Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
S|MPL|F|ED SIGNS
FOR PARKING TRIED
Instructions to Be Placed at
Entrance to Each City
Block.

William A. Van Duzer, director OF
the District Department of Vehicles
and Traffic, in developing plans for
simplification of the Capitals traffic
problems. now is experimenting with a
method which will do away with the
multiplicity in each block of signooard
instructions to motorists.
Observations are f:0w being conducted
at representative street intersections
with the new plan, which consists OF
placing one sign at the entrance to the
block. governing such parking rules as
may apply to that zone. Tests are in
a preliminary stage, however. Mr.. Van
Duzer said today, and the experiments
SO far have failed to demonstrate the
most suitable location for the signs.
Tried ut Traffic LightSA
The new signs are being tried out in
a position adjacent to traffic lights at
intersections where these devices exist.
Mr.. Van Duzer pointed out that mo-
torist approaching an intersection in
stinctiyely chances at the traffic lights
end in so doing should observe the
parking rules pc5ted there. However.
tha exact location of the stgnboard
WI r-,Da-t to the LIGHTS themselves
h"s net been decided upcn.
Meanwhile the tradlc dep2rtmtnt's
movement to curb impatient motorists
at signal-cortrolled intersections by
eliminating an amber signal before q
green light was being extended today to
81 intersections. A dozen of these de-
vices, where the green-amber-red ro-
tation prevails, already have been in
stalled at independent intersections. and
also on every intersection on Rhode
Island avenue, between Twelfth street
and North Capitol street, where the So
called flexible progressive" type lights
operate.
Within 10 days all of the following
intersections will flash the amber light
Immediately before the red light, but
not after it:
Locations Selected.
Wisconsin avenue and M street, Wis
consin avenue and Macomb street,
Connecticut avenue and Albemarle
street, Connecticut avenue and Kalo-
rama road, Connecticut avenue and S
street, Connecticut and Florida avenues,
Eighteenth street and Columbia road,
Vermont avenue and U street, Four
tenth street and Rhode Island avenue,
North Capitol and H streets, Fourth
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, Eighth and H streets northeast,
Connecticut avenue and California
street Georgia and New Hampshire
avenues, Eighteenth street and New
Hampshire avenue, North Capitol street
and Rhode Island avenue. Fourteenth
and Water streets southwest, Fifteenth
and H streets northeast, New Jersey
avenue and H streets, New Jersey
and New York avenues. Eighth and
East Capitol streets, Eleventh street
end Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Good Hope road and Nichols avenue
southeast, Florida avenue and Ecking
ton place. Rhode Island and South
Dakota avenues, Fifteenth street and
New York avenue, Thirteenth and U
streets and at Twelfth street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
The Traffic Department also IS in
stalling Drive to Right signs on street
car platforms in various parts of the
city. Not all of the platforms will be
sign appears it is permissible to pass on
the inside Of the platform.
Comments on Tie-up.
Commenting on a short tie-up Of
traffic Yesterday on Sixteenth street
north of Harvard street. Mr.. Van Duzer
said it was a mechanical defect and was
remed;ed Is minutes after it was re-
ported to the Traffic Bureau. How
ever, he said. if such matters are not
reported to the proper authorities as
soon as they take place. a delay is in
evitable An emergency car he said,
is maintained by the Traffic Bureau to
be dispatched at a moments notice in
case of such an emergency.