Arizona republican., 1921-07-03

VI sAA4O AO-AAA1AO ROA hour driving in the con gested and business dis tricts. 7
 The above is the state ment of the police depart ment as a result of the gen. eral movement all over the country to limit the num- Der of accidents caused by improper and careless driv- ing. And what the police department says, it usually means
 An investigation into the causes of accidents to life, limb and property which have occurred with too much frequency in Phoe- nix for the past six months has disclosed facts which are generally known, but which elicit very little CO., operation on the part of the public to change.
 Standing upon the cor ner of Roosevelt and Gen. tral avenue during the dullest part of the day, when there was probably less likelihood of accidents than at the rush hours, timers with stop watches last week counted within 15 minutes 12 cars going very much past the speed limits in crossing the inter section, and 15 cars which cut the corner. No cars were noted which were running less than 25 miles per hour. The speed or dinance of the city ex- pressly prohibits a speed greater than 20 miles per hour on Central avenue at this point.
 Coming on down to Van Buren street and Central avenue, the timers found in 15 minutes that 29 cars had crossed this intersec- tion at a speed equal to or exceeding 25 miles per hour, and that seven cars cut the corner. Here the speed ordinance of the city provides for a speed not exceeding 15 miles per hour.
 One block south to Mon roe street and Central ave- nue, within 10 minutes, 1G motorists were going 25 miles per hour or better al this intersection, while six cut the corner. The speed law prescribes the maxi. mum speed at this corner which is an electric rail way crossing, of 10 miles per hour.
 These figures were al taken between the hour. of two and three o'clock and it is safe to say tha1 they could be multiplied by 10 during the rush hours The city ordinances prescribe boundary line for the congested dis trict as follows: Including Van Bure street south to Madison street, am including Fifth avenue east to Fourt street, and Central avenue from Bu $ chanan street which is the secon
 
 north to and including Fillmor street. or six blocks north of Wash ington street.
 The speed limit within these boun daries is fixed at 15 miles per hour
 In the business district which take in the following streets. the spec district comprises Van Buren. Mon roe. Adams, Washington. Jefferson Madison and Jackson. and startin and including Seventh avenue eas to and including Fourth street. Tn north and south boundaries of thi district. 1t will be observed are Va Buren and Jackson streets. and tf east and west boundaries, Sevent avenue and Fourth street. Howeve Central avenue from Buchanan stre, north to Roosevelt is included in tn district.
 A point which is overlooked | many motorists is that the city ol dinance provides for speed not exceed 10 miles per hour across ar street railway or steam railwa track These lines cross Central C Jackson Washington and Monrt streets and they cross Adams, Moi roe and. Van Buren on Seventh ar Second avenues and on Fourth stree
 While the police department is vel r,,uch on the alert, 1t is fmpossib without the assistance of the pubh 10 officially bring to time all Vii .f In nr