Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
AUTOMOBILE BODY
H|TSRAD|CAL LAWS
A. A. A. Opposes Compulsory
insurance Legis-
Iation.

Adoption of a uniform law regu-
lating the issuance of driver S
licenses throughout the country was
one of the outstanding subjects ad
Vocated at the recent Midwinter
meeting of the board of directors of
the American Automobile Associa-
ton. Executives representing $50
clubs AFFILIATED with the A. A. A. also
discussed at length various other
topics, most of which related to auto
mobile legislation.
The board went on record as favor
ing a drivers license which should
be easy to obtain, easy to lose and
hard to recover. pointing out that
IL motorfst realizes he cannot get
his operators permit back once it
has been suspended, he will be care
full in his driving.
The board also voiced It's opposi-
ton TO rash and radical compulsory
insurance laws. A committee of Ave
was appointed to conduct a. nation
wide campaign to educate the public
that compulsory automobile insur-
ance Will not insure safe and careful
driving or result in a reduction of
accidents. The committee also will
work out policy whereby victims of
traffic mishaps will be protected
without the imposition of compulsory
insurance legislation on the motorist.
The board urged all A. A. A. clubs
to work for the early completion of
the Federal and State numbering
systems and stressed particularly
the Importance of carrying these
numbers through incorporated COM
munities. Under the same resolu-
ton demand was made for
immediate action for the sign post
ing of cities and congested areas
where the motor tourists in 1926 en-
countered so much trouble. A. A. A.
clubs, 1t was unanimously agreed,
should take the leadership in this
sign posting movement.
Dangerous, unsightly and mislead-
ing signs on the highway brought a
strong statement of denunciation
from the members of the board, all
of whom We're agreed that the hap
hazard, uncontrolled practice of set
ting up sign posts for commercial
purposes, many of these initiating
warning and direction signs, con-
stitutes a standing danger to mill
lions of wayfarers.
The view was expressed that there
is a crying need for a more de-
termined effort looking to the adop-
ton of uniform motor vehicle code,
and with this in view, Thomas p.
Henry, president of the A. A. A., who
presided at the meeting. was author
lied to appoint Ave nationally known
safety experts on the A. A. A. board
on traffic safety and city planning
Steps were taken to assure that the
A. A. A. board, which will be con-
tinuous body. will not conflict with
the special committee of the Hoover
conference, but will work in CO.
operation with this committee and
centralize in a permanent committee
the safety activities conducted by
the $50 clubs affiliated with the ma
tional motoring organization.
All legislatures were urged to take
steps to clarity the law relative to
the confscation of cars in such a
way that innocent owners of auto
mobiles will not be penalized when
their vehicles are used for illegal
purposes without their knowledge or
their consent
Many other subjects of serious i'm
port were on the agenda of the cons
ference, but owing to the limited
time set aside for the Midwlnter
meeting many of these will hold over
until the annual convention of the
A. A. A. The board decided that the
annual convention will he held in
Philadelphia on June is and II.