Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-10
TRAFFIC SAFETY
ZONES MARKED At
Distinct Lines on Street Paving
for the Guidance of the
Public.
COOPERATION is URGED

The work of marking the intersections
along Market street with heavy white
lines TO designate the courses for trafflc
and pedestrians and the parking zones,
has been started Tenth and Market
streets was first lined off The work Is
being done under the auspices OF the Della
ware Safety Council in cooperation with
the police department. Only one inter
section was marked Wednesday night,
when the start was made, rs the commit
tee in charge. composed of Lewis Rum
ford, of the safety council, and Chief
George Black and Sergeant John Deven-
ish OF the police department wish to be
benefited by any improvements or chang
es the public might suggest before they
proceed further with the work. =
The marking at Market and Tenth
streets, as il has been laid out, IS at the
FIRST glance, rather confusing, but is
quite comprehensive upon examination.
The large white spot in the center of the
intersection is the pivot around which traffic
must turn. The large square which en-
closes the spot forms the outer edges OF
the traffic lanes and the inner edges OF the
foot path for pedestrians. The foot path is
about six feet in width. About five feet
from the outer edge of the lane tor
pedestrians are lines which limit parking.
Lines on either side of the fire plugs mark
the zones where vehicles must not stop.
NO PARKING AT CURB.
No parking will be allowed against the
curb directly behind the safety zone on
the cast side of Market street above
Tenth Cars which do park along that
curb will be pointed out from the curb IN
cbninc slightly toward Eleventh street.
The efficiency of this new system of
handling traffic at this busy intersection
could be greatly increased II the Street
and Sewer Department would do away
with the bulge in the curbing on the north
east corner of the intersection. The re-
moval of this, which requires only the
rcsetting of telegraph pole and of the
curbing, would allow traffic lane about
five feet wider in proceeding north on
Market street. 1t would also do away with
the very acute turn which the motorist
has To make in negotiating the right hand
turn from Tenth street to Market.
WILL HALT GAY WALKERS"
The traffic officers have been instructed
10 call the attention of any pedestrians,
who insist on ''jay walking" TO the dan
gers Of such practice. 1t is hoped that
the public will cooperate with the officers
and enter into the efforts of the Safety
Council and the police TO increase public
safety without hindering traffic.
During the next few nights lines will be
painted on all intersections along Market
street and any other intersections where
conditions are dangerous.
SUGGESTIVE CITY CHART
The Delaware Safety Council, in con-
nection with its work along the line of i'm
proving traffic conditions throughout the
city, has placed an exhibit in the automo-
bile show building at the Delaware State
Far this week.
A map OF this city has been hung into
which pins have been stuck wherever accl-
dents Involving persons or property have
occurred. Wherever anyone has been
hurt, colored pin has been placed. The
accidents charted have all occurred during
the past six months. The exhibit brings
out very widely and forcefully the danger
AT various places throughout the city. At
some intersections room Is not to be had
for additional pins,