Evening star., 1928-03-25
SAFETY CONFERENCE TO OFFER
NEW TRAFFIC CODE FOR CITIES
Ordinance to Be Placed Before Nation VIII
Attempt to Standardize Confusing
Regulations of municipalities.

Of Washington. But how could any
o-;e know
Such situations and many others
closely akin are the matters the model
municipal code is designed 10 clear up.
and Col Barber hopes the code will
find the same welcome reception the
State code found two years ago when
1t was adopted-at least - LCinci-'--s
by more than 40 States.
Of course. the usual state regulation
OF permits TO drive, motor car licenses
and other matters that are handled by
the State government, are 10 be omitted
from the new code. But other cozent
matters with which the State authori-
ties do not deal will be part and parcel
Of the model regulation. The position
Of the committee on the vexing problem
OF parking has not yet been stated. but
there is little doubt that drastic park-
ing rule will be laid down for the guild
ance Of the haraSsed communities who
do not know which way TO turn to cut
down the bother and congestion Incl
dent to the parking Of automobiles.
Other sections Of the code will deal
with the placing and operation OF signal
lights; the manner Of right and left
turns, manual signals to indicate turns:
pedestrian control and many other
allied matters.
A drastic regulation on the operation
Of motor vehicles by persons under the
influence Of intoxicating liquor or mar
cotic drugs is to be written into the
code. with specific recommendations In
the way of punishment to be provided.
Speed restrictions were outlined in
the model State code as follows: Any
person driving vehicle on highway
Shol NpIUc at ~
prudent speed, not greater than is Eea-
sonable and proper. having due regard
to the traffic, surface and width Of the
highway. and of any other conditions
then existing. and no person shall drive
any vehicle upon a highway at such
speed as TO endanger the life, limb or
property Of any person" Such regula-
ton is meant only for the main ar.erial
highways, and would not apply. except
in a general sense. TO the operation OF
motor vehicles in the congested area Of
city or town. The forthcoming code.
1t is understood, will deal with specific
speed limits as to the congested area
the residential area and the OUTLYING
sections Of city, while provision is also
to be made for the arterial highway
system. with its stop signals, and traf-
nc passing at a higher rate Of spee5
than on the cross streets.
Crossings Most Dangerous.
II has been said that most auto
mobile accidents occur at intersections
a'd observation gives truth to tias
theory that few accidents occur IN the
middle Of city blocks. Therefore the
section Of the model State law HAVING
TO do with turning at intersections will
probably be followed closely by those
drawing up the model municipal ordi-
nance. Here it is: The driver Of
vehicle intending to turn 70 the right
[ at an intereStion shall approach such
intersection in the lane for traffic near
est to the right hand side Of the high
way, and in turning shall keep as close
! ly as practicable 70 the right hand
curb or edge OF the highway. and when
intending to turn TO the left shall sp-
pToach such intersection in the lane
for trafi' TO the right OF and nearest
to the center of the highway and IN
( turning shall pass beyond the center
Of the intersection. passing as closely
as practicable TO the right thereof be-
fore turning such vehicle to the left"
OF course such a rule in an area where
signal lights were in operation would
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