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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
BERMUDA REGARDED AS ON WAY
TO LIFT BAN FROM AUTO TRADE
Older Residents Proclaim Superiority
of Motor transportation and Oppose
Construction of Projected Railway.

, back again? It is true that Bermuda
abounds in beautiful drives and the
coral roads wind over the hills, through
| he valleys and along the crests Of rug
ged coral cliffs. revealing delightful
scenery, but the explanation Is given
that the roads are SO narrow and wind
ing that automobiles would be positively
dangerous. The English rule of the
read Is observed, vehicles keeping TO
the lcit~hand side All vehicles, includ-
ing bicycles, must yield the right Of way
to foot passengers, regardless Of which
side Of the road they are walking on.
With an area Of 1914 square miles, IS
miles long and averaging 2 miles wide,
Bermuda has 100 miles of fine coral
roads, and If ziegfeld has glorified the
American girl, Bermuda has beautified
the bicycle
Automobiles are prohibited by law in
Bermuda and there Is not single pri-
vate machine on the whole of the is
lands. BY actual count there are only
four motor vehicles in all Bermuda
three of them are trucks that haul
building and other material and the
fourth Is motorized ambulance. be-
longing 10 the King Edward VII Me-
mortal Hospital.
View of Parliament Members.
There are members of the Bermuda
Parliament who believe that half q
dozen public buses. under strict gov
ernment control, would go a long way
toward solving the transportation prob
lem, but there are others who insist
! hat II busses were permitted this would
be but the thin entering wedge" and
not long thereafter private automobiles
would come into vogue. Bearing in
mind that neafly every one in Bermuda
has bicycle, opponents of motor trans
portation declare that the hum of the
motors would detraGt from the charm
Of the islands. for they say that many
tourists now go to Bermuda mainly to
get away from the hustle Of modern
| life, with It's wealth Of mechanical con-
tranti0nS
TIE first motor car was used in the
colony Of Bermuda beginning Deem
Der 10. 1901, and although rare. motor
lied vehicles have become familiar
sight in Bermuda since. The first motar
| lorry was used by Hamilton Corpor-
alton. beginning June l6, 1924. HanliI-
ton is the capital of Bermuda
Thus ITO be motorized or not to be
motorized is the vital question that Ii
agitating some 10000 people at the
present time In Bermuda and there's a
real fight on between the prospective
railroad and bus service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
LONG ISLAND BUILDS
FORTY-FOOT HIGHWAY
Wide Pavement Will saTvs
Greater Volume Of
Traffic.

New York is engaged in its greatest
single highway proleCt-a 40-fOot pave
ment running through IL towns on
Long Island for q distance Of "a miles.
The Conduit Boulevard, as it is called,
constitutes the newest offering to speed
with Eafety-the demand of the mo-
torist
Highway builders have long ago de-
termlned that when the volume Of
traffic is around 500 cars per day. 1t IS
then economical to pave To determine
just when an l3-foot road should be
made forlr-lane highway is no more
difficult. This should be done where
travel becomes slow and accidents fire.
guent. Technically. on a basis wherein
all conditions are ideal, one traffic lane
in each direction will carry 1869 cars
per hour in safety, according 10 the
Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
II the cars are driven at exactly %
miles per hour, and If there are no
cross roads or turn-outs.
But to expect $50 motorists to be
satisfied with a speed of % miles an
hour is folly Most motorists desire to
go faster and goodly number teei
happier at slower race. Further, &C
cidents occur on two-lane highways
even at times when only a few cars
are on the road. Where traffic is at ali
heavy it is dangerous to pass cars pro-
csedlng in the same direction, for
two-lane pavement was built as two
lare pavement and 1t cannot be
stretched
Edward N. Hines Of the Wayne
County Board Of Road Commissioners
at Detroit. declares that 20-foot roads
are no longer in the scheme of things
in the Detroit area. Forty-foot roads
with two lanes of cars travelling in each
direction constitute sensible thorough
fares near cities. he asserts
The 49-fCot highway under ordinary
conditions is capable of carrying at
least twice as much tralhc rs a 20-foot
roadway and at more rapid pace
Curing rush hours and on special occa-
SONS three lanes OF traffic may proceed
IN one direction. Many communities
have found that even the temporary
three-lane road has a decided adyan-
tage over a two-lane in that opportu-
nifty exists 70 pass the slow driver.
The public is going to have speed
whether or not road facilities are equal
to the demand. some authorities de-
clare Only one course is open, and
that Is the provision Of highways that
make fast travel possible. Throughout
the ages history shows that when con-
veniences have been developed the c3ti-
zenry Is going to take full advantage
of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
AUTO OUTPUT NORMAL.
seasonnble Production Noted and
Factories Plan for September.

