Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-23
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!. ACCIDENTS
INCREASING
Drastic Regulations Are
Being Drafted In Various
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chicago, Oct. 23.-Dsspite the pass
age OF numerous. ordinances and the
aooption of traffic regulations In the
cities OF the country in an
ellort TO curb accidents from motor
ea.s, reports from moro than q dozen.
bof. the metropolitan. cities Of the
mlodle-west show an increase in the
number of; accidents for the. first six
months Of 1922, compared with the
same period Of 1921.
This increase has caused city oftic-
als % prescribe drastic rules In gov
e:ling motor traffic in an endeavor
70 lessen danger In modern travsiine,
sseyeral Of the cities are shown to be
"as1ng' war on the speeder, in many
cases imprisonment being added to
nnes by municipal Judges. Adoption
" rules IN turning at street inter-
sections. elimination of glazing head
lghts and educational campaigns are
other methods used In many cities in
the campaign against accidents.
IN Chicago in s1921,Adeaths Attrihut-
to-motor accidents totalledf SIS as
compared with ATS in 1872. Non-fatal
s7.0s5 in 1920. During the first TOUR
months Of 1929. on1fatal accidents
totaled 1888. ,.S Y t". \,
Forty-thrae persons :wAsp killed ana
1865 injured In automobile accidents
IN Cleveland from February ], ito
August !. 1922. To Offset this, work.
I mouse sentences have been imposed
/ upon .speeders and reckless drivers,
: no one under 10 years OF age may
drive a car and second otfenss. tor
failure to have lights burning, results
In arrest. no matter what the circum-
Z stance. =
TO curb accidents in. st. Louis,
! where sixty-two were Killed during
the first six months of this year and
1927 were, injured, an educational
campaign has been started. one-way
traffic has beer established in con
gestedtdistricts during business hours,
automobiles must come to complete
stop at all ~boulevards, must not pass
q street car discharging passengers
and must not exceed eight miles an
hour in the congested districts and
twenty miles in the residential dist
riots.
.Detroit's attempts to increase safety
of regulating raffic' aud the estab-
lishmeEt aof safety zones for street
car passengers. Another ordinance
requires all persons to be able to
drive an automobile under all condi-
tons before being granted a state
drivers license. Seventy persons
were killed there during the t,rst six
months of 1929 and 1921 were in
tgred.
Strict enforcement Of speed laws
land frequent jail sentences FOR speed
: ers and reckless drivers has been the
method adopted. il Indianapolis for
increasing safety. In down-tpwn sec
: lions traffic officers. direct pedestrians
while Others direct street traffic.
In Oklahoma City, most Of. the
main travelled streets have been 'des-
Z ignated b~oulevards and before cross
ing theseA motorists are required to
J come to. a complete stop. Heavy
J white "stop" signs painted, on the
: ! pavement at these intersections re-
mind the driver. ~ "a.
I An. "unwritten; law. is In effect IN
Louisville where spolises@Scohrt, Judges
assess a fine of is2 Tor each mile an
hour above the speed limit. Peni-
Tertiary sentence ,inder charge Of
rsanslaughter is provided for drivers
found responsible for Deaths result
ing from accidents. Gags must be
under full controL.nt1 all street inter-
sections.