New Britain herald., 1929-09-16
HIGHWAY PRESENTS SERIOUS PROBLEM
East Street Being Used as Speed-
 l. way by Motorists
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
Accidents Occur Over Week end High SrhoGl Preparing for Foot ball SCason-School Board to Meet TOnight-Othcr Items.

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 Meet TOnight-Othcr Items. Although the new highway on East street has been opened 10 traf- fife less than week, motorists have speedway and the town authorities are confronted with serious prob lem. Motorists have been using the new highway extensively since its opening and a steady stream of traf- fife passes over the road daily. Des- i pite the fact that it runs through a residential section and also passes the Plainville high school, little at tention is being paid 10 the motor 1 vehicle laws and cars drive along at q dangerous speed.
 There are many bad intersections on the road and from present ap- i pearances many accidents will oc- i cur because of speeding cars. At the ! present time the main problem is | being caused by the railroad crossing near Blossoms corner. Every time a train passes. traffic is held up con- l sidcrably, creating general confusion. 1 Yesterday witnessed continual jams | in the vicinity of the crossing. When a train held up the traffic. cars were l in line past Blossoms corner. there | by holding up cars in all directions | and causing wild scenes. Horns were | continually blowing as iratc motor | ists coming from New Britain were held mp by the East street line. This condition existed throughout the day and will be repeated every week end. It promises to become a very serious matter when the football traffic starts. At the present time there are no gates at the crossing but they will be installed in tho near future.
 The new highway has also creat- cd dangerous condition at Hart's corner which can only be prevented ! by careful driving on the part of i motorists There is plenty of room for c2rs coming out of the new highway to see approaching ma 1 chimes if they proceed at q cautious rate.
 Many prominent men in town i have commented on the dangerous ! conditions that have arisen with the ! construction of the new highway. It is impossible to tolerate this be- ] cause Of the bad intersections and | the danger to school children.
 At the present time if is planned 10 install some sort of a traffic light system on the new road. Many 1 opinons are being expressed con- corning the installment of a light 1 system by various interested per sons. Prosecutor Charles F. Con lon, however, is greatly in favor of 1 having q motorcycle officer patrol 1 the road. He is of the opinion that i the motorists will fail to heed the 1 traffic lights if they know that there are no policemen on duty In the vii cinity Judge Merritt o. Ryder has watched traffic proceed over the new highway and commented on the speed being exercised by the mo .orists.
 The biggest problem, however, seems to be the railroad crossing question and something will have to bn done at once if accidents are to be prevented. school children must alGo be given protection against speeding machines.
 Cars in Crash
 Forced to turn off of the road when a car coming toward him cut out of the line of traffic and at tempted to pass another machine, Raymond Ebb of Stafford avenue, l1orcstvillo crashed into a car driven by Robert OnOTato of 51 Cedar street. New Britain, Sunday morning at 1:30 o'clock on New Britain av- cnue near the C. P. Hart property.
 Erwin Gustafson, 25, of GA Wash lngton street. ForcstvillC, oWher of the machine which E,bh was driving, . injured his hip in the crash and was taken to tho New Britain General /. hospital Ehb received severe cuts on | his nose and right hand that neccs- l. sitoted stitches, Mir. Onorato escap- | cd with minor abrasions and bruises | to his head and forehead.
 Mir. Onorato was proceeding to- i wards New Britain when a car in . front of him attempted to pass an- other car. MT Ebb was coming to- . wards Plainvillo and was forced off . the road by this action. As he left | the road he saw q pole iA front of . him and attempted to stra. ghten out . his machine. As l.c did so, he shot . clear across the road and struck the ! front of Mir. Onorato's ear with the . right side of his machine.
 Constanlc George Schubert invcsti- gated the aCiGent and found that the |, accident was caused by the motorist | who cut out of the line of traffic and |,