Factories Plan for September.
DETROIT, Mich. September /. with
current automobile operations giving
assurance OF seasonably heavy pro-
ductton during August. manufacturers
arc turning their attention to Septem-
Der business, with indications at the
present time giving no suggestion of
any material decline In operations, ae-
cording to ID, IL Cram. industry
authority
While many producers arc currently
operating ut capacity. the average for
the industry appears TO be at about 30
per cent capacity, an unusually high
level Of operations for this season OF
the year,
Advance commitments are heavy and
point TO present schedules holding
steady during the first half Of Septem~
Der, at least, and possibly for the entire
month
Manufacturers orders for original
equipment are heavy and show no
marked decreasing tendency, Expeeta-
tons are that this class Of business will
hold up well for a considerable length
Of time, and the outlook is good.
Retail sales while dropping of
slightly, are sim good with a satisfae-
tory demand for this period of the year
eaiatins in practically all maFketa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
CANADIANS SEEK
.USED-CAR SOLUTION
Prices Published in Effort to
Stop 0verpaying for
Trade-in Models.

The used-car problem, the bugaboo
standing just outside every automobile
dealers door, is being worked on by
dealers of Canada, and their plan is
reported to be bringing some success.
The problem does not seem to be
merely one of disposing of cars that are
turned in on new ones. but 1t is one
of allowing such price that viii per-
nit the dealer to break even.
High powered competition in the sale
OF new cars is at the root of the trouble.
Much interest has been shown in the
Windsor, or Canadian plan.
Department of Commerce officials
contend that the new-car sales prob
lem has brought about an indirect
price cutting" since dealers take In a
used car at price which they know
Is more than can be gotten out of ii,
Publish Used Car Report.
Under the Windsor plan a used-car
market report is published periodically
A communication from Assistant United
States Trade Commissioner C. E. Brook
effort TO fix definite prices, but rather
an effort to standardize them.
The published prices are merely an
average arrived at By comparing books
of various agents.
The plan has been in operation for
about two years and the reports indicate
that not only the dealers commend it.
but 1t has met with approval of buyers.
The report further says that the
dealer is protected against the hold-up
buyer who demands an excessive trade
in price, However, the buyers of used
cars. 1t is said. show more confidence
IN receiving proper value when shown
the published prices. In some cities
these prices are published in the news
papers.
The difficulty, prior to the adoption of
the Windsor plan was in fixing mar
ket value for used cars IN the Domin-
ion. The tlsed-car situation was COM
plicated. 1t was indicated. and still is
by importation OF used cars from the
United States.
One problem arising from the opera
ton of the plan was the large varia-
ton In prices between the different CEN
tiers. 1t early became evident that a
used car OF the same make and year
should not sell for several hundred dol
lars difference between Ottawa and
Toronto. Adjustments are being made
from month to month and 1t is hoped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

