New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
TRAFFIC RULES FOR
 BIG FOOTBALL DAY
Special Regulations to Be Made r Effective Tomorrow

Hartford, Nov. Fifty state po- licemen on motorcycles will he on the main traffic arteries to New saNen to- morrow to supervise the moN ement ot motor vehicles passing to and from the Yale-Army football game at the Yale bowl. Plain clothes men and railroad employees will also be on guard at bad crossings to watch out for earelessness. With the co-opera- ton of the New Haven Automobile club and the automobile clubs and police of the cities through which the bulk of the traffic will pass, their effort will be to maintain the record of previous years in avoiding casualties or needless delays during the hours immediately before and after the game.
 Such accidents as have occurred on the date of this game ill previous years were invariably in the evening when automobile parties were hurry ing home in the dark. The state po- live will supervise the late travel more carefully this year and will be in- structcd to arrest operators of auto mobiles who are found speeding aft CT dark. They will also be on the lookout for drivers unfit to operate machines.
 The state police will be assisted by the highway and motor vehicle de partment5 In handling the traffic oc- casioned by this football classic upon thu date of which Connecticut is an ruaHy subjected to it's heaviest trat lie of the year wi,h the possible eN- ception oi he day of the Yale Prince ton or lalc-llanard game, whichever the ci3sr my hr, To this end, the highway department has rapidly pushed repair work on all state high wass lc.dim@ to Kew Haven with the F suit tr.u th,rr will be only one detour. u.ur N,w Hd>elt aud that d short out.. There will h' u}'.-Way lraffir 1r ,ur15 pDare~. .tSn. hut he roads win hr clear o1 highway md- chtnpry. repair gangs will be assigned {. ia other roads and impcdin"utS to . trafiie will Isr reduced to minimum l on the main highways. Such de i tours as Hrc necessary will be care i taIis marked.
 Trnitic rules published by tho mo- tor rehirlr department in brief form . will hc distributed by state police, l particularly 10 automobile parties f from ether states, Driving directions ! will he incorporated in these folders. and they will he strictly enforced, H Briefly. the directions will be to stay i in liue. keep mp with traffic, n old . laggius and loitering and. if necessary l. to stop. park off tho highway. Heck- l less driving will be e4usc Tor inl- mediate arrest,
 The Nru Haven Automobile club, eo.opcrating with titn local and state police. have arranged for the routing nf cars through New Haven and its tnsirons tn the bopl. The cars viii he directed as they enter New Haven by six different routes, as follows;
 No. 1--Itartford route enters by Il way of North Haven and Middletown asthue to city line.
 No. a--New London route. enters 5y wny of Branford and East Haven, being directed af thn city liHc.
 No, Waterbury route, enters by wny Of Cheshire Mi, Carmel and ccnterYille into DiNweil avenue.
  way of the Washington bridge at De- ' on, tn Milford. being split at Mil- ford, hHlf or traffic going by way ol Avoodmpnt and the other half over tho Milford turnpike to the foot ot AllinstoWn HILL
 No. 5.--Derby route. enters directly hy way of the Derby turnpike 10 tho parking space,
 No. G-New Haven city route. Broadway and l.lm street to bowl.
 Maps have boon prepared by the state highway department showing the most direct routes 10 and from the bowl. These are being distribut- cd to newspapers and other publicity mediums for the bcnciit of the pub- lie. The authorities will insist upon the strictest adherence to the motor yehi- cle laws "'rhp hazards Of ordinary traffic have never been greater than this year, the motor vehicle depart ment announces. and on this occasiob \ care must he eEpf- ciscd by everyone operating a motor vehicle"