The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-19
Commissioner Stoeckel
 Tells Rotarians Auto
 Mishaps On Down Trend
Attributes Decrease to Awakening of Citizens to Great Sentiment for Reduction of Traffic Haz- ards. Y

maids in the way they approach cross
 ings. Out of 124 accidents in a re-
 at intersections, and the speed Of an
 approaching vehicle was a factor Tn
 all. The police are trying to holo
 down speed at intersections We are
 going further, and we are asking you
 fellows to do it. If you do that, you are going to reduce such accidents py one-half We want the police force or every city to get the reputation or De- ing cranky at intersections so that ev- eryb2dy will approach intersections carefully, and we want you to get back of the police force
 Negligence of pedestrians such as jaywalking at city corners or failure to heed motor horn when walking on
 country roads is decreasing, MT Stoeckel said but he considers the present pedestrian law necessary to take care of occasional cases
 Coming down to the local situation, Commissioner Stoeckel said: Tn Bridgeport you have made a credltaole reduction in accidents. The safety or ganization of the Chamber of Com merce is working with the police, and it's volunteer force reporting viola tions to the police had been of much value. It looks as though in Bridge port the situation was getting in hand. This movement will grow un- til we will have a. great body of ob- servers in each city checking up the kind of violations I detest, those with willfu1 intent. I hope each man here who drives a motor not only governs himself but sees that the other fellow does likewise. Don't be too good-na- tured when fellow takes your wheel off. That man may have some ser ious defect which ought to bar him from the road, and you should give the authorities the opportunity to dis cover it.'
 Commissioner Stoeckel strongly urged in conclusion the continuance
 of the discretionary power in the state motor vehicle office to reopen cases of offenders whose licenses had been taken away automatically for such of fences as operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. and to return the licenses where in the opinion of the commissioner eXtenuating circum- stances made it advisable. Commis- sioner Stocked cited as examples the cases of men with large families de- pendent for support on operation of
 motor vehicle who had licenses taken because of inaccuracy in gauging their capacity of liquor. He asserted that out of 100 cases of this character re- opened, 30 licenses had been returned, and in no case had an offence been re- peated.
 The entertainment of the Rotary club became infected with the strike virus during the past week and Chair the committee and the club officers had declared a strike of one week. Temporary officers and a temporary entertainme ent committee for the meet ing July 26 were chosen from a hat by E. Earle Garlick and this meet ing will be conducted with E. F. von Wettberg in the chair and Edmund Mayo as vice president and chairman of the entertainment committee. J. B. Potter was drafted to pinch hit for Louis B. Pawlett as director of traffic for the meeting. Their asso cfates will be: Harry B Curtfs,- E. c. Spargo and Dr. Wm J. Mclaughlin. A souvenir autom obile safety match box donated by Meigs & Co. was pre- sented to everyone present. The at tendance prize was donated by A. $. Anderson.