Evening star., 1923-02-11
FRAMES NEW LIST
Of TRAFFIC RULES
Work of Assistant Corpora.
ton Counsel to Come Be-
fore Committee.
LACKS DRASTIC CHANGES
Regulations Are Believed to Cover
Speed Limit, Right Of Way,
Signals, Etc.
LACKS DRASTIC CHANGES

A set of concise. plainly wordee
traffic regulations. covering those
questions that directly involve human
| safety, has been compiled by AS
| sistant Corporation Counsel Ringgold
Hart, and will be laid before the Com
missioners' traffic committee tomorrow
or Tuesday.
Although Mr.. Hart's recommends
tions were not made public last night
1t Is understood they state the speed
limit, right of way at Intersections,
signals for stopping or turning. stop
ping behind street cars and turning
corners.
It is not believed that the report
contains any drastic departures from
existing reguls tions. Sim plif1catton
of some OF the present regulations so
that their meaning will be unmistak-
able will be provided for in the re
port, 1t is understood.
Views Held by Oyster.
Commissioner Oyster. who super
vises tfaffic problems. is known 70 De
sufficient number Of traf1o regulas
tions and that the real need In res
ducing accidents is more police ano
strict enforcement OF present laws:
COMMISSIONER tranic committee, waa
not prepared to say. yesterday when
the committee would meet II is exs
pected. however. that some oennIsA
announcement will be made tomcrs
row as to when the reoommeooAS
tions of the assistant oorporaoeH
counsel are to be taken up.
Poster Campaign
.~rhe Reckless Driver Is q Criminals
With this as it's opening SloGaEs
the Washington Safety Council soe
morrow will launch its permanent
poster campaign to reduce accideneA
The posters with the % aDove as, siH ha
placed at 100 busy locations through
permanent metal frames hare
been erected at these points and
new slogan will be posted In shsn
The safety council is well supplied
with pithy warnings that should
bring homo to every motoriss ana
pedestrian the penalty OF careless
Four hundred taxicabs and motor
buses and cars of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and
the Washington-Virginia Raiiway
Company will carry a small poster
Through the cooperation of gov
ernment officials the poster also viii
be displayed at the entrances to al
federal office buildings.
Many Forfeit Collateral
Emphasis was placed upon the fact
that out Of 28,079 arrests for viola
tions Of the traffic law last year. a.
sentative Fred N. zih1man OF Mary
land, In reporting to the House yes
terday the bill providing for traffic
court and drastic penalties for traf
hc violations.
In his report he argued that "the
allowing violators to post a small fee
and forfeit that as collateral, and
then not appear is largely responsible
for the disregard OF traff1c laws and
regulations and 1t should be abol
ished. Under the provisions Of this
bill. while collateral can be posted.
the offender must appear for trial and
further hearing, and in case Of for
feiture Of the collateral, 1t Is pro
vided that he shall be rearrested and
upon conviction be subjected to the
penalty Of the act"
Representative Zihlman submitted
with his report data showing the
trafhc accidents and traffic violations
and the disposition made Of such
cases during the calendar year 1922
Police Figures.
These figures were compiled for
Representative Zihlman by Maj. Sul-
livan. superintendent of police, as
follows:
Accidents OF every nature. 6f42
Accidents resulting in injury to person. 2,029
Accidents resulting in death of person. "a
Accidents resulting in property damage. s,sl5
Accidents resulting in neither injury to
person nor damage to property....... 148
Total number arrested for colliding.... Tse
Total number convicted ............... 367
Total number forfeiting collateral. -. aU9
Total number nolle pressed. dismissed
OF PenolnS .-.....: slS
Total number arrested charged with
violation Of the traflc laws and regu-
lations ..................... 2s.ors
Total actually conyicted. s.18S
Total Total forfeited @ collateral. 2a. 5s2