Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-31
HOOVER LEFT TURN
GAINING SUPPORT
Only One Voices Favor for
: Present Rotary Swing at
intersections Here.

Convinced that there should be but
one left-turn method throughout the
city and that the standard Hoover left
hand turn system is the one most likely
to get satisfactory results under all
varying conditions, representative bust
ness men continued to evidence an
overwhelming sentiment against both
continuance of the rotary turn and
adoption Of the Harland modified turn.
While there was not complete unani-
nifty, only one declared for the rotary
turn and included In those who favor
uniformity was William Mooney, post
master for the city Of Washington who
has under his control about $50 vehicles
constantly plying the streets.
II believe there should be but one
rule throughout the CITY," said Mr..
Mooney, land certainly we would not
want to see the wide swinging rotary
turn in effect at uncontrolled crossings
as that would merely force those turn
ing left TO drive across two streams of
traffic, which would be the height Of
folly so 1t seems to me this eliminate
the rotary turn. In the same manner,
the modification suggested by Director
Harland appears to me unavoidable as
a city-wide rule because there would
surely be no reason for requiring
stop before turning left from the left
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terSection If oncomingt rafflc was such
that a continuous turn could be made
in safety. which leaves for consideration
the standard Hoover turn with which
we are all familiar through using 1t at
uncontrolled crossings and which, in
, the interests of uniformity, should
like to see adopted here as q city-wide
regulation. In addition to its proven
workability, another factor In its favor,
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use here will be big step toward ma
tional uniformity. the importance Of
which was so stressed by the trafdc ex-
pertS called together by Mr.. Hoover
and with whose conclusions ! am In
hearty accord"
Has Advantage.
RAYMOND Wise, general manager Of
the Chevy Chase Dairy, likewise APP
proved substituting the Hoover left
turn for the rotary method
1.-The left-hand turn Endorsed by the
experts of the National Conference on
Street and Highway Safety, and which
we now use where there are neither
policeman nor lights, has q decided adj
vantage over the rotary turn" declared
Mr.. Wise. 1T certainly will be as safe
as the Washington turn. and there
Is no question that 1t expedites the
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hand, l believe that the modified turn,
suggested by the TRAFFIC Bureau, which
would require a stop in the center of
the intersection, whether traffic war
rants 1t or not, would be worse than
the present situation. I think We
should have but one rule all over the
CITY, and that one should be the Hoo
yer method"
THE Hoover left-hand turn Is the
method which we should adopt in the
interests Of uniformity" asserted e. j.
Murphy, president of the E. j. Murphy
| Paint Co. I'VE should get in step with
the rest Of the country and certainly
should have but one rule here in the
city"
There can be little II any advantage
in shifting the point Of stopping from
the right to the center OF the inter-
section" said L. e. Williams, vice presi-
dent of -Beall-Sharp Co. land
for that reason / can't see that we
should adopt the modification suggested
by the Traffic Bureau. We need one
rule for all over town, and think that
the Hoover uniform turn Is the one we
should select" ~
DR.. Frederick M. Coe stated that he
found the greatest dif1iculty in Wash
| inRton driving was in the fact that
slow-moving vehicles did not keep to