~ ERMUDA. which has hitherto
- barred automobiles, save few
for public purposes, may lit the
IL ban at an early dat. just now
in that beautiful subtropical
land there is debate going on spirited
IL among the Older residents Of the
islands. aloof from the hubbub of the
tourists. mostly Americans, on the vital
question Of transportation
While the legislative establishment,
which incidentally claims to be the old
est parliamentary body in the world
save the mother Parliament in England.
has recently granted authorization 70
construct a railroad on the islands, there
are these who maintain that the rail-
read will never be built and instead
motor busses viii aid In transportation.
Bermudians who are opposed to the
railroad and favor motor bus transpor-
tation put their argument something
like this. Why should Bermuda lay
down rails, when almost everywhere else
they are being taken up and motor
buses are being utilized? Then the
scarcity of land Is pointed to by the
opponents as a valid argument against
the railroad
Islands Limitations Cited.
They say that Bermuda. Il mere dot
in the Atlantic Ocean some 700 miles
from New York. cannot afford 10 give
I'D the land for a right Of way on which
10 construct a railroad. They see
visions of their favorite hedges OF hibfS-
chs and oleander being moved down To
make way for the iron rails. and sigh
III horfid anticipation Further, say
they, valuable seacoast and scenery
would be married by engines and rail-
road coaches scurrying by at intervals.
The hotels. which are careful TO as
suage the heated feelings Of the Agneri-
can tourist who is soaked a dollar TOR g
ride in a carriage for about mile,
make 1t plain that prices are q bit steep.
One, for instance, puts 1t this way
The rates for carriage hire ere, we
frankly admit, somewhat high IN COM
parison with your taXi fares at home,
averaging about 50 per hour for single
carriages that will accommodate three
persons and "a per hour for doubles
that will take four or five. But IT must
be remembered that in Bermuda the
cost Of keeping and caring for horses ls
very high--ail feed and grain having to
be imported at American or Canadian
prices plus comparatively high freight
rate plus an import duty
Reasons for Barring Automobiles.
why hasn't Bermuda permitted au-
tomobiks, since 1t now takes almost a
day to travel across the islands and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

to put the market on sound national
basis.
The problem has many other difficult
ties. according to Mr. Brookhart. one
of the principal of which is the offering
Of So-called antiques or bargains. One
move toward the elimination of these
older models Is that in the market re-
port quotations are given only for 1924
models or later Publicity now is being
carried on in an effect to eliminate the
older models
This latter plan also Is being tried
out in the United States. where in some
cities dealers have banded together to
remove from the field cars which are
dangerous on the streets. They are
taken in and scrapped. parts which can
be salvaged being assorted for sale.
In connection with the very old cars,
dealers have found that in many in
stances they see the same cars COM
ing back to them several times in trade
for new cars and each time they take
a loss by allowing more than the car is
really worth
There is a system in the United States
which seeks to report the prices on used
cars and Mr. Brookhart saws that the
main difference between the Windsor
plan and the Blue Book plan of this
country is that there the prices are
widely distributed TO the public as well
as the dealers. and that here local
prices are established for each of the
cities concerned
One Toronto dealer says there is
hardly car sold without reference to
the latest report and the effect of the
education on the public is indicated by
the fact that many customers follow
the prices closely and in the majority of
cases they come TO the saleSrooms with
the reports tucked away in their pockets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

Virginia, cognizant of her obi.
cations with respect to develop
,ment of the metropolitan area OF
St1e National Capital outside the
Ecity limits, is making active
5Strides forward in her program OF
shighway cooperation.
Steam ShovelS and gangs OF
workmen now are Transforming
the Lee Highway approach TO The
Key Bridge into a wider and safer
thoroughfare. to meet the urgent
demands of steadily increasing
traffic over this important road.
On the heels Of this improve
f, ment comes the announcement by
the State Highway Commission q
.stS decision to construct two new
bridge approaches through Ar
! lington County, connecting with
the memorial bridge. A stretch
/ of highway nearly seven miles
dong will be built over the right
Sof-way of the proposed Lee houle-
ward, from the Government res
ervation at Arlington Cemetery in
! s. southerly course through farm
ing territory to the LeeSburg pike
south of Falls Church. Another
new road will fork from the Lee
boulevard at Fort NIyer to Clar-
endon and BallSton for a dis
tance of 2.3 miles in the direction
of Falls Church. This will follow
the So-called straight to = the =
bridge route
Construction of the two new
roads is not likely to start before
next year, but it is planned 10
have the highways open to traffic
in time TO accommodate the first
automobiles to cross the new nc
mortal bridge. several years hence.
The Lee boulevard, as originally
projected by DR.. S. NJ. Johnson
and his associates, calls for q 200
foot right-of way from Washing
ton TO the Shenandoah National
Park at Luray. DR.. Johnson en-
visions eventually a three-Strip
roadway. with separate lanes for
fast and slow traffic and ambi-
tious parking treatment along the
way.
This leads to the question: What
will be the width of the road
which the State Highway Com
mission will construct under its
new program for the boulevard?
IF past policies are a criterion
the commission may be limited 10
en- IS or a 20 foot pavement
Those who have the development
and welfare of the metropolitan
area at heart are hopeful that the
State viii find way to make an
exception of the Lee boulevard
and build a highway TO the bridge
more capable of meeting traffic
demands of the new bridge.
The memorial bridge undoubt-
edly will become the main gate
way between the National Cap
ital and the Old Dominion. The
bridge roadway viii be 60 feet
wide. it is understood. To empty
its load of vehicles into q high
way but one-third as wide as the
bridge roadway might prove q
serious traffic problem for al con-
cerned.
Reopening of public, private and
parochial schools in all parts of
the country will create definite
traffic hazards in every munich
patty and raral district, and it is
distinctly up to every motorist TO
drive in such a way as to over
come these hazards
This is the keynote of a warning
issued here today at national
headquarters of the American
Automobile Association, in which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
TRAFFIC CONTROL
FORCE TOO SMALL
Charge Made by Motorists
Observation-Disclosures in
Congested Cities Cited.

