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Is patterned after railroad traffic, where
by the through trains have the right of
way, while those entering are supposed
to observe special trafnc regulations.
1t Is the leSSening of the traffic flow
along the through way that is expected
TO expedite traffic
Cities and towns are urged to apply
Immediately for approval of markers,
etc, by supplying maps and other data
TO the traffic engineers at the State
mouse. AS fast as possible inveStiga-
tons will be made and decisions rem
dered, so that by next Summer the
greater portion of the State will be prop
erly marked. If any municipality re-
fuses to cooperate in the work Com
missioner Williams has ample authority
TO request that it be done Not only
Massachusetts, motorists, but the great
throng OF visitors, running into the
hundreds of thousands, will find the
Bay State an admirable place to tour
next Summer, it was pointed out.
AS matter of fact, it begins to look
as II all New England will be cIassed
as ideal within year, for Connecticut,
curiously enough, through a decision of
Attorney General Benjamin w. Alling.
has set the way for uniformity there
the commissioner cited. He has decided
that municipalities have authority to
compel motorists to bring their vehicles
TO a full stop before entering another
street by establishing signs and signals
for such, thereby upholding Robbins
b: Stoeckel, motor vehicle commissioner,
VINO made such ruling recently.
Connecticut In Line.
This decision will bring Connecticut
somewhat in line with Massachusetts,
where there is being established its uni
form traffic code of signs and signals,
among them the through way, or bou-
1evard route, making it mandatory for
traffic coming from interesting streets
to stop, even though there is a law
giving traffic from the right the right
of way.
Commissioner Stocked says that he
has never believed in the boulevard syS-
tenn as a universal law, but thinks that
authorities in charge of traffic ought to
have at their command every possible
adaptation of rule or method that might
help solve the problems. They should
have authority to have stop streets
If they are needed, he states For two
years he has tried to get the Legislature
to write 1t into the law, but failed. How
ever he is going to try again.
Attorney General Alling in his opin-
ion finds that under existing laws the
cities and towns have power to establish
and enforce ordinances fixing traffic
routes and traffic rules for all vehicles
and one statute expressly provides that
on approaching any traffic signal the
operator or driver shall follow the direc-
tons given on it. He says establishing
stop" street is nothing more than
establishing traffic rule. He adds that
this does not conflict with the right
Of-way law giving the vehicle coming
from the right precedence. The oper-
ntor must stop at the sign. and the
fight-of-way status does not apply tC
him unil he is starting again.
If Connecticut goes step further
and can agree with Massachusetts, al
to using signs similar to those in the
Bay State it. would be a fine idea, fol
in short time this would spread to al
other New England States, according
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