The Washington times., 1922-10-28
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Motorists Say Speed Limit
Should Be Raised Rather
bs = Than Lowered.

Framing of regulations prohibit
ing jay walking on Washington
streets, rather than cutting down
the, speed limits for vehicular
traffic, looms today as an immin-
ent possibility, as more and more
local organizations throw thcm-
selves in line for this type OF
restriction.
Follow Civitan Lead.
Led by the Civitan Club. which
last Wednesday at the public safety
meeting at the District building,
voiced demand for restriction OF
reckless pedestrianisrn In Washing
ton, q haif-dozen local organizations
have now fallen into line. The latest
Ia the National Motorists Associa'
tfon, which, in statement issued
by William Ullman, today declares:
"Our specific recommendations are
that the District of Columbia speed
limits be raised rather than lowered
and that reckless automobile drivers
be severely dealt with. Careless drtv-
ers. we believe. should be heavily
fined and reckless car operators
should be deprived Of their permits.
.'Experience, in the larger cities
Ok tnc COuhliy h1o phoNCo SAAoe esASAS
Is more safety In speed under prop
Or regulation Of both automobile
drivers and pedestrians.
s"It should be clear to every think
ing man that in Washington. con.
sidertng the large number Of pedes-
trians on the streets, together with
nearly 0,O00 automobiles, a lowered
speed limit would result in cong,s.
ton and confusion that would uh.
questionably produce more rather
than fewer accidents.
I'VE also believe that the pedes-
TRANS should be required to cross at
regular street crossings and that In
doing 30 their rights should be pro-
tected and their lives safeguarded:
that collisions occurring between
~atamobiles and pedestrians between
streetS would place the presumption
OF guilt upon the pedestrian, and at
street intersections upon the mo-
torist.
"Washington is now big city, and
its traffic regulations should be of
the big city. type"
Safety Committee to Meet.
The first meeting of a new com.
mittee on permanent safety organiza-
ton, appointed yesterday by William
+. Ham, chairman of the joint con-
ference Of civic and commercial Or
ganizations, viii be held at 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the office of
the chairman, A. e. Berry, president
Of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company. Members Of the
committee are DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
Baker, president Of the Federation of
Citizens' Associations; Charles J. Co.
lumbus, secretary Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Associations; ].
II. Hanna, vice president, Capital
Traction Company; H. M. Keyser,
Ralph w. Lee, w. Pierce Raynor,
Odell 8. Smith, and Francis r.
Weller. - ......
The Joint conference also will
hold another meeting in the board
room of the District building at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon. Fred
NJ. aRosseland. Of Chicago, of the
National Safety Council, will speak.
The meeting will be open to the
public.
s. Campaign In Schools.
The safety campaign in the public
schools Is now getting into full
swing, following the outlining Of a
safety program at a meeting Of the
school principals Of the third d.
vision yesterday.
This program provides a commit.
tee Of teachers in each school,
speakers before each class, appoint
ment of higher grade pupils as
monitors to assist the smaller chill
dren in crossing dangerous streets,
regulation of bicycle riding and
roller skating near the schools, Is.
suing of circulars, slogans, and
posters, made by the children, and
contests between classes to arouse
interest in the safety.first cam
paign.
The police of all precincts were
today cautioned TO be on the alert
for all traffic law violations. L..
ciuding cutting Of corners, unlaw-
fully taking the right Of way, failure
to give turning signals, lights out,
dazzling headlights. speeding. intoxi-
cation, and other offenses. Jay.
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