The need for larger traffic depart
ments in congested cities to direct
automotiye traffic is shown by the re-
suits of traffic survey just completed
by the American Motorists Association,
showing that the ratio of the number
Of traffic policemen in large cities. COM
parable with Washington. is falling far
short Of the increase in a}ltomotii-
registrations.
Figures Of the association show that
IN the National Capital there are 1913
policemen on duty. The ratio of deaths
attributable to automobiles was 20G
deaths for each 100000 population dur
ing 1927, there being 103 deaths by
automobiles during the year. This fg-
ure shows a material increase over 1917.
when the total number Of deaths were
81 and the ratio was 90 deaths for
each 100000 population.
Survey Results Outlined.
1.-THE survey shows that in the larger
cities, where traffic lights are Installed,
it Is the custom Of the police depart
ment officials 10 transfer large mum
bers of traffic policemen 10 other de-
tails. with the result that much of the
effectiveness of traffic signals is lost in
those cities. through the increase IN
automobile accidents in other parts If
the city where there are neither traffic
lights nor adequate traffic police force,
according to Thomas J. Keefe, general
manager OF the association,
A typical example is cited IN the city
Of Chicago, which had 800 traffic police
men on duty IN 1927 with 3 total auto
mobile registration of 335 263 passenger
cars. compared with 450 traff.s officers
on duty in i9i7~-I0 years previous
when the automobile registrations were
but $500 In 1917 the r2te per hun
dred thousand persons killed IN auto
mobile accidents was a.T. compared
with 228 persons killed per huntred
thousand last year.
In the opinion Of Inspector w. s.
Shelby of the Police Department, one
Of the outstanding needs in the WASH
ington traffic problem Is fewer regula-
lions. Much OF the time Of the traffic
department is utilized in enforcing
what he believes are petty regulations
with the result that larger problems n
| the handling of traffic must be- neglect
ed. There are on duty al the present
| time .285 policemen, IN addition 10 63
| railway crossing policemen. OF the
| total number, 90 are motor cycle police
men and 90 bicycle policemen, making
/ the maximum traffic force in Washing
/ ton 245.
! Death Rates in Cities.
The following figures, compiled BY
| The association. show the automobile
| death rates per 100000 IN 1917 with
i comparisons for last wear. and the ap-
nroximate number Of policemen ON
| duty in the major cities Of the United
| States OF the number Of policemen
| shown, from TO per cent are de-
tailed 10 the traffic departments,
! fafa... .-.fal7--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

