Milford chronicle., 1926-11-12
SUGGEST CHANGES
In TRAFFIC LAWS
TO AID SAFETY
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just as few as is necessary to con-
troll the situation. On the matter
of speed limits it is pointed out that
reckless driving should be more
clearly defined and that it would
be advisable to change the present
laws fixing the speed limit at 35
miles an hour to 40 miles an hour.
Traffic is benefited when all of the
vehicles moving in one direction
move at the same rate of speed.
Passing is always a source of dan
ger. 1t is therefore considered ad-
visable to fix a minimum as well
as maximum speed.
The portion of the Wilmington
traffic law compelling signals with
the hand when about to start, stop
or turn is quoted as a good one to
follow in all sections of the State.
Safety zones and cross walks mark
ed on crossings for pedestrians are
also suggested. Suitable sidewalks
are also needed along certain high
ways. Lights for illumination of
roads aid in preventing accidents.
A good plan is also for the pedes-
trian to carry a light. Children
should not be allowed to play in
streets and. on highways. Stopping
a car partly on the roadway in ru-
raj sections receives attention and
it is declared that such parking
should be stopped by law. The des-
ignatiOn of streets as bOulevards
with boulevard stops for motorists
coming from cross the streets is
recommended for the cities and also
for main roads in rural sections.
1t is also recommended that the
State Highway Department have the
right to replace hedges at crossings
where the road is obscured by them
with wire fences, and also that the
department be allowed to rent Sec
tiOns of fields where the farmer is
likely to plant corn or other crops
which would obscure the view of the
road. Overhead lights for danger
GUS cross roads is also suggested.
The committee thinks that all new
applicants for motor operators Ii
censes should be compelled to un-
dergO an examination, and in cases
where persons have been fined for
violating the law the magistrate be
allowed to order that the holder of
a license be required to pass an eX-
animation before he is again allowed !
to drive car.
1t is recommended that all fire ap- |
paratus be painted red and that |
color reserved for it, and that it !
have the right of way over other |
travel. AS all headlights are hard |
to adjust, suggestions for apparatus
to improve these conditions should |
be encouraged. Mirrors giving a
view of the road behind an auto
mobile should be a part of all
equipment.
In all towns where the population
is 5000 to 5000 or less the regulation
of traffic and it's enforcement should
be in the hands of the state so that
there will be uniformity in traffic
rules. Regional planning is recon-
mended so that all streets and roads
in urban districts adjacent to the
city is recommended.
1t is recommended that after
1929 when there is new adminis-
tratiOn going in office that al state
motor routine including the grant
ing of licenses and titling cars be
vested in the State Highway Depart
ment. 1t is also recommended that
the Legislature make an apprOpria-
tion to enable the Safety Council of
Delaware to conduct a campaign of
education on safety.
The state judiciary is commended
for doing everything possible under
the law to make travel on the roads
safe.