Evening star., 1918-05-28
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piled with copies of the regulations
and a copy will be handed each auto
mobilist who is seen violating any
of them. the section violated being
marked by tho policeman. 1t is be-
heved by the superintendent that all
should become familiar with the
regulations by the time they become
effective.
Ignorance Of the law will be no
excuse" he stated.
Regulations Explained.
Explanation Of the new regulations
is given by Maj. Pullman in a state
ment to members of his force. as
follows:
The giving of the term 'congested
section to the most important busi-
ness blocks and covering the Sec
will give to the public for the first
time definite idea in which spe-
cif1c parking regulations have been
made and are enforced for the pur-
pose of providing the greatest con-
yenience to the greatest number and
methods Of handling street vehicle
trafiic with the methods of handling
street railway traffic which has been
put In force through the excellent
plans wh1ch nave been worked out Dy
Mr.. John A. Beeler.
"All traffic regulations must be
worked out with a view to the great
est good to the greatest number.
and In few cases the individual may
have to sacrifice q little for the bene-
which Is asked Is slight. and II the
regulations are studied and. followed
carefully the general public. both
pedestrians and those using motor
vehicles, will be able to get greater
and better use Of the streets.
Important Regulation.
''ons Of the most important Sec
tions Of the new regulations is that
which prohibits any vehicle standing
between any street car loading plat
anywhere in the District of Column
bfa, except for the moment when
. taking on or letting on passengers.
Both Mr.. Beeler and the police be-
1ieve that. in order to insure the
safety of the public and to hasten the
loading and unloading Of street cars.
this regulation is absolutely neces-
sary. and q thoughtful cooperation
of the public Is requested. to the end
and that no one may leave a ma
chine in q space at the curb in inn
mediate proximity to loading plat
form.
zone other important section Of the
regulations IL that which relieves 18th
street Of much Of the congestion
which is now observed because so
through the intersection Of 18th street
and New York avenue and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. BY doing away with
the left-hand turn at this point and by
prohibiting the driving of vehicles
use of this intersection becomes re-
stricted to the right-hand turn and the
possibility Of q collision between
street cars and vehicles is done away
with entirely. This regulation will not
the night theater vehicle trafic there
will be able to proceed directly north
on 18th street or west on Pennsylvania
avenue.
For Relief Of 18th Street.
"At the intersection Of 18th stree,
and New York avenue the left-hand
turn has been done away with. but
vehicles may cross car tracks These
perhaps relieve 18th street of 80 or 81
per cent vehicle trafic which Is now
; unnecessary, and will restrict the use
of this very busy and congested street
only to those who have immediate
business thereon. The use Of Madison
increase and thereby relieve 18th and
14th streets Of all unnecessary vehicl,
traffic.
THE changes in the parking regula
lions and increasing the time for park
ing on business streets from fifteeI
minutes to thirty minutes will b.
found to be far moro reasonable by al
persons using business houses. ant
will make possible easier and stric
enforcement Of the regulations by tn,
police.
"The creation Of the two-hour perio,
for parking Ii to accommodate person.
who desire space for their cars Will
doing important business which last
more than thirty minutes. and prevent
the parking of cars by persons who hav
the street and leave their cars standing
continuously from or in the morn
ing until or in the afternoon.
All-Day Parking Spaces.
"A large number Of all day parkin
spaces, however. have been provided, 8
that even persons who use their car
only for coming to and going from wor
may be accommodated.
perhaps even more important for pro
viding new time limits for parking ar
sections providing for the angles at whic
machines should be parked at variou
streets. Tho principal feature Of thi
0SCIlOn IL IQdI IQ0 IuIuT6 patkln
cars on an angle Of forty-fve degree
is prohibited on car track streets in tn
congested section. except on Pennsyl
vania avenue and 18th and 18th streets
certain blocks on New York avenue an
18th and 18th streets between e and
and on the west side Of Madison place.
This regulation will give the max
mum space for running vehicle trai
nc in the streets, and will do ava
with the wide angle parking on con
gested streets. such as r street. whic
some car drivers doubtless indulge
occupying almost the entire space be
tween curb and car track. The regu
1ation provides that on b street an
similar streets vehicles must b
ranked" at the curb with both ri9h
wheels parallel to the curb and nc
more than four inches therefrom. ThI
means the side of the car very clos
to tho curb on r street, the Same 9
10 necessary on Fifth avenue an
other congested streets in New Yor
at the present time. Every foot Z
unnecessary space taken by machine
which are stopped at the curb mean
that much space taken away from IN
roadway badly needed for runnin
vehicle trafhe.
For Information Of Public.
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