Evening star., 1925-07-24
ORDER ENFORCING
OF SAFETY ZONES
City Heads Change Rules to
Ban Violation of White Lines
Though Space Is Vacant.

Motorists will be prohibited from
driving through safety zones that are
marked by painted white lines even
when such zones are unoccupied by
pedestrians under an amendment to
the traffic code adopted by the District
Commissioners today.
Under the former regulations vehi-
cles could pass through these safety
zones provided there were no pedes-
trians standing In them. Traffic Di-
rector Eldridge said, however, that 1t
was deemed necessary to require
drivers to go around these areas at all
times in order to impress drivers with
the fact that they are reserved for
pedestrians.
Another new regulation requires
that when a new driver Is out for in
struction the licensed driver must oc
cupy the front seat beside him and no
other person shall be in the car at
the time. The regulations permit a
person to drive without a license
while learning, but the former phrase.
ology was not clear enough, in the
opinion Of Mr.. Eldridge. He said
cases have come to light recently in
which the licensed driver was in the
rear seat. where he could not assist in
controlling the car If necessary.
Owners Responsible.
The regulation dealing with over
loading of trucks was amended &c
make the owner of the truck respon.
sible for violations rather than the
driver.
Another new clause in the code
gives Mr.. Eldridge discretionary pow
ers to erect no parking" signs at the
shipping entrances of commercial
concerns where the parking OF
vehicles interferes with the movement
Of the trucks, Of business establish
ments.
A new section provides that nc
motor vehicle shall be operated at any
time when in the opinion of the traffic
director it is not in a safe mechanical
condition. There are already specific
regulations governing brakes, but thi:
regulation would cover all other parts
Of the automobile.
Parking ON Sidewalk Barred.
Another new section provides tha
no vehicle shall be, parked so that any
part of it is on the sidewalk.
The following are included in a lis
of changes in parking restrictions add
ed to the regulations today:
No parking at any time on Thir
teenth street between Clifton stree
and Florida avenue. This was or
dered because of the steep grade IL
| that square.
Fourteenth street from H stree
to Monroe street, parking limited t
one hour between 8 am. and pm.
Seventeenth street from Pennsyl
vania avenue to K street, no parkinl
! from 8 am. to 9:15 am, and one-houI
parking from 9:15 to pm.
Connecticut avenue from the soutf
end of the Connecticut Avenue Bridg,
to Rodman street, no parking on tn,
| west side in the morning rush hour
and no parking on the east side in tn,
afternoon rush hour.
Irving street between Thirteenth
street and Sixteenth street, no parkint
on the south side at any time.
Other Parking Changes.
Florida avenue, no parking on either
side at any time for distance of 15(
feet east and west of Seventh street
Seventh street between r street ant
Florida avenue, parking on both side,
limited to 15 minutes at all times.
t street between Florida avenu
| and Seventh street, parking limitet
on both sides Is minutes at all times
U street from Sixth to Fourteenth
| street, one hour parking, both sides
! at all times.
Eighteenth street from 0 street t.
I Calvert street, no parking on tn,
west side in the morning hour an,
no parking on the east side in tn
| evening rush hour.
| Robinson street between L and n
streets is made one way for south
| bound traffic.
The regulation prohibiting the Ief
hand turn into Mount Vernon plac
by vehicles going north on Seventl
street is extended to provide for n
left hand turn at that intersection 4
any direction.