Evening star., 1923-02-06
PUNISH TRAFFIC ~,
vf0LAT6RS, CRY
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tions of the traffic laws of the District
Of Columbia"
Mr.. Fuller replied: "I understand
that only n very small number,
think nine or ten. were given tail
either small fines or. in the majority
of cases. simply forfeited their col
lateral and never appeared in court
at all"
said, Does the gentleman realize that
We viii never have safety on the
streets until the court begins to pun
ish those who violate the law
Representative Davis Of Tennessee
asked Mr.. Fuller If he did not think
'it would be a good idea that when
a driver is wilfully convicted of vio-
lation of the traffic law. he should
be deprived of his permit"
Representative Fuller said che
that should he one of the punish
ments. Another punishment that
should he inflicted is that the man
who violates the traffic regulations
violator of the trafhc laws. should
forfeit his automobile, as we'll as the
right to drive"
Representative MacLafrerty asked:
Does the gentleman realize that
Washington is the poorest lighted
city of Its size in the country. and
that owing to the frequent circles,
pedestrians have to be in the fair
way for such great distance in
crossing the street that 1t increases
the accidents are on account of the
negligence of pedestrians?"
Quick and Dead Glasses.
Representative Fuller replied: 'T
do not think that is true at all. We
had q safety week and they had no.
tices posted all around Don't Get
Hurt They were all against the
pedestrian. l did not notice any ex-
cept the cartoon Of Berryman's In
which it said Don't Hurt Talk
about pedestrians being at fault,
streets of this city knows that he has
got to jump for his life because there
are only two classes of people in the
street.-the quick and the dead.
Haughter).
"If a person be not quick, he is very
duces every pedestrian to look out for
himself. When an automobile is COM
ing thirty. forty or fifty miles an
hour, as they do sometimes in this
one coming eighty rods away and
think there Is plenty Of time to cross
1.-The street, but before you know II the
automobile is upon YOU"
! Representative Blanton asked Mr.
Fuller IL he did not know that Rep
la bill pending that covers every point
Mr.. Fuller had referred to.
IF the District committee can have
a day In court, we can give the gen.
| tleman a law that would protect Pc
| destrians." said Representative Blan-
| ton.
Representative Mondell said "all
| the balance of the world Is constantly
J, shifting the responsibility to Con-
| gress, but do not think a member OF
| this body ought to Join in that course
There Is plenty Of law on the statute
/ Representative Fuller said that is
! true-there is plenty of law. The
, law Is SUFFICIENT IL it would be en-
| forced by the police courts. They
! should send these violators to Jail
have almost eliminated accidents by
: the courts sending speeders to jail
and the workhouSe. i have an ar.
i ticle here which states that mil.
lionaires. as we'll as poor people, have
Representative Stafford OF wiscon.
| sin here interjected that the case
which the. gentleman, alludes to ir
Detroit was because Judge Bartlett,
has the CUTS to punish. and what We
| Yes" said Representative Fuller
what we need here are judges wht
| will punish for these violations. TIL,
law ought to be enforced and mer
who violate the law adequatel,
punished. There were ten personi
killed on the streets Of this city las
1t was at this point that the Hous,
declined to expunge the word "guts'
from the record on the motion o.
Representative Smith OF idaho.