Smyrna times., 1926-11-17
|fFIGE FOR LEGISLATED
'IIII SAFETY IS APPROVED
,mFNDED BY 900 OR
|S'lSu ,,n,1ryS HELD AT DOVER

{gdTTzENS HELD - ~ -'
ii RiIIs Will Be Prepared
lr n'1Ta Maximum as Well as Min
pug aag Spec Speed Limit on Roads
naR nI.Irork ri for securing legisiated
Iur'' l.~S for highways and street
Y "a, as' laid, Friday, at the State
s,,ors sos for Street and Highway
Is', norsr Opera House. More than
and women from all parts OF
~ y - including several from
ss'9 attended and favored all the
.-,rdstions made by committees
I. Insurance of safety on thor
I'M, That the effect Of these
-rndations and the presence OF
Tm more citizens at the confer
N bo felt in the coming Cen
,,,smbly was obvious. By the
f the delegates, the officials
4. wpference were able to per
,tbOugh in a most general way,
concentrations, when en-
IA h tbe form of a bill, will be
~ms Of wrangling at the coming
bnre. Before the conference
NED Friday afternoon, it was
IN D ask Governor Robinson,
. n called the conference, to con-
| N existence of the Advisory
rHes, legislative Committee
4 y Personal Relations Commit
/ Nj the recommendations adopt
| M conference are either sue
INV Incorporated in the state
b books OF are abandoned.
! Ells 10 Present to Legislature
I M committees will continue to
usstings and convert the recon-
ions into bills. They will then
ssnted to the General Assembly
" committees will act as repre-
hires committees for giving the
El Assembly the facts concern
! meet and highway safety. Of
y recOmmendations, there were
that are predicted to form the
binding bills at the coming Gen
assembly. These were: ''That
|haght trucks and passenger bus
a5ld be compelled to carry a
driver" That a compulsory
zteHce and revocation Of license
passed for first offense Of driving
/ intoxicated" That the present
Fiith establishes 35 miles an
+ q the limit for safe and care
hTng on open roads be revised
llW an increase Of 5 miles an
+ and that a minimum speed for
n tines on particular sections Of
main highways be set" The ex-
Flam offered in the proposed
|nnln speed was that by reason
z many improved highways in
1te laid out with wide rights
M long tangents and easy curves
II considered feasible and advis-
y Increase the speed limit. The
Es y expedite heavy traffic, par
1y over the week-ends.
Minimum Speed to Aid Traffic
Vas the second part Of the re-
.hdatiOn, to set a minimum
aE, that aroused disagreement
the delegates. "On highways
aVy travel,' it was explained, it
71ls that one prolific source Of
can be eliminated if all We
gong in one direction, move at
Ane rate Of speed and there is
s'aklng. The excessively slow
" such road which requires
4 following to overtake it. can
regarded as a serious obstacle
Z irving. Therefore, if, indeed,
4 aie essential than a set limit
Aluum speed, is the need Of a
Ea speed, for certain times, On
ID "a Z sections of the main high
= Is suggested that 20 miles
! minimum speed. One delegate.
VINO voted against the re-
NATION, stated she could not
,,.i. u car down to even 25 miles
a's' alone 20 miles" The mini
sl.i Nsl law recommendation was
II out no figure was given.
| 4. y ,0.'I Council Director Gives Talk
III psaAer at the afternoon ses-
! 4 as s conference was Ernest w.
j. ne !. National Safety Council.
b., ne I represented Sidney i,
! S,i,, director of the Public safe
III ,lsn y Of the National Safety
=, I, 'ao Was unable to be present
s;SIa n n 4. emergency situation in
s,I I've. Sest, which required his
| y ,b0r, siOh. ~ The peculiar diff
q a.. .nls ; problem" said Mr..
h ss.. .lat i is so scattered and
nirsd ''v p thus are generally un-
? gssr % Tour years of
asets ,DS u |. ni more children in
sss, tss' r,a highways of the Unit
! Be- said n were 4; killed at lie Plata
@t i al. T., he told the delegates
say visis. as seen at first hand in
eths ',,'ss sa,,.. 70 industrial plants
accijsr,ts.u ,sui'ry and declared that
apoyina SCear e in 20 plants,
sn pI,ugs ,g 20 to so men, than IN
'adtiaau employing 1000 men,
u, ne attrih,,+ol