The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-17

A objectionable investieAtion 3nst
completed among the traffic commits
sioners in the fifty leading cities
in the United States to determine
the attitude of these men toward the
European type of light chr as pos
sible solution. Of traffic hnxardsl
shows 20 per cent attitude In favor
of such a car, says statement just
issued by the United States Advertis-
ing corporation of Toledo, Ohio.
"Thesc missionaries covering all
parts of the United States and seven
questions were asked" the statement
saws, al! shaped to get opinions re-
parding the service features OF the
flight, low car Of European trend. and
with the acceieration, efficient ,brak.
| Ing and short. parking length OF
these cars, as they relate to the daily
problem of city driving. !;
Eight per cent Of the replies
favored the quick acceleratoh of the
European light car as being of dis
tinct benefit to the rapid handling
Of traffic. 1t is well known fact
that one Of the problems Of the
traffic forces on our busiest streets
is to keep the cars in line from
getting into jams through the in-
ability of some automobile in the
lead to get away quickly at the sig
nal to 60.
"Opinions as to the. value of the
lower type of body used on European
lcars were above divided, the majority
of the traffic commissioners not be-
ing familiar with this type Of body
construction. The. favorable answers
cited the advantages to the traffic
control officer 'of being able to see
over the tops Of the cars from q
1 slightly elevated platform such as is
commonly used today. ~. VI
A Cause More Accidents
"Eighty-five per cent Of the re-
plies attributed more accidents t.
the users of the present type of light
! car than to the larger cars and gave
as their reason the lack Of proper
control facilities or the use of con
trolsi which could not always be de-
pended upon to function in cases Of
emergency. rti
"Seventy-fiye per cent felt that -four
wheel brakes of approved desigr
would aid materially in reducing thu
accidents caused by the lighter car:
vantages of four wheel brakes as q
/
question on the personal element oi
the driver himself. 8"lt was agreed
Ialmost unanimously that four wheel
brakes in the hands of drivers who
did not use them FOR stunt stopping
would be advisable especially since
practically all of the larger cars ART
now equipped with such brakes and
the lighter cars must be equipped
to keep in step with the short stop.
l ping Of the larger cars ahead in thu
traffic line.
| "Ninety-five per cent stated thai
the use Of a lighter car would ma
terially lessen the wear o. street!
and highways and result in better
driving conditions with less expense
to the road maintenance department.
Of the country. u
Wduld Solve ParkIng Problem
Ninety per cent considered that tn,
shorter overall length OF the Eur
lopean type Of light car would result
in decided improvement in parking
conditions since these cara would re
quire far less .jockeying when back
ing into . parking space ant
more cars could be accomm odated II
the same parking length. The onl,
replies which showed Discrimination
to feel that shorter length woull
help the parking problem were base,
Ton the statement that It was in IN,
long run, largely q matter Of tn,
temper of the driver In the mattel
Lsf taking as little room - possibl,
Tor his car. ~, y.
"Ineluded in the replies were letters
from traffie commissioners or from
the chief Of police in San Francisco
foaksand. Memphis, Buffal0, New or
lssns, Cincinnati, Salt Lxke City, De
troit. Minneapolis, louisville ans
| nahy other reRressktativts cities 81
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