Evening star., 1925-06-21
length OF TOURS
GREATER THIS YEAR
Improvement of Roads Has
Made Possible Longer
Trips, Says A. A. A. Head.

Automobile tourists may motor to
their favorite summering places this
season at considerably less cost than
they have been able to do so hereto.
fore, in the opinion of Thomas p.
Henry. president of the American Au-
tomobile Association, who points TO
the improved routing OF the motor
tourist as the chief factor in the de-
crease In travel cost.
Encouraged by the progress made
in this direction, Mr.. Henry has urged
all affiliated A. A. A. clubs to make
every effort to simplify tours and to
give members the benefits of the
shorter routes.
ut will cost less to tour the same
country this year" Mr.. Henry de-
clares. This saving is entirely aside
from the cost OF operating the car,
and hinges mainly upon the better
routing of tourists. Shorter distances
between given points in some in
stances represent most satisfying de.
creases in travel expenses when con.
sfdered for all travellers over an en-.
tire season.
Motorists will be able to reach more
distant points by reason of more direct
routes and fewer detours. Their mile.
age may be no greater than in previ.
GUS years, but they will return home
knowing, they have visited more of
the places they have always wanted
TO see.
Help to Families.
This development should be of par.
ticular interest to the family whose
touring activities are confined to a
definite time period, for it means that
many OF the trips formerly impossible
can now be made with ease
4 believe most motorists will see
the advantage of reinvesting their saw.
inss. In additional travel Instead OF
being content to go to the same places
this year and pocket the savings due
to better and shorter routing, they
will in all probability go on to still
other places. I base this belief upon
reports from club officials to the eff.
feet that already they have been called
upon to map out an unusual number
OF extensive trips.
For some time individual clubs Of
the A. A. A. chain have been seizins
every opportunity to encourage the
development of shorter routes between
principal points through making such
recommendations to the various Legis.
Iatures and road.builders. The A. A.
A. has co-operated in this work by
oHSouTd$ $ln8 tne shortening OF Federal
aid trunk lines where 1t had previously
been planned to reconstruct directly
over existing roads.
preliminary reports from the vari-
Gus highway departments show that
where extensive road building is
planned for the entire touring season
alternate routes Of very acceptable
nature are being provided
Bridge Cuts Cosfs
AN instance of the savings possible
In the new seasons touring is the
route connecting New England with
New York via the Bear Mountain Sus.
pension Bridge across the Hudson
River. 1t has been customary for mo.
torists crossing the river below AL.
bany to spend several hours on holi.
days or at holiday seasons waiting to
cross the ferries. Not only was con-
siderable gas wasted as a result Of
waiting in line, but most motorists, in
order to make up the lost time, drove
faster than they would ordinarily,
thus spending additional money for
fuel and repair bills.
Due to the reduction or elimination
OF grades when roads are rebuilt,
many motor tourists will find less &C.
tual hill climbing necessary when they