Evening star., 1923-11-20
Former Detroit Police Head
Tells Senators Plan Pro-
notes Safety.
URGES POUNDING LAW
AND BOULEVARD STOPS
A. A. A. officials Describe Ways
to Relieve Traffic Needed
in Capital.

Strongly advocating one-way streets
as a valuable contribution to the
solution of the congested traffic
problem in any city, DR.. James
w. Inches, for four years po.
lice commissioner of Detroit, told the
Senate investigating committee today
that permanent establishment of this
type highway was necessary In
Washington.
There is no question of the value
Of these streets" said DR.. Inches. I'm
Detroit we had interference when
we attempted to establish these
highways. but there are no politicians
here and nothing should be allowed
to interfere with putting them into
permanent effect in the District OF
Columbia
Others who testified at the morn
ing session were Thomas Henry,
president Of the American Automo-
bile Association. and Col. Sidney ID.
Walden OF Detroit. All those who
testified today presented their testi-
mony representing the A. A. A.
Detroit Safety Features.
DR.. Inches told in detail of the vari-
Gus safety features used in Detroit for
the benefit of automobile traffic.
The boulevard stop system, which
has been advocated for Washington by
many witnesses appearing before the
committee. has worked well in Detroit
according to DR.. Inches.
The application of such a system in
Washington, he asserted, would do
much to assist in the frictionlesS run
ming of traffic.
That the public generally observes
the regulation to come to dead stop
before entering one of these boule-
wards, and that there was decided
decrease in minor and fatal accidents
DIR. Inches said. was one of the fea-
lures of this plan.
Education of Children.
The witness strongly advocated the
thorough education on traffic matters
of all school children. He said that
in Detroit several policemen We're
assigned to traffic lectures for chill
dren. that a band was furnished to
make the lectures attractive and that
the results had been highly satisfac.
tory.
He gave the committee a detailed
oxpldHdtlOH Oi the "oThlllBS OF tHS
impounding law. which has been
urged strongly for Washington by
Inspector Albert J. Headley, head OF
the traffic bureau.
Only automobiles which flagrantly
violated parking regulations and
which were menace to traffic, ht
explained, were taken to the pound
Others. minor violators, merely were
notified by the card system that they
had broken the law. The pound, ht
said took in from 5000 to $500 pei
day.
In regard to safety zones to protec
the street-car riding public, DR. Inche.
said that in his opinion they wer,
necessary on wide streets, but tha
on narrow streets they "gummed III
traffic. He strongly urged, however
that any zones established should b,
| thoroughly lighted and marked 81
a motorist running into them.
Allows Is Miles an Hour.
Taking up the speed regulations, DR.
Inches said that in Detroit the Iimi
was fifteen miles an hour, but tha
motorists were not bothered fo
speeds under twenty-five miles PEI
| hour.
Senator Ball asked If it would b,
more effective If the speed limit wa
set at twenty-five miles, because will
the admitted lax enforcement motor
lists were breaking the law.
DIR. Inches replied that the polio,
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