Evening star., 1924-01-13
BIG TRAFFIC BOARD
CREATED BY A. A. A.
Intensive Study of Control,
Safety and City Planning
Ordered.

A trafic board with a prsonnel OF
the leading specialists on highway
traffic safety and city planning of the
nation is one of the new features OF
service which will be added TO other
service boards Of the American Auto-
mobile Association according 10 'he
announcement made by Thomas r.
Henry. president of the organization
Authority for the setting UP OF TINS
highly important board was Sran'eu
at the meeting of the eAecutiNe poafu
of the A. A A. held at the biltnofe
Hotel, New York, In connection win
,he national automobile show. Mr'
Henry and members of the executive
committee took advantage or the
presence of some Of the reiulnS au
thorities on safety and tranc c"Htfol
O hold a series of conferences during
the automobile show on this subject
In order that the A. A. A. tramc
board, when it is ready TO function as
~ new department, may be IN position
TO make a material contribution TO
the solution of the trafilc prooiem Oh
the cities and Of the nation.
Regards Work as Important.
THE American Automobile Asso-
dred subjects of traffic control. safe
ty work and city planning as some OF
the most important pieces OF WORK
which the association can DO at this
time" said President Henry IN
speaking of the new service depart
ment. "Tht interest in this subject
manifested at the meeting or the eN-
ecutive board reflected the deep IN
terest which the various clubs ami
lated with A. A. a. are taking IN the
matter.
I'VE believe that the famous old
A. A. A.. with its clubs covering the
United States and portions OF Canaaa.
IS In a position to be of great service
20 not only the motorists or the coun-
rry but also to all citizens generally
In saving human lives We have some
very definite plans which are being
worked out which will place the
character Of service given by this
board In keeping with the magnitude
Of the problems to be consider red
In addition to the creation OF the
new traffic board, Ernest y. Smith,
the new general manager of the A.
a A. announced in his opening ad-
dress to the member RS of the executive
board that very definite plans are be-
ing completed for the enlargement of
the services which have been a part
IF the A. a. A. program heretofore.
together with the inauguration OF
new services. One of these service
features Will include research Du-
reau which will study the activities
.f all affiliated clubs so that the ex-
perience of one club in any line OF
activity may be available for other
clubs. Data and information required
by the legislative. good roads. contest
and membership boards vii! also be
collected for use by these boards.
Bureau Is Enlarged.
"A club service bureau greatly en-
larged will be in a position to help
the affiliated clubs solve problems of
club mauag agement and expansion"
said Mr. Smith. This bureau will help
the clubs standardize, their costs and
methods OF conduct OF clubs as well
as provide carefully prepared plans
for campaigns for new members. This
bureau will be of assistance to the
promotional department engaged in
he organization of new clubs in non
club territory.
AS a manifestation of the interest
motorists are taking in the plans for
extension of activities of the A. A. A.
six clubs made application to the ex-
ecutive board. Included in this num-
Der was the British Columbia Auto
Association of Vancouver, B. c.. max
ing the second Canadian organization
to affiliate. Other clubs admitted
were the Redwood Auto Association
OF Redwood, W. Va; the Dubois Mo-
tor Club. Dubois. Pa: the Tri-County
Motor Club, Ashland. Pa, and the
Dornsife Motor Club of Dornsife, Pa