Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
VISITORS DIFFER ON LEFT TURN,
REPORTER FINDS ON INQUIRY
Guesswork, Idiotic," Says One-Ver-
monter Holds Rule Confusing, but Fair
Southern Driver Thinks IT. Nice.

ways be pleasant. mean he was really
stunning Well, sir, he stopped me and
asked me where I thought was going,
so told him up here ways and he
pointed to lot Of cars way over on
the right and said, That's where they
want to go, too, but they can't till ]
let EN-. That's where you should be-
What About No-Oficer Corners?
But said, II wede way over there
to the right couldn't be over here talk
ing to YOU So he said, All right-go on
make your turn Now wasn't that nice
and do you blame me for liking your
left turna I'm going back there direct
ly and make another one.">
thinking thoughts about uniforms and
such and wondering what the fair visi-
tor would do now If she did not flnd a
trafflc knight at an intersection.
Maybe then she wouldn't care about
turning near the center and, remem-
bering his every word, would go away
over on the right" TO make her record
100 per cent wrong.
Or maybe she just wouldn't turn left
at all, so there.
Some folks say you never can tell
about woman driver.
On his way went the reporter to
PROFOUND his query.
He wasn't happy. There had been
remarks. It had been intimated to him
that reporter was supposed to get
facts. Cold facts-masculine, If pos
sible.
A Vermont car caught his eye.
Right Turn Held Blocked.
Here would be facts. Every one in
Washington knows Vermont is famous
for It's cold facts suppliers or supplier.
He did the deed and received this an
swer:
Not much.
Confusing because not universal
Blocked me from right turn.
mo economy In 1t. Costs money to
go right when you want to go left.
II do not choose to say more"
Which ended that.
AS 1t ended other speculative cogita-
tons.
Opinions of Police.
And then the question was propound-
ed to traf1c policemen.
IT'S fine for my toes" said the first.
L like EN- way over there instead of
crowded around me-" said the second.
Sure. 1t blocks many right turn,
but what of it?" said the third.
And most Of the rest of them sang
the same words to different tunes.
But hardly a man denied that al
times cars were motioned to make the
left turn from the center of the street
instead of pulling clear to the right
and the reporter gathered that this
was done as an aid to traffic, and few
mighty few, thought that it would not
be we'll to have a uniform rule at al
| intersections.
Attention now was turned to loca
drivers.
Bang at the first d. c. driver went
the question.
Great" was the answer. 1.-THE wide
swinging turn is the only method"
But" said the reporter. "it Is not
the only method. It's only permitted
where the intersection is controlled by
! lights or q traffic officer"
/ "Oh, is that SOP" calculated the sur.
prised motorist.
So bang went the question at The
second D. G. driver.
When, where and which," was th'
answer.
So bang went the question at ths
third D. c. driver. &
what is it?" this one replied.
So the reporter took his query ant
! his woes and himself to the library
procured the dictionary end loo"od III
uniform ty-and pondered on its ad
! vantages.