Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

! writer further stated that if the
Lord had known that automobiles
were going to be invented he
would have given pedestrians eyes
also in the backs of their heads
so that they could see cars that
did not stop for stop signs.
A reply was sent the writer by
Mr.. Brown as follows:
During the past year 40,202 ar
rests were made by the Police De-
partment of drivers operating
motor vehicles for violations Of
traffic laws and regulations"
It is to be wondered If the citI-
and ever wished for eyes in the
back of his head to sec the pedeS-
TRANS that darted in the street
from between parked cars!
Adjust Brakes and Lights.
Many complaints have been
sent to the Traffic Bureau regard
ing drivers of machines with bad
brakes and defective headlights.
It is noticeable fact that many
cars need attention in these two
respects. Mr.. Brown wishes the
public to know that the service
station in back of the Traffic Bu-
reau is still open for business.
Here any one daily except holi-
days. between the hours of 9
o'clock in the morning and mid
night, can have his brakes and
headlights adjusted free of charge.
No repair work will be done, but
the motoriSt will be told what is
needed.
A map of the city is located in
the office of the director of traffic
that is of interest to all those in
terested in traffic problems. Since
the first Of the year pins have
been stuck into the map at the
traffic accidents have occurred. 1t
is significant to note that the
density of the pinned sections is
where there are no traffic lights.
Bicycle Regulations.
Bicyclists are to be warned by
the Police Department that they
are to obey all driving regulations
required by motorists. They are
not to go against the signal lights
or make their way the wrong way
around circles or up one-way
streets. They are being warned
also not to give the excuse every
time that their light has just been
stolen when apprehended bv a
policeman for not having light
on their bicycle after dark. A reg
ulation requiring bells only on
fI,air ,r,Io cole o,orj ,ao& l1rx,c Innc
not seem to be generally known.
When speaking of the various
ways to make left turns, traffic Of
ficialS are wont to state that on
such and such a turn the machine
would be going through line of
pedestrians, and would not at
other times. It would seem by
this argument that the city had
pedestrian control and that
walkers walked only on the green
light.
Oh, how different it is!
Well, maybe there won't be any
more pedestrians soon. Every
body will be "a-riding."
Automobile production in the
United States last month again
broke all records.
Reports to the Department of
Commerce show the number pro-
duced was 620,656, consisting Of
537, 225 passenger cars, 8.977 trucks
and 1854 taxicabS. This total
compared with 584,907 passenger
cars, trucks and taxicabS in
March, the previous high record,
and 410,104 in April, 1928. Pro-
duction for the first four months
of 1929 also set a new record.
The number produced was 2,072,-
GAL, compared with 1,378,942 for
the same period last year. Reports
were received from ISL manufac-
turers in the United States.