Evening star., 1921-10-30
SCORES BREAKERS !.
OF TRAFFIC LAWS
President UIIman of Local A.
A. A. Division Denies
Charqes of Laxness.

Denying that the American Auto
lations Of the traffic law. and that the
association is the natural enemy OF
traffic policemen, William Ullman,
president Of the local division of the
A. A. A.. has Just issued the follow
Ing statement:
There Is q mistaken impression in
some quarters" said Mr.. Ullman to-
day. "that the American Automobile
Association might adopt as its slogan
q paraphrase of great declaration
and say:
"'Our members! May they always
be right. but our members right or
wrong"
II should like to correct that i'm
preston by stating that the A. A. A.
doesn't want among its membership
those motorists who knowingly break
traffic laws and drive irrespective Of
the rights of other users of the high
ways and streets. be they pedestrians
or automobilists.
1.-The A. A. A. is for law and order
and has contended. locally and ma
tionally. for the severest of penalties
for those motorists who reckleSsly
and .willfully break motor reguIa-
tionS.
Most Laws Satisfactory.
Most of the motor laws and traffic
regulations in force throughout the
country which. are giving general
the public and are the product OF the
A. A. A. This organization has never
yet contended for anything in behalf
of motorists that did not include full
consideration of the rights, privi-
leges and convenience of others.
a6x RI
roads building and roads legislation
that have benefited all the people.
Taxation Of motor cars was never
opposed by this organization until
overtaxation was attempted. In our
Ss a4s naona nas
primarily by the state of Maryland's
attitude toward the District of
Columbia, but following the idea of
the founders of this republic that
there should be free communication
between the states and without which
stipulation a federation of the states
would not have been possible in the
first place.
I'm our anti-profiteering campaign
or two years ago we served alike the
interests of the reputable car dealers
and repairers, and there are in Wash
ington many of our ex-members who
can testify that they failed in their
attempts to use this organization to
pillOry some garage man or repairer
unjustly because they were members.
Reckless Drivers Menace.
I'VE believe that the motorist who
drives recklessly is more of a menace
to other motorists than to pedestrians,
and we believe in the complete revo-
cation Of the driving license of those
| who speed wildly through the street;
or over the highways.
While trying to bring about re-
/ forms that will meet present day
to provide for the future. when. in
| stead of one automobile to every
eleven persons in the United States.
there will be one to every five or
possibly less. and wien commercial
| transportation by automobile will be-
stow economic benefits upon every
man. woman and child in the land.
! I'VE do not consider the traffic
| officer our natural enemy but a very
necessary adjunct to the betterment
Of motoring conditions, and we are
| ever ready to Cooperate with thu
| traffic bureau, here or elsewhere, in
any regulation designed to curb the
| motor hog" eliminate the unfit, pro-
mote traffic direction. protect the rights
of all and safeguard human life.
I ton of all level-headed pedestrians
and reputable. law-abiding motorists
and with that we shall strive to work
| the greatest good for the. creates;
number
i Some A. A. A. mmendat tiOns.
| Some of the outstanding A. A. A
| recommendation are:
| staggered" parking within the
congested section with a time limit
of 80 minutes.
| Spaces to be marked off and park
ing to be permitted only in every
other space, always leaving every
other space of approximat tely twenty
| feet for the discharge of and taking
on Of passengers or merchandise.
| 'All-day parkers to be assigned to
| space outside the congested section.
! Parking spaces within the con-
gested section. as, for instance, the
center of F street between 14th and
! 18th. with one and two hour limits.
Passage of an walking
| ordinance which would at once regu-
; late and protect pedestrians at street
| crossings.
! Severe penalties for violations oi
traffic regulations. thereby making
| infraotions too expensive for those
motorists who would rather pay q
small fine than be inconyenienced