The Washington herald., 1922-10-26
Delegates to City Confer
ence Today Outline
Measures.
DRISCOLL TO ASK
SPECIAL COURT
Association Seeks Strict
LAWS on Pedestrians
Use of Streets.

Courtesy, carefulness. and CO.
operation, with emphasis on year
around recognition by motorists and
pedestrians OF the mutual rights OF
each to use the streets and cross
inSs. will be the solution of traffic
dangers in the District, say offi-
cfals of the various civic and trade
organizations who are to attend
safety conference at the District
Building today.
Practically every civic body in
washington will be represented al
today;s meeting. which has been
called to form a plan of campaign
IN lessen the growing casualty and
injury list resulting from automo-
bile accidents in the District. Inc
meeting will open at o'clock.
Cooper Urge. Golden Rule.
Observance of the. golden rule OF
traffic. consideration for the other
fellow" is the most effective way
Of minimizing the greater number
Of avoidabIe accidents. said William
KNOWLES Cooper.
Rotary Club, commenting on the
maize of suggestions that nave peeh
offered during the past few months
on the safety problem
A campaign to KEEP pedestrians
A campaign to keep pedestrian 5
on the part Of motorists that at
street crossings pedestrians should
have the right-of-way Is being ad-
vocated by the American Automobiie
Association through its secretary
c. II. Hites- Pledges of caretulness
were sent all members of the asso-
citation Monday and the response to
the suggestion of Automobile Cour-
tesy'' have been gratifying. accord
ing to Hites. One hundred signed
pledges Were returned in yesterday
mail. indicating a desire on the part
Of motorists to fully cooperate TO
reduce the accident list
Rnps "Jay-walkers.-
The automobile association cam
paign is being held in conjunction
with a drive for safety by the High
wav Commission. Laws should De
passed making jay-walking a pun
ishabIe offense This would leave
The omen streets to vehicles and the
crossings for the use Of pedestrians
was Hites' suggestion.
Education by newspaper pubic
ity. urging co-oeratiOn on the part
Of motorists and pedestrians VIII
solve the situation, according to Gen.
Anton stephan. president Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation. This association Will send
a large delegation to todays meet
ing.
\ system of whistle signals for
use by traffic officers was suggest
cd as one way of helping TO ohviate
nanv accidents by the Merchants
and Manufacturers head. He was
hopeful that such a recommendation
would be an outCrOwth of the con-
ference.
Asks Traffic Court.
~T +bink tomorrow's meeting will
nrobabIv, formulate plan similar
To that being pushed by the Auto
mobile Associat tion" was the eX-
nression Of Thomas W. Bradley,
president of the Washington Board
of Trade. when asked for his opin-
ION on what was the best manner
cf meeting the situation. Il think
co-operation between the m"torist
and the man in the street il abso-
Iutely essential"
Establishment Of a traffic court
that would function distinctly apart
from the police precincts, with a
trafHfic squad under the supervision
Of Inspector Headley is one plan
To- lessen accidents in the opinion
Of A. J. Driscoll. president of the
Ntid-City citizens Association and
a student Of the city traffic prob
lem. Il would do away with cor
lateral jumpers by making every
traffic violator appear personally IN
court and would keep traffic court
IN session as late as midnight" said
Mr.. DriscOll.
Advise Co-operation.
People do not obey traffic reg
Ilations and until they do we VIII
nave no real solution. First /
would urge a campaign of careful
1ess and courtcsy-fOr that in it.
self would appeal to the larger share
of motorists. But to catch the
other type. those who insist on
violating ordinances. l would sub
It.tute Il traffic court that would
-ender decisions on cases immedi-
ateIy after the arrests were made
Explained the civic association pres
dent.