Evening star., 1932-04-12
Proposes to Keep Names Of
vioiators and Their
0ffenses on File.
AT ENFORCEMENT
. OF MINOR REGULATIONS
Penalties Would Range From Fines
to Revocation of Driv-
ing Permits.

A new plan for enforcement of the
traffic code, designed to increase the
penalty for persistent violators of minor
regulations. such as overtime parking.
parking abreast and disobeying official
signs, was considered today by Brig.
Gen. Pelham D. GlaSsford, superinten-
dent of police.
The plan contemplates establishment
at the Traffic Bureau of a record Office
where the names Of all traffic violators
and the offenses against them would be
kept on file. First offense violators of
the minor regulations would escape
with a warning, instead of being re-
qulred to deposit collateral Repeti-
ton OF the offense would bring a fine,
and ultimately revocation