Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-21
Report of Conference Urges
District, Maryland and
Virginia Agreement.
VEHICLE CODE FAVORED
AS LEGISLATION BASIS
Joint Consideration by Three Com
missions of Other Matters
Asked.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va1 April 21.-A report
of the preliminary conference OF repre-
sentatives Of the District OF Columbia
Maryland and Virginia Commissions
on Uniform Motor Vehicle Laws anc
Traffic Regulations, which was recent
ly held in Washington, has just beer
made public. Agreement was unani'
nous that uniformity is especially de-
sirable because of the interest in these
| jurisdictions and due to the large num-
Der of visitors to this territory IRON
other States of the Union.
The conference recognized as de-
sirable basis for uniform legislation the
uniform vehicle code, proposed by the
National Conference on Street anC
Highway Safety, approved by the Ma
tional Conference of Commissioners or
Uniform State Laws and Endorsed BY
the American Bar Association.
other Manuals Approved.
It likewise recognized the mode
municipal traffic ordinance, the man.
ual on street traffic signs signals -anC
markings and other standards proposed
by the National Conference on Street
and Highway Safety as affording a de-
sirable basis for furthering uniformity
in other detailed phases of traffic con-
troll and regulation.
After consideration Of the outstand-
ing problems, representatives of three
Jurisdictions were unanimous as to the
desirability of the following proposals
which they agreed to recommend to
their respective governmental authori-
ties where not already in effect.
The drivers licenses system with eX'
animation, following, so far as prac.
ticable. the uniform operators ant
chauffeurs' license act; the certificate
of title or anti-theft system, based a:
far as practicable on the uniform
motor vehicle anti-theft act; periodic
examination, under public supervision
of the physical condition of motor We
hicles; uniform rules of the road anC
other legal requirements governing We
hicle operation, based as far as prac
ticable on the uniform act regulating
traffic on highways and to promote
ease of understanding, using where pos
Sible the terms and arrangements o
! that act: conference of the highwa,
authorities of the three jurisdiction
| with a view to formulating the basil
| for uniformity in vehicle size ant
| weight requirements.
Other Important Matters.
1t was also agreed at this meeting
| that there are other important matter
calling for joint consideration by tn,
| three commissions with a view to still
| further advancing uniformity in traf
flc laws and regulations and that tn,
| next joint meeting should be held abou
I June. 1881, after the adjournment o
| Congress and of the Maryland Genera
Assembly and well in advance of thu
next meeting of the Virginia Legis
lature.
The representatives at the conference
were: District of Columbia, H. B
Crosby, chairman; E. w. Brown, w
H. Harland, George H. Offutt and H
C. Whitehurst; Maryland Commission
H. M. LuciouS, chairman; A. B. Barber
and L. G. SasScer; Virginia Commits.
sion. j. Fred Birrell, chairman; Frank
l.. Ball of Arlington County and vii.
bur c. Hall of Loudoun County.