Evening star., 1925-11-07
.C|Ty'S NEEDSC|TEO
BY BOARD Of TRADE
Proper Traffic Regulation to
Guarantee Safety Among
Major Recommendations.

widening NJ streets. thA nraiutena nee
oftthc one.hour parking rule down
town. the control and projection OF
pedestrian traffic. adsquate safety
zones with more subStaniial markings
than painted lives. the maintenance
NJ IN uninterrupted boulevard system
the Observance ~ AL stop signs by
Eeri cars as wen as oihar vehicles
ths reDeaI of tho annual renewal OF
drivers permits law. Tho enactment ~
ana automobile title u and the author
i-ztior 81 100 extra pollc enen are
anrone the ma ior recommendations
suggested nv ths Washington boarc
Of Trade for the Improvement or trafnc
conditions in he District of Columbia
The Board Of Trade. ir clearing up
the work Of the various committees
nrfnr to the annual elections next Mon
day. adopted the ''essential recon-.
nendations of the 'r@ffic ana pubic
y4fetv committee. OF which w. PeiuCe
E.vper is chairman. and authorized
the committee 10 work oui other dt
T. fls wirh The Commissioners and 'faf-
fc: director.
Sees Regulations Ignored.
NJ Ravner IN his report heplores
nai.f of the public il not Cooperating
viii, the traffic rules and that there
"a . number of traffic regulations not
bekng properly enforced by some "l
the policemen. Some Of th1 TeSulc
tio-,s that NJ. tIaYrere committee ieslS
sre not fully enforced is the rlshl
" Yay of pedestrians al "roSsWalks.
the conlplate stop At the boulevard
entrances. that right turns are beinS
gy,tn
the AUTHORITY OF the. officer. license
tzss are not kent plainly visible.
vehicles are parked 50 close 70 street
intersections so az IN Ob5truct the
,i.str and Cruse accidents. cars are
parked III alleys and left standing In
-tr4ets unattended and double park,
ed many are cutting corners and
oNsrtaking vehicles and passing them
on the right and cars are driving
through safety zones.
Tie committee also expresses tselI
ssf feeling that the proper training OF
trafic officers is lacking here, ana
eitee as evidence the number OF cases
in court dismissed because the signals
~ the traffic officers were confusing.
Urges Centralized Ruresu.
The committee uI-ee u strong cer
traliZed traffic bureau. where officers
2rtls the distribution ~ rraff' on
GERS among the precincts. II is also
recomnrf nd~d that Congress make
the traffic directors office equal with
that o5 :. state motor vehicle commits
sioner.
The following streets are recon"
mended for widening
Sixth street, from Louisis M avenue
10 Massachusetts avenue.
Massachusetts avenue.
Twelfth street. from New York ave
nue 10 Massachusetts avenue. and
from Pennsylvania avenue 10 r street
Fifteenth street. from New York
avenue TO X street.
Thirteenth street. from Pc nnsNi-
ania avenue 10 Z street.
Committee Commends Eldridge.
The committee highly aises the
selection 81 Traffic Director Eldridge
to control the traffic of the city. and
states thai since May the percentage
Of deaths BY traffic accidents at night
have decrea sed from - per cent 70 Ii
per cent. Other adva ntages since the
new set Of regulations have been in
force are recited. Recommendations
are also made that ell traffic police
men he placed on the municipal pay
roll, that the outside or curb.line turn
ing system At police intersections he
tried and that a re9ula tiOn he enacted
W hich would permit Of a lighter pun
ishment for persons whose contribu-
tory carelesSness causes an accident
ENhAre a charge Of reckless driving is
unjust.