four street car companies Of
the District rush their cars to and
fro over this crossing. and every
known vehicle is constantly passing
and repassing.
A motorist going east on New York
avenue, for instance. reaches the
FrnRRfno and thu RfRn
ahead. As he nears the crossing Off
Ger he makes known that he wants to
turn to the left to go north on Four
teenth street. The dangers in such
q turn there and under similar con-
ditions elsewhere at busy crossings
are recognized by Major Pullman and
his assistants, and they are trying to
work out the problem
Little Change In Parking Rules.
1t is not expected that the parking
regulations will be materially
changed. The increasing congestion
of automobiles in the crowded bust
ness sections of Washington is fully
appreciated by the police department,
and every seemingly practical idea
from any direction has been consid-
cred. Active minds will be allowed
to unload their views at the coming
hearings.
II present parking conditions be-
come impracticable, the hint is con-
veyed that the Police Department
may have TO recommend an inhibition
of any parking in the portions OF the
city bounded between Pennsylvania
avenue and H street. Ninth and Fiji
teenth streets. Some of the larger
cities prohibit parking altogether in
areas OF similar activity and conges-
ton. Such inhibition, however, ap-
pears to be long distance away.
Predicts Underground Parking.
Roe Fulkerson, well-known F street
business man. believes the District au-
thorities soon will have to work out
plans for underground parking. Some
thing on the subway plan eventually
will have TO be considered" he said
today. 1T may finally come to the con-
struction OF underground municipal
garages. built under the center Of the
busy squares OF Washington, allowing
a permit to one chauffeur for each ma
chine and charging a small fee for the
parking"
Another suggestion that will be laid
before the Commissioners is that con-
gested streets in the business section
be made one-way streets, requiring
traffic TO go in one direction on certain
streets and return on other streets.