| it is pointed out that the preven-
| ton of accidents involving school
children is largely within the
province of the individual motor
list.
School days are here again, :"
says the statement, bringing mil
lions of children upon the streets
and highways. Among these mill
lions are little ones of 4. and 6
years of age who for the first time
are leaving the protection and
safety of their homes to venture
forth into an entirely new world
This new world will have problems
enough for these children without
that Of the recklessly driven auto
mobile.
Boy Patrols Aid Tots.
While the teaching of safety
in the schools throughout the
country and the effective work of
the Schoolb0y patrols has done
much to protect these tiny tots.
the problem still remains as a
challenge to the Nation" the
statement declared. Tt continued;
IF every motor car owner al
ways kept in mind the enormous
difference his care and conSidera-
ton would mean in keeping these
children safe from physical harm
as we'll as from a fear that NAV
mar the rest of their lives, there
is no question but that a mighty
stride would be taken toward
street and highway safety in so
far as 1t affects the younger
pedestrians"
In connection With the teach
ing Of safety in the schools. now
4 part Of the curriculum III MANY
States, the A. A. A. said that while
these children who have had one
or several years in school have
been taught the rudiments of
safety, they cannot always be eX-
Dected to exercise the utmost care.
After playing during the Summer
on safe Fairgrounds, there is al
ways a tendency toward a let
down in their safety sense when
they first return to the streets.
This let-down will result in
many fatalities unless the drivers
of all motor vehicles arc 100 per
cent on their guard every second
of their driving time"
Accidents Reduced.
Discussing the schoolboy pa
trolls. which were organized by
the A. A. A. motor clubs in CO.
with school authorities
in scores of cities, the national
body says:
The reduction of accidents that
is traceable to the establishment
Of these patrols in hundreds Of
throughout the country is
evidence that the courteous help
fulneSS of motor car drivers has
been extended to these youngsters
whose white belts and arm bands
them as safety crusaders. 4
There is every reason TO believe
that still greater cooperation will
be given during this school year.
The motor car operators have
learned that when the boy patrol
man holds up his hand or sets the
stop sign against him that it is
not an order but a plea for as
Sistance Who could resist such
a plea when behind it is the calm,
confident trust of child?"
Many more schools will have
patrols this year. the A. A. A
leaders declare. There is no ques-
zion but that they will result in
the saving of many lives because
the patrolman is respected not
only by the motorist but by the
children whom he is trying to aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

During every "a hours of 1923 an es-
timated average of 1850 persons are
being killed or seriously injured on the
streets and highways of the United
States. The estimated economic loss
for the first six months of 1928 was
S35O.O10 900. exclusive Of small prop
erty damage and insurance premiums
At the present rate of increase the
grim reaper" will exact toll OF 10000
human lives in highway accidents dur
ing 1885. These figures were part OF an
analytical highway safety report issued
today by the American Road Builders
Association.
During the first six months Of 1923
the American Road Builders AssOcia-
ton estimates that 1880 persons were
killed and 800 seriously injured in
highway accidents The toll for 1927
was 26,618 killed and 793, 700 seriously
injured. total of 825.3l8 casualties.
At the present rate approximately a.
500 persons will be killed by the end
of 1928
What the Figures Show.
What do these figures show? Do they
indicate that the American people are
becoming alarmingly careless at the
wheel of an automobile or while walk
ing upon the street? Do they mean
that modern cars are too fast or too
| inefficient to be safely operated on our
s stem of highways?
A careful analysis of highway acct
dent statistics will show the latter to
be largely untrue. The principal causes
of highway accidents, 1t will De shown
are discourtesy and carclessness on the
part of both drivers and pedestrians.
Cites Points Proved.
The statistics, it is claimed, prove
| the following points:
First-That the most important
causes Of highway accidents where mo-
| florists are principally at fault are, in
order of their Importance: Inattention
speeding, traffic law violation and in
/ t0xication Of the 26.618 killed in 1927
motorists we're at fault in II ,765 fatali-
ties and all but 1892 we're attributed to
| the above causes.
Second--That the most important
causes of highway accidents where pc
destrians are principally at fault are.
| Children playing in the street or cross
| ing in violation of traffic law, adult
| jay-walking. inattention and confusion
Of the 1867 deaths caused principally
| by pedestrians in 1927 all but 1880
we're attributed to these causes.
Third-That adverse physical condi-
tons. such as wet streets. defective
roads, poor lights and narrow streets
caused but 1886 deaths.
| Feurth-That the human factor Is
responsible for IS per cent OF all &C
/ cidents.
Traffic Laws Complex.
Fifth-That the human factor that
! causes highway accidents is largely the
result of certain deflnable physical con-
ditions such as complex traffic laws
| traffic congestion, discourtesy on tbs
part of fellow motorists, careIessncss Oh
| the part of fellow motorists, fatigue
physical Incompetence, lack of conf
dence and the improper conduct of Pc
destrianS.
Sixth-That approximately 60 pei
| cent of all fatalities are pedestrians.
Seventh-That more than 80 per cent
of al fatalities are children of schoo
age.
Eighth--That accidents involving Pc