The Washington times., 1929-04-03


Recosh4loH 81 these facts made.
lmpstptlys the sdiaftihg of i sddsE
municipal traffi1 ofglInafiae il eDsl
aonaHce with the uniforn vehicle
code ana ne effort 10 sso,ife dtis
yeEsaI adoption cf bosn Is ao hand.
lin hand. The 0rdInafie complied
In the light 0f the ekperience III
scores Of comnaunlt es OF an Slze6
was. completed only last summer
Consequently, although many elites
have already Incorporated at least
Its salient features IL tIleir traffic
ordinances Il IL vet too soon fOra
| adk4Iia e fatislics that win sIi0nt.
{ Its benz eficetlt rational effects
Enough data was avaIlabie. how.
ever, 10 give some i0eH. Bf what
ran be achieved through this mod.
ern method ot solving municipal
traffic problems. s
Redactiom iii Accidents
The san Francisco traffiy sur
Vev committee. consisting nf i group
M leading business men saEid ttaffit
experts. after 4 few months expert
s'Ilce with the new traffic code ID
that city, reported
Reduction Ia accidents since Che
code went into effect range sIunl
40 to 40 tpels srent iii the records Of
three r0llfl, Eiies opera ting 50, 100
ana 900 Sinl0t0r vehfeieA, fespectixeIV
The MNEtef Street Railway Tom
RanR reports reduction of "a.
per rent II deakrian II accidents and
core ~ records show ll0 fatal al
cidents IN he central traffic his.
trLck since the ordinance went into
efkects A saving ak ~, 900, 900 q
year IL the cost pf automobile acct
dents III hpiiie mae for Sniaicles
owners Ok aIi Francisco ~ reason
Df the new trk fftG reklIl III tiOfIs. Z
lle San sEnelseo ordinance Is I'M
the closest fiarlalOIfY with the model
municipal trtf ordinance and II
5e reported that IN Los Angeles, !,
after the Adoptton s6e sirlilar ira Etics
measures. there was an increase 81
shout 80 per cent III the movement
0E traffic on the streets
The imperat I've need of carefully
RATED traffic 0rkliaances rs only
ton appR el1t til si3t Am e9icafl city
where nrnVeIllezf along 4he ifI1esl
Of the model 6lsllnai noe has not aIs
ready been made Translated iiatol
dollars ana cents ana leaving aside
the shn1ita 6ctnts, tIle efforts put
forth I'M ID ii SiiSlheE OH Giles have
already pIoved their wortl
what d Costs HI RoAtan
IA recent survey 0k taafffc delays
In downtown Boston resulted n
the estimate thaE they cost the com.
munity approx xintately SIS 900 900
year not counting the lOsses result
I Ing from ACCIDENTS amounting 70
more than ~. O00. 900 ailiklially.
tliicag0's cost uf traffic congestion
l1ss been estimated 10 excesd
1900 day with that Of New
more than $1,000, 900 4 dav.
41le national bill was conserve fively
lfllated by COMMITTEES Oe the
M tiQna1 Committee On street and
lfvEay Safety at the atnpendous
4 total Dk w 90 600 s000 a YesI
he nHmb6r 81 cities which afe
attacking their trefkIc problem III 81
stCt "a rt&d and cOnaiirNh hefisfV@
l.ai1i.sr Is increasing Chicago has
beer one Of the ian GERS During
the last three Years here slas bnen
-a9lAdtlcted q SIR ~. pifi0 4bRl
ls beisl sliIeks men III is cIixs
has been the means div
teFmlnsng actual facts about traffic
cOndltiCHs III the epasssfed a1ess
Itch nave been sti "a sSs I'D make
relIletiiai measures rOssil lSie. The Ie.
suit Ehs heen d iistiaet improve
meilt IN tlis traffic situation III the
Loop district One large -tOre re.
.nprtsd that "a geat aff.sr s,llur9vcsi
! isGt ykis' i rSsula tons went into affect
/ It La1 Is per cert Increase iIs