Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-22
Inspector Brown Satisfied
With Very Small Number
of VioIatorS.
POLICEMEN TO INFORM
PUBLIC OF REGULATION
Arrests in Restricted Zones to Be
Deferred Until Motorists Learn
Change in Law.

he new ana uTaSIlC pTOlnOlIlOn
against all automobile parking in the
heart of Washingtons congested zone
between 8 and $50 am. which went
into effect today met with reasonable
compliance" it was announced by In
spector E. w. Brown in charge of the
Traffic Bureau.
Inspector Brown with his assistant,
Capt B. A. Lamb, made personal OBJ
servations in the restricted zone during
the no-parking period, and both said
they were satisfied with the results,
even though there were a number of
violations. No arrests were made, how
ever, the violators escaping with
warning
A majority of the violators, Inspector
Brown observed, were among motorists
from other States. who were unfamiliar
with the new regulations. Nearly all Of
these cars were parked in the vicinity
of hotels and apparently had been on
the street all night.
Will Delay Arrests.
Inspector Brown had "a traffic Off
GERS, foot men and motor cycle men
scattered throughout the forbidden
parking zone to enforce the parking
ban, and these men will be kept on duty
regularly in this area during the morn
ing rush period. Within few days,
after drivers have had a reasonable
time to become familiar with the no.
parking area, instructions will be given
them to arrest all violators. In the
meantime, the officers will conduct
campaign of education and merely warn
offenders to get out Of the restricted
zone until after $50 o'clock.
For a new and unusual regulation"
said Inspector Brown, Il think there
was reasonable compliance"
Naturally, there were a number of
cars parked in the restricted area. We
expected that because of the great
number of visitors in Washington. Com
paratively, only a few bore District Ii
cense tags, which shows that the public
experiment to relieve traffic congestion"
Other Spaces Fill Early.
Inspector Brown also observed that as
a result of the parking ban, parking
spaces on the fringe of the restricted
area where one and two-hour parking
is permitted from am to pm, filed
there appeared to be an abundance OF
parking space in the business section
shortly after $50 o'clock The parking
spaces filled rather rapidly, however,
between 10 and IL o'clock, but vacant
places could be found on nearly every
block, and as result much of the cruis-
ing in search of place to park was
eliminated.
The principal obstruction to a more
general compliance or the regulation
this morning according to Inspector
Brown, was due to motorists who came
into the restricted area between els
and 9:20 o'clock and remained in their
cars so they could drive If an officer
approached. This does not constitute
compliance with the regulation, he said,
as the purpose is to keep all parked We
hicles out of the area until $50 o'clock
so moving traffic may have the full ad-
vantage of the streets.
Inspector Brown said he observed,
too, that number OF trucks, par
ticularly those of the light delivery
type, had backed into the curb in the
restricted area to load or unload mar
chandiSe This method of parking
as the rules require them to park
parallel within six inches of the curb.
A truck backed into the curb. he ex-
planned, may obstruct two lanes of
moving traffic, whereas it will only
obstruct one if parked parallel. Traffic
officers will be given special instruc-
tons to watch for such violations.
Physicians Complain.
The only complaints received at the
Traffic Bureau when enforcement Of
the no-parking regulation began. came
from several physicians, who were in a
quandry as what to do with their cars
if called on professional case into the
forbidden parking area. inspector
Brown advised them that such cases
constituted an emergency, and if they
parked he thought arrangements could
be made with the officer to overlook the
violation. Such cases, he pointed out,
would have to be settled on their in
dividual merits, as traffic officials did
not contemplate issuing an order CIV
ing physicians blanket authority to
park between 8 and 8 80 am. in the re-
stricted zone.
Taxicab service at the hotels in the
no-parking area has been affected
seriously. it was said, because public
vehicles come under the ban as we'll as
private cars. Cabs are not permitted
on the hotel hack stands until after
3 80 O'Clock, but Inspector Brown said
he did not think the cabs would be in
terfered with if they did not remain
longer than several minutes in front
Of a hotel while waiting, on call, for
a passenger.
Inspector Brown and Capt Lamb
plan to continue their personal obser-
yations in the no-parking zone for
several days, and both believe that
compliance will be more general as the
public becomes more familiar with the