Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-30
ARREST V|O[ATORS
. OF TRAFFIC ORDER,
PULLMAN DIRECTS
Police to Enforce 15.Foot
Rule for Vehicles at Street
Car Crossings.

Mai. RAYMOND w. Pullman, super
intendent of police.ls SO tnoIous my
convinced that strict enforcement vi
the regulation requiring VehlcleS 10
sion within fifteen feet of street cars
that are stopping or have stopped 10
let off or take on passengers, ana 10
rema n stopped until passengers leaV.
ing the cars have reached place OF
safety that he has again called IL 10
the attention of the police.
Enforce the fifteen-foot rule, ne
directed the police in a message sent
TO the police stations yesterday AFTER
noon.
1T is one of the most important
traffic regulations" he repeated. Ar
rest all persons who violate 1t.
Man Responsible for Enactment.
JH, Larrfck. who served as a men,
Der of the first precinct command LOT
"a number of wears and who now is de-
tailed at police headquarters, is SAID
to be the individual responsible Tor
the enactment of the regulation TO
which so much Importance is being
attached.
The policeman, familiarly known as
Judge" Larrick, was in Ottawa, ont.
several years ago. and had occasion
10 hire an automobile to take him on
d sightseeing tour OF the city.
''rh" driver made SO many stops. he
said. that | called him to account,
thinking he was losing too much time,
when I had hired him by the hour.
IF | should pass Il street car that
has stopped said the driver, 1T
world cost me SEQ
Larrick discussed the regulation
with the driver and learned that the
distance required to be maintained
was twenty feet. He found that SINH
lar regulations were. on the statute
books in other Canadian cities, and
when he returned home he told Maj.
w bnn andpnt
lice, of his experience.
Former Superintendent Approves.
Mai. Sylvester saw the importance
of the regulation. He realized that
the enforcement of such a law would
tend to materially reduce the number
of traffic accidents, and recommended
the adoption of such a regulation for
the protection of pedestrians at street
car stops in this city.
On numerous occasions since that
ime the superintendent of police has
deemed it necessary to call the at
;ention of members of the force to
the necessity for it's strict enforce
ment. y number of persons have been
killed while boarding or alighting
from street cars, according to the
records of the police and coroner, and
members of the traffic squad think
The publicity given the regulation
will result in more care being eXer-
cised by motorists when they ap-
proach street cars that are stopping
or have stopped.
Why motorists want to drive
through persons boarding or leaving
street cars" said a member of the
traffic squad, II fail to understand,
but some of them seem to think
they must keep going no matter if
the lives of people are endangered"
1t is said that in some of the larger
cities the nn1icp frin ho
rule, arresting all violators and TAX
ing them to the traffic court or other
tribunal. While Maj. Pullman has d.
rected that the maximum amount of
collateral, $40, be required of persons
arrested for Violating the fifteen-foot
rule, it is possible that a rule will be
made requiring the appearance in Po-
lice Court of the defendants in all
such cases.
The collateral is left merely for
the purpose of preventing the locking
up of defendants" a Star reporter
was told, land should it be deter
mined to require the appearance of
defendants in court, it will be posi-
BILE to issue attachments for those who
tail to appear.
Under such procedure The
Stars informant continued, 1.-The col,
lateral may be forfeited and q fine
also imposed. Proper publicity can
ditional good accomplished
Traffic Accidents Reported.
A collision between the automobile
Of Charles A. Swami, 2315 Shannon
place southeast and motor truck of
the Carry Ice Cream Company, driven
by Joseph r. Thomas, occurred at
18th and T. streets southeast yester-
day. Both machines were damaged.
Henry G.. Gibson. 1895 Newton
street. was driver of an automobile
that collided with motor vehicle be-
longing to the State Department, at
Pennsylvania avenue and Madison
place, yesterday. Slight damage to
both vehicles resulted.
An Army truck yesterday struck an
electric light pole in front of POT LIST
street northeast and broke the pole
off at its base.
Man, IS, Knocked Down by Auto.
Joseph Davidson, seyenty-five years
old, 410 NJ street, was knocked down
by an automobile driven by ]. A.
Brooks. $40 9th street at New Yorb
avenue and 4th street last night He
was injured about his left side az.
right leg. He was taken home in
Brooks car after receiving first aid
at u physicians office.
An automobile owned and driven
by Powell Penn, 1921 Ohio ayehIe
was damaged in a collision with III,
automobile of Robert Meyer, 1881 F.
street, near 13tn and f streets last
night.
h. A. Roberts, 1716 u street. wa.
owner and driver of an automobile
mat collided with a<street car nea,
18th and u streets last MICH, nj