Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
T~HE motoring public Of the
National Capital, which

National Capital, which
comprises a very large per
= cent of the city'S popula-
tion,. has by no means given UP
DIS fight on the present rotary
turn, which is the requirement at
llght-controlled intersections and
Others when a traffic policeman
is stationed.
Spurred on by the recent an
nouncement that the newly ap-
pointed Commissioner, Gen. Cros-
by, Is not satisfied with the pres
ent plans, the motoristS-and a
large majority of them, too-have
renewed their efforts to obtain
uniformity in the city of their
residence and so keep in step with
the other cities of the Nation.
At a meeting of the Washing
ton Automotive Trade Association
last week the traffic committee
asked an expression of opinion
upon the left-hand-turn problem.
It was almost unanimously agreed
that the rotary turn should be
abolished.
william H. Harland, reappoint-
ed for another three-year term
as director of traffic, still does not
believe in any immediate change.
It is his opinion that the rotary
turn Is safer. He does state that
he Is not opposed to the plan of
making the left turn from the
center Of the street intersection,
but that there the motorists must
wait until the light changes or the
policeman changes his Semaphore.
Would Be Uniform.
Many motorists would be thor
oughly satisfied with that change.
Then all left turns would be made
from the center of the intersec-
ton and all right-hand turns
from the curb side. Uniformity
would exist, at least. However,
this compromise would help only
a little. It is the complete Hoover
turn that is needed.
But Mr. .Harland has one preju-
dice against even this plan. He
says that 1t would necesSitate the
abolition of many left turns on
narrow and congested streets. Just
why that would be neceSsitated is
not easily perceived. Even If that
were so, 1t does not seem a serious
objection. Various turns now are
required at certain intersections
because of physical constructions
of the intersections. Mr.. Harland
states that he may try the inside
turn as prescribed by the Hoover
Traffic Code, in part, out on sew
eral streets In the near future. II
he does, it is to be hoped that he
will pick out intersections where
the turn can be given a fair trial.
Mr.. Harland is seriously plan
ming the suggestion of Commits
sioner Crosby to turn several of
Ahe north and south bound streets
into one-way thoroughfares. If
this Is carried out, he says, in all
probability such streets will be
only for south bound traffic dur
ing the morning and only for
north abound traffic in the eve
ming.
A plan also is being considered
to increase the speed limit on the
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Of the city. Such an arrangement,
Mr.. Harland believes, will greatly
eliminate the congestion in the
center Of the city, particularly
during the rush hours.
According to reports, four new
cars will be making their appear
ance on the horizon Of the auto
motive world in a short time. Two
are to be made here by American
manufacturers, one by American
interests abroad and the other by
English interests in this country.
Rather an evenly divided affair.
The names Of the new cars, it is
understood, will be the Martinique,
Lansing, Opel and the Austin. All
will be in the lower price field.
How the average car should be
prepared for Summer usage was