Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
TRAFFIC RULES
ARE BELIEVED NEAR. m u S.
Would Make Travel Easier and Help
Reduce Mounting Cost of Accidents
Throughout Country.

you will see that the amount runs up
to sum in excess Of the total cost Of
all the railways in the United States,
and the total cost Of all the roads and
all the motor transportation that We
have up to date"
Coupled closely with the movement
to coordinate the municipal traffic or
dinances is the movement to bring the
48 States in under uniform vehicle
code. The latter would make uniform
throughout the country all laws pertain
ing to drivers, such as licenses. Three
States have adopted this uniform We
hicle code-Delaware, Pennsylvania and
California. New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut have adopted portions of
the code, along with 20 other States,
and it Is hoped that all will come to it
in the near future. One phase Of 1t is
being pushed strongly by the American
Automobile Association.
The national motoring body says that
the mounting toll of deaths stands as q
challenge to progressive Nation. The
A. A. A. plan has as its basis stringent
drivers license laws; revocation of the
permits Of those found guilty Of serious
violations Of the motor vehicle laws,
with the suspension Of permit remain
ing in force until the guilty party has
established proof Of financial RESPONSE
bility against possible future injury to
persons or property In addition, a per-
son against whom a Judgment has been
rendered will be denied the use of the
highways until it is liquidated and fnan-
cial responsibility established as a fu-
taIre guarantee.
Fatalities Show Increase.
1.-THE trend of fatalities from motor
vehicle accidents in ratio TO car regis
trations," said the A. A. A., was de-
cidedly downward from 1917 to 1928,
but since that time has suddenly turned
upward. There Is every indication that
a high mark for the last decade was
reached last year, despite the fact that
the 1929 automobile was better equipped
Tor safety than any car In the history
Of the industry"
Another phase of the uniformity of
traff1c rules and the like Is the move
ment to persuade all States to have the
same types of road signs.
Standard signs for use on the United
States highway system were adopted by
the Joint Board of Interstate Highways
in September, 1928, and since that
time, according to check made by the
United States Bureau Of Public Roads
28 States have completed the marking
OF the system within their borders. The
signs are Of two general classes--daneer
and caution signs and standard route
markers.
Arkansas, Oregon, Connecticut. South
Carolina. Louisiana, Delaware, Nevada
and Idaho have marked rs to 90 Der
cent Of the roads. California, Ken
lucky, Utah and Colorado have marked
from so to rs per cent. Tennessee and
Florida have erected caution signs only.
The % States which have Completed
the marking system are:
Arizona, Georgia. Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota. Missis-
sippi, Missouri. Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire, New Mexico, North Carolina.
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wis
consin and Wyoming.