Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

TO LI1e UTdIlC QlE6CIOT, SHOW INA
the District regulations dovetai
rather conveniently into the con-
ference code. The most radica.
difference between the two is the
system of making left turns, anc
this appears to be the only real
bone of contention between the
traffic authorities and some OF
their advisers. Mr. Harland Is
strongly in favor of Washington's
distinctive method of making left
turns, but he has learned in his
conferences with the traffic ex-
pertS that there are many who be-
lieve the system prescribed in the
model code Is the most scientific
and should be adopted in Wash
ington.
NJ Street Problem Continues.
Again agitation has been re-
newed for improvement in traffic
conditions on that portion of M
street passing through George
town, but the Commissioners,
traffic authorities and the Police
Department either are baffied for
a solution or because of the pres
sure of other problems have not
found time to turn their atten-
ton to this traffic Snarled thor
oughfare.
Extremely narrow for a main
traffic artery, NJ street not only
carries nearly all the traffic that
crosses Key. Bridge and a major
portion of that which uses the
Chain Bridge above, but the
tracks of the Capital Traction
Co.'S Georgetown line as we'll. In
the non-ruSh hours the traffic is
heavy. In the rush hours the
street usually presents a picture
of an amending jam from Twenty
eighth street to the Key Bridge.
Previous appeals for relief for
this traffic stricken thoroughfare
brought forth a two-hour parking
restriction. 1t has failed miSer-
ably. Now only one solution re-
mains-abolition of all parking
during the rush hours, on the
south side in the morning and on
the north side in the afternoon.
This would create an additional
lane for the rush-hour traffic and
allow a more expeditions passage
Of vehicles through the congeSted
area.
A prohibition against rush-hour
parking also would remove the
parking abreast evil, which con-
StituteS one of the contributing
causes to the present congestion
on M street during the rush
hours. Double parking is not
tolerated in the downtown con-
gested area.
Pledge Aid in Tag Round-Up.
The Traffic Bureau has pledged
its cooperation to the authorities
Of Arlington County, Va, in
rounding up residents in that
county driving with District
license tags.
Virginia authorities plan to start
their drive against automobile
owners in that State who are
using District tags Wednesday,
the day following expiration of
the 1923 Virginia tags. All cars
leaving Arlington County via the
Key and Highway Bridges bearing
District tags will be stopped by
the county authorities and UNI
less a satisfactory explanation is
given by the driver he will be
ticketed to appear in the Airing
ton County Police Court.
Both the District and Virginia
authorities are aware that a num-
Der of Virginia residents have
procured 1929 District tags in
order to save a few dollars, but
Traffic Director Harland points
out it will be impossible TO stop
this practice until Congress passes
the pending bill providing a GER
tificate of title law for the District,
which will enable District authori-
ties to obtain the bona fide ad-
dress of an applicant for a tag
before a machine is registered.
The fee for District tags is 81
for all makes of gaSoline-driven
vehicles. Virginia charges by the
weight on a scale of 10 cents per
100 pounds. Thus, the demand for
District tags by residents in near
by Virginia.
Determine Cost of Tires.
The research department of the
American Automobile Association
has compiled some interesting
statistics which show that car
owners of the Nation paid an aver
age of one-Seventeenth of a cent
for every tire mile in 1928.
This per mile cost Of tires for
last year compares with a cost of
l cent a mile in 1918 and fur
nisheS an impressive idea of the
development of Americas great
tire. industry.