Evening star., 1928-12-30
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

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Wv nails in the business sec
v ton of the city, and
more to follow, the need OF
pedestrian control is more ap-
parent than ever. Legislation to
arrest any one who attempts to
cross an intersection against
red light should be put into en-
actment Immediately. Far above
the even flow of traffic is the
menace to life and property.
While such regulation is being
considered policemen should be
placed at these intersections to
warn all pedestrians to cross only
on the green signal. One visit to
Ehe intersections in the congeSted
zone should demonstrate clearly
10 any one the need of pedestrian
control.
Pedestrian Control.
The motoriSt can cross only
hpon the green light. But what is
he to do when the light is green
and the crowds keep Surging
across his pathway? Unless the
regulation is really enforced in the
near future many tragic accidents
will result.
The director of traffic has ia
Tored such g. regulation for many
months. He is working for the
safety of all. His recommended
ton should be adhered to.
The next installation of lights
Is scheduled for upper Fourteenth
street on New Year day. This
will be followed by installation on
E street.
With the announcement that
many of the new automobile mod
els are to be equipped with radio,
a subject of serious consideration
comes up before Mr.. Harland.
There is no question in his mind
that the using of radio while a
machine is in motion is distracting
to the driver of the car and the
drivers of other cars in hearing
distance. No such regulation now
exists that would cover the new
condition, but one will be proposed
if found necessary. For the park
ed car the radio will be legal, but
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Reciprocity Agreements.
An interesting piece of news
comes from the Automotive Daily
News. According to an opinion
recently delivered by the Secre-
tary of the State of Minnesota,
the News states, reciprocity agree
mentS among the various States,
permitting citizens of one to drive
their motor vehicles in others, in
return for similar privileges grant,
ed by their home State, is unlaw-
full. The secretary of the State of
Minnesota bases his opinion on
the clause in the Constitution for
bidding the various States to
enter into agreements with each
other in matters affecting inter-
state commerce.
If this opinion should obtain ul-
innate sanction by the higher
courts, there would be immediate
necessity for action by Congress
to make such agreements legal.
It is unthinking that at this day
we should return to the status of
motoring affairs which held when
New York and New Jersey were at
swords points, when Virvinia and
Maryland united in denying mo-
toristS from the District of Colufn-
bia the rights Of the road within
their domains, when various other
States exhibited the utmost that
they could Of inhoSpitality and
churliShneSS.
Motoring, continues the News
editorially, ought to be as restrict
ed as breathing within the con-
fines of the United States. If the
legal status of reciprocity agree
ments among States proves to be
open to question, we venture to
believe that the common sense of
the country will demand a prompt
remedy, and If it so demands it
will receive it.
The Daily News stand will be
unanimous with the rest of the
country without doubt, but, con-
cerning the controversy, why
bring that up!"
New York Show.
More news regarding the New
York show follows:
When the Twenty-ninth An
nual National Automobile Show
opens next Saturday afternoon,
January S, in Grand Central Pal
ace, New York, visitors who have
seen many expositionS of years
gone by will scarcely recognize
the interior of the huge building.
So remarkable has been the meta
morphosis in producing a setting
Of grandeur for the cars that the
place does not look a bit like its
old self. The new grand staircase,
built especially for the occasion,
from the main aisle of the first