Evening star., 1925-08-22

tomobile. Every courtesy and consid-
Grafton, especially, should be shown
the many touring motorists who come
to visit the National Capital"
Cause OF Congestion.
Much of the confusion in the down
town streets Is caused by the vast
army of foreign cars, in the opinion of
Paul s. Lun, president of the Wash
ington Automotive Trade A ssociation.
Because of the unfamiliarity OF these
tourists with our many traffic regula-
tions, he believes, they cause Couges-
ton and tie-ups which hamper the
free flow Of domestic cars.
Expressing the utmost confidence
in the ability OF the men who are
trying to solve our traffic difficulties"
Mr.. Lum suggests that I'VE may have
too many regulations at present"
Washington Is d. city that prob
ably entertajns a greater number of
visitors in proportion to it's resident
population than any other city In the
country, and most of these visitors
come BY motor said Mr.. Lum.
Since the regulations in all parts
of the country are different, It would
be impossible for traffic rules here to
conform with those generally used
throughout the United States, but it
would, no doubt. be a great help if
the general principles adopted here
were as near as possible to those uni
versally used and understood. The di-
rector of traffic understands this, bc-
cause he and the assistant director
have made extended trips to study the
general situation.
Few Arteries Likely.
1.-THE question of boulevards prob
~ cnlf IN q &
tablishment of six or eight main
arteries. 1t may be that no streets
should be considered houlevards In the
more congested section of the city,
since high speed there may not be
advisable.
TOO many boulevards are objec-
ttonable particularly TO users of trucks,
as the stopping and starting of a
heavy vehicle Is an expensive propo-
sition. Slowing down TO four miles
an hour upon approaching boule-
ward would ease the situation consid-
erably If 1t is possible to enforce such
regulation.
"It may be that we have too many
regulations at present, but it may be
that we simply are not used to the
regulations necessary to control traf-
fic in q big city. 1t is probable the
director of traffic will have to expert
nent before he is sure OF What Is
best. The immense increase in the
number of vehicles during the last
three or four years has brought a
problem that will require much study
before the solution Is reached.
Must Be Cooperation.
II believe that Washington is at
last equipped with the means for solv-
ing this problem and that we motorists
and we pedestrians should enter into
the spirit of this new game and try
everything that we are asked to try.
1t is only in this way that we will get
what we all Unsatisfactory traffic
conditions
The concensus among traffic ex-
pei-ts, who have made a study of traf.
fic conditions in other cities as well
as in the District Of Columbia, Is that
the code here is developing probably
too fast. 1t Is this phase of the prob
lem, they believe, which has given the
average motorist an impression of
regulations, regulations and more reg.
ulations. They indorse the aims un.
derlying the regulations coming from
the office of the director of traffic and
are watching with interest the work
ing out of. the system in the District
of Columbia.