Evening star., 1928-11-04
SUGGESTION worthy of
consideration comes from
Joe Harrington, local hack


make it a habit for every driver
of a closed car to pull one of his
windows down bit as soon as he
opens the door in the mornings.
During the cold days, soon to
come, Mr.. Harrington states, hun
dreds of drivers will Jump into
their cars and drive down to their
Offices with every window tightly
closed. Soon after reaching their
work they feel drowSy or dopey.
Food at lunchtime has no appeal
for them. They wonder what is
the matter and are at loss to eX-
plain. The trouble, the hack in
Spector ayers, is that they have
breathed in just enough gas fumes
to make them feel that way. This
feeling, he says, could be prevent
ed by opening one of the side win
dows Just enough to let fresh air
into the car that has been stand
ing idle all night.
A Good Suggestion.
The suggestion is a good one.
And while on the subject of gas
fumes, every motoriSt again should
he cautioned not to start his car
in the mornings until the doors
of his garage are flung wide open.
Carbon monoxide gas is deadly
and cannot be easily Smelled.
Sufficient quantity of fresh air in
the garage will prevent fatal
tragedies. Last year a woman
called up this newspaper to be ad-
vised as to what automobile she
could buy that would not gener-
ate the poison gas. She was not
told to buy a steam or electric car,
but was told that if her garage
was opened before starting any
car in the mornings and if a win
dow was let down a little from the
top while driving, she need not
have anything to fear.
Fresh air is good for every one,
especially the driver of an auto
mobile. Old machines and ma
chimes not taken care of generate
more carbon mOnoXide than 9TH
ers. Play safe! Surround your
self with plenty of fresh air.
Traffic lights were turned on for
the first time Friday at Fourth
street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast. Here the street cars
will turn left on the red light
when going west on Rhode Island
avenue and right on the green
light when going north on Fourth
street. This rule does not apply
to automobiles.
Complaint has been raised over
O lc Of AHARAHAn cfr
and Park road on Thirteenth
street. Because of the narrowneSS
Of the intersections, great diff
Guilty is found in making left and
right hand turns without badly
tanning the flow of traffic. It is
not the fault of the lights, but the
intersection itself. Traffic Direc-
tor William H. Harl2nd is seeking
permission from the Highway De-
partment to have a few feet of
the sidewalk chopped away. This
has been done in other instances
and, it is believed, will be done at
the above places also.
Parking has been banned for
some time on one side of the
street, the side alternating with
the morning and evening rush
hours between Monroe street and
Spring road. A plan of extending
the ban as far as Kenyon street
is being considered.
Massachusetts, avenue, recently
paved, is being torn up in spots
again. Luckily, however, no long
detours are planned.
Ei17H favi Trirar mos xo1%nI q
short time ago in Richmond. A
stray dog became engulfed in a
traffic jam on the way to a foot
ball game. It looked like the ami
mails last hour had come. But the
taxi driver Scooped the dog UP on
his running board, and in a few
minutes the dog was taken to
safety.
Warn Not Arrest.
Mr.. Harland states that he sees
no need for a policeman to arrest
the driver of machine because
the tail light has gone out. The
traffic director is of the belief that
warning is all that is necessary.
1t is impossible for a motoriSt to
know at all times that his light is
on or out. A slight depression or
rut in the street may break the
tiny f1lament of the bulb. Willful
driving without the required light
should be punished, Mr.. Harland
states on the other hand. Re-
Gently several machines were
stopped because of lack of lights,
and it was found that not only
were there no bulbs in the sockets,
but that there were no wires.
Some time ago policemen were
handed yellow tickets requiring
motorists receiving them to re-
port at the Traffic Bureau and
prove that faulty lights and SIM
liar delinquencies had been at
tended TO. This ticket was issued
as a warning. It is understood
that. following Mr.. Harland's dec
laration, will be put in operation
again.
Checking Records.
The office of the director of
traffic is at present busily engaged
In looking up records of motorists
who have convictions against
them for two or more serious of
lenses. This is being done before
the issuance of the new three-year
driving permits, which will be
commenced July /, 1929.
This list of violators, who num-
ber around 800, is being sent the
following communication
Tn our check of traffic records
we find that your record indicates
several violations.
you will therefore please call
ut this office, 1414 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, within three
days from the receipt of this let
ter, exclusive of Sundays and holi-
daVS. hetWeen the hours of 2.3O