Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27
Accident Prevention
Bureau to Be Formed
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wage an educational campaign among
their employees and members.
There has been a tremendous in
crease in the number of automobiles
on the highways and an unquestioned
increase in the speed of these automo-
biles. This will make necessary the
adoption of new signal system whereby
all traffic must cease to give the pedes
trian a chance TO cross the street. As
il is now, no matter in which direction
traffic is closed for the time being. the
pedestrian must look in all directions to
make sure that no vehicles are ap-
preaching
This bureua will begin to function
ms soon as possible. Every automobile
accident, no matter how trivial. will be
investigated not only by the district in
which it occurs. but by the prevention
the cause and prevent repetition of such
accidents.
Boxes to Be Installed
Boxes will be installed in drug
stores and other reputable business
houses on the corners of busy traffic
| lanes which will contain report cards \
citizen seeing an automobile speeding
or otherwise violating regulations can
90 into the store and place the number
Of the offending machine and his name
and Of one witness and mail it to City
Hall 1t will be Immediately invest-
gated. This will serve also as a check
upon JOY riders. whose direction can
be traced by the complaint cards.
"On receipt Of complaints the bu-
reau will hagc warrants issued before a
Magistrate Onr experience to date has
shown tina; automObilists who are in
surel against liability are indifferent to
accidents. feeling that the responsibility
rests with th" Insurance company and
not with thcH Thcy will soon learn
they have nor the right to run down
citizens. ! careful record will be kept
at the huIrnu If all offenders md the
number II rffrnScS committed and when
! tn" accidents tocorp' too frequent the
] State llighwaG Commissioner will be
asked 10 revoke thr license.
II Will arpea to all automobile as
sociatons t. asaist in getting Council z
aid for additional trafic lanes in the
central section. | will ask Tor two add-
! tional north and south lanes on each
! side of Broad street. These lanes are
TO be free from trolley traffic
UrgeS Lane to Delaware Bridge
"A rratfic lane to the Delaware
! bridge, leading from West Philadrlphia
would be the solution to this incrca ,cd
traffic. Spring Garden street is ideally
suited for this purpose.
~ can see no reason why the pcdcS
trian should be injured before action is
taken TO prevent future accidents. This
bureaus business will be to minimize
accidents and prevent them whenever
possible.
"A publicity bureau will be estab-
lished to give safety suggestions from
time to time. All violations will be
sued through the City Solicitor.
II am trying TO devise means where.
by the passage of automobiles from the
central section can be controlled with
minimum number of stops For ex-
ample, an automobile now going south
on Twelfth street from Vine TO Spruce.
must stop at every corner. thereby
causing a congestion as it gets closer
10 Market street. We will try to de-
wise system which will hold the flow
OF traffic at regulated tynes."