El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19
Ell PAs0 TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
COMPARE WELL WITH EASTERN
Detroit Cops Don't Tag Your Car, They "Pinch" It;
High Speed Is Permitted in Detroit and Cleveland
Outskirts IF Drivers Are Careful; Jitnes Are
Now Scarce in the Eastern Cities.

I'll PASO traffic regulation ranks
high IN comparison with that Of
~ the larger cities OF the east The
autemobile editor Of The Herald
watched traffic conditions closely
during a recent visit to eastern cities
and while the 81 Paso regulations are
not as stringent as in some eastern
cities. Chicago for Instance. they
serve their purpose fully as wen.
CHICAGO IL from q drivers stand
point one OF the hardest cities in the
country in which to handle q car. In
the conEested district, parking is
practically prohibited all the time.
though there are short periods IN the
Forenoon IS wen as IN the AFTERNOON
when cars may be parked on side
streets for from ten minutes 10 half
an hour Al other times cars are al
lowed TO stop only long enough TO lei
of OF take on passengers When you
get your car Into traffic OF the con
Fested district o. The windy city you
are expected 70 keep up the pace set
By the rest-no faster and no slower
The traffic cops regulate the cross
lnEs entirely By signals. Two men are
assigned 20 al busy corners. one on
foot and these men are stationed at
he curbG
Pineh YOur Car In Detroit.
Detroits traffic regulations are
rather unique For instance. when
car is left parked beyond the Legal
time limit the cop doesn't put tag
on The steering post. as Is done in Fl
Paso- Instead. he cans up q nqrry-
up" wagon and your car e plucneu-
The police car takes your car IN tow
10 The automobile pound At the time
the automobile editor was in Detroit,
the fee for getting car out OF pound
was So but & happened that one OF the
- - -
PEELED 20 pay the pound fee no less
than IS times fl q month and he Zig
ured the Zee too high This alderman
tried 10 have the fee reduced to SO
cents but Il vas finally set az 81.
The main arteries OF traffic IN De-
troif- rucn as woodward avenue.
Michigan avenue. Grand River boule-
ward and Gratiot avenue, are fairly
vide and the traffic rule calls for cars
and vehicles in double file when traf-
fic Is conEested. At the Campus. the
heart OF Detroit. where six streets
converge. the chief traffic officer Is
mounted in q cage. high enough
above the street level so that he may
see IN all directions. He operates
set or signals from his switch. tow
er'' anai also uses whistle signals. NO
parking. Is permitted on the busy
streets ,of Detroit but side streets may
b utilised for limited periods.
Almost Any Speed. II Careful
The sfDeed limit IN Detroit IS IS
cfIes al hour. This IS strictly en-
ioTced down town but once out OF
.htk bully section, the motorist
-avs sstep on 'er taiP' and hit
NILES an hour without being
5oIss Hed. so long as there is no
sei.Ie rsmess In fact this seems
3 ~ he rule in all the eastern cities, /
here IS miles an hour is regarded as
safe 81 eed except IN busy traItie-
..fsfv Dsnes are marked cut at al
f-ssf - z stops-Detroit street cars
~, onfv a. every other street inter
arffon-s Nd motorists are not held
= vvrIle greet cars are taking on or
sffIue off passengers.
n Fl l baso, q motorist traVehng
- ~ vveeM and wanting TO make l
- hand Il Urn would make the turn 1
: Ire rnushr pom While the traffic sig
- vas sci for east and west traf- |
h IN Detrni =. b e would draw 70 the !
inside on thu cIfrb and hold his car /
i front Of the 10 nth and south traffic
nh that sign al be set
ssafefy F. trzts On Cleveland
Cleveland Is 1le drivers para use
me. the traf fbs rules are tairiy
trfct bus they tlre not compI' eate ca
NJ sre very II e the same as IN Fl
-, Tha sDeed limit is not so
f-3rfIv enforced 4 n the suburban dis
-l-se a. Il here and the police seem
!, resune that tn motorist VIII use
o--11on sense IN h Is driving and stick
! sbs motto sal ETY. first" Despite
- a foot OF snot In Cleveland. the
r-ifer found that a Stearns-Knieht
~ enabled him IL make his calls
,uieker and more comfortabiy-de-
-uits below zero Feather-than the