Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-16

Sixteenth, pulled her machine to g
sudden halt, after failing to give rlgnl
OF way on the MiSsourian's turn. ano
proceeded to give him sharp lecture
The washington woman wound UP
her TRADE by concluding that .! guess
this Is the best We can expect from
man from Missouri"
The Missourian, however, after
listening patiently through 1t al
responded: Don't you ever read tne
newspapers?"
One of the few controlled inter
sections in Washington where drivers
did not have to change the method OF
making q, lift turn is Th1rty-n1tn .ano
M streets, the gateway to Key Bridge
Ever since there has been rule
governing turns, bridge bound traInc
has negotiated left turn on the green
signal, because there was no otner way
to do it without jamming up through
traffic to Canal road. That's one rea-
son Arlington County motorists were
so proficient in making the turn al
other intersections.
At Eleventh and E streets man was
voicing much enthusiasm over the new
turn. 49,
There's one making it nowl" ne
shouted, waving excitedly at taxicab
negotiating the turn.
The cab driver, seeing the man ges-
ticulating wildly at him. abandoned
his left turn for what he thought would
be a more lucrative s turn, and drove
up to the curb.
The man sheepishly informed the
driver he didn't want cab.
THAT was a good turn you mace,
though" he added.
East-bound motorists on G street
making the new left turn into Four
tenth street in midafternocn yester-
day found themselves running into q
trafic Jam which stretched from Q
street to New York avenue. A solid line
of vehicles filled the narrow space be-
tween the street car loading platform
and the curb and extended from New
York avenue as far back as the cross
walk on @ street.
A number of motorists attempting
to turn left were unable to clear the
intersection, because Of the jam and
for several minutes G street trafnc was
halted.
There was three cars coming down
Sixteenth street in a row and each was
looking forward to making the first
new" left turn. The two drivers in
front stopped at the green light. The
third stopped, too, behind them, wonder
ing what, was the matter. Finally the
red light flashed on and both of them
made a perfect left-hand turn.
The third car made q beautiful left
hand turn and the driver was yelled
at by one coming the other way. Later
he realized that the other was right
and he was wrong. He grinned good
naturedly and waved his hand in apol-
ogy.
The expressions on the faces of most
Of the motorists as they negotiated
their first new left turns seemed to be
one of eager confidence. They were all
'primed" for the turns and seemed to
enjoy the innovation.
Now watch this cne; here's the way
1t should be DONE" one driver said to
his companion as he. stood at Tenth
and F streets waiting for the green
light. When the green came on he
gleefully made the turn In the style
approved by the traffic regulations
tamended as of September is, 1880,
and policeman, who stood on the
corner grtnning.
A bus driver of the Washington Rail-
way & Electric Co. Trinidad bus halted
long enough at the left turn at Thir-
tenth and z streets to whistle to q
woman who had halted in the old
fashioned rotary turn. he motioned her
to proceed to complete the new turn,
which she did. Then the coach pro-
ceeded on its way.