Evening star., 1928-06-02
TRAFFIC LAW
CHANGES ORDERED
All but One of HarIand'S
Suggestions Approved
by D. C. Heads.

A general revision of the District
traffic code involving more than go
amendments to existing regulations will
be advertised next week and put into
effect 10 days afterward, 1t was an
nounced today by Traffic Director VIII
liam H. Harland.
Virtually all Of the changes were rec
commended last October by Mr.. Harland
and although subsequently approved by
the District Commissioners, they failed
to become effective because they were
not advertised as required by law. The
Commissioners in the meantime recon-
sidered the amendments and discarded
one which would have given the Trafi1c
Bureau and the police complete control
over pedestrians.
The pedestrian-control regulation,
which the Commissioners eliminated. !.
provided that all persons afoot snouio
cross at an intersection controlled either
by an officer or a signal device only
ON the proper signal. The old peoes-
trian control regulation, which WIN re,
main in force, stipulates that 1t shall
be unlawful for any person to cross the
roadway through moving traffic on any
by electric signal lights.
The new amendments create 10 ad-
ditional one-way streets, four additional
boulevard highways and establish uni
form left turn at intersections con-
troIled either by traffic officers or sig
nal devices. This regulation stipulateS
that vehicles making left turn shall
keen as far to the right as possible and
wait for the proper signal before Turn
ing.
New One-way Streets.
The new one-way streets follow:
F street from Seventeenth to Twenty
sixth streets for eastbound trafilc.
q from Seventeenth to Twenty
sixth streets for westbound traffic
Highland terrace for westoounc
traffic.
Massachusetts, avenue for westbounc
traffic.
Wiitberger street for southbound
traffic.
The north side of Stanton square
northeast for weStbOund traf1c.
The south side Of Stanton square for
eastbound traffic.
Gales street northeast from Fifteenth
to Seventeenth streets for eastbound
traffic.
Rosedale street northeast from Fif-
teenth to Seventeenth streets for west
bound traffic.
New Boulevard Highways.
The new boulevard highways are:
K street northeast from the interSec-
ton of Florida avenue to Seventh street
northwest.
Nichols avenue southeast from Good
Hope road to Upsal street.
Thirteenth street from Iowa Circle
to Iowa avenue.
Florida avenue from Fifteenth and
II streets northeast to Rhode Island
avenue northwest.
Other important amendments pro-
vide:
Motorists must notify the director of
traffic and the superintendent Of IL
censes Of any change In address within
a reasonable times" as 70 the changes
made
Dealers automobile tags shall be re-
stricted to use on cars listed for sale.
Vehicles shall not be parked for the
purpose Of making repairs except in
emergency cases and then only OF a
minor nature.
NO NCAAiCAC cAIoAA pain AA o SPoSC SCI
aside for bus stops.
Parking Changes Made.
Commercial vehicles shall not park
on any public thoroughfare in front
of any private dwelling or apartment
except when actually engaged in load
ing or unloading merchandise.
No vehicle shall park within 20 feet
of the approach side of a car stop
sign.
Funeral professions shall display two
Illuminated headlights.
When traffic lights are not in oper-
alton, traffic must stop before crossing
streets where lights are installed.
Vehicles shall not park on grades,
bridges or approaches thereto or on
viaducts.
No vehicles shall park at any time
on Conduit road from New Cut road
to the District Line, within the limits
OF the 24-foot roadway.
No parking will be permitted at any
time also on Prospect avenue between
Thirty-f1fth and Thirty-sixth streets.
A two-hour parking limit between s
am. and Q pm. Is established on NJ
street between Twenty-ninth and Thir-
ty-sixth streets and on Wisconsin ave-
nue. between NJ and p streets.
The new regulations also eliminate
the flashing OF the trafflc signals as a
fire warning signal and contain defini-
tions for both arterial and boulevard
highways.