The Washington times., 1922-11-01
CHIEF PERIL To
SAFETY SEEN IN
SPEEDING AUTO
Offenders Will Have Difficulty
Getting Licenses Renewed,
Says Major Sullivan.

One OF the gravest dangers TO
pedestrians and traffic In general
Is the speeding autoist, ana MAJOR
Daniel sullivan. superintendent OF
police, said today that his men nave
been instructed To enforce the regu'
lation In regard to this particular
offense. Every day the majors re-
port to Commissioner James f.
Oyster shows that there are be-
tween twenty-five and fifty persons
day who violate this traffic reBu'
lation.
"a speeding autoist." Maeor Sui
livan said today. "is a menace to
the public and must be taught some
respect for the law. IL Is true
that many of these violations occur
In the early hours OF the morning
when there are few on the streets
but that Is no excuse for violations
II shows contempt for the law and
II eventually leads to violations IN
the day as well as the night Chauf'
feurs of hacking cars who develop
into 'speedcrs' will find that the
police will be no friends OF their
class when the time comes to have
their permits renewed.
Passenger Often 70 Blame.
while in many respects these
Chauffeurs are to blame. II is very
often the fault OF the passenger
who engages them. They wait uD'
Ill the last minute TO prepare to
go TO a railroad station or 10 some
office where they have engage
ments and they urge the chauffeur
TO step on the gas. The chauf.
l. - -
ne will not do as told. there 10
some one who will and he takes q
chance However, these men who
operate public hacking cars must
conform to the law under all and
any conditions. II all OF these men
would combine and pledge them.
selves to refuse to speed when
ordered to do so by q passenger
the public would soon realize the
Importance Of starting IA half hour
earlier in order to catch a train or
to keep an engagement. The de.
patment asks cooperation In this
respect.
This safety.first question Is OF
paramount importance in view OF the
growing cOngested conditions in the
streets OF Washington. Inspector
Headley. who is in charge of the
traffic bureau, tells me that he has
estimates that 2,400 vehicles pass
at the intersection OF Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest every hour during the
business rush.
The drunken operator Is another
menace, and once convicted will have
difficult time. indeed, TO have his
hermit rpstOrpl tO him or her
Police to Visit Schools.
"In the future the captains under
my command will visit the schools
ards Of playing in the streets and
other places where danger turks. A
letter 10 this effect has been for
intendent OF public schools"
The order to captains reads:
I'm order that the maximum co.
operation may be given by this de.
partment TO the school authorities 8
and TO parents in the matter Of the
education of children in street safe.
ty, you will get In touch with the
appropriate officer Of each public
school in your precinct with a View
to arranging q suitable time and
date for ten or fifteen minute talks
on the subject. 1t IL preferred
that the captains themselves. and
in uniform. deliver these talks"
A special meeting In the interest
OF "safety-first" will be held this
afternoon in the offices of A. f..
Berry, president OF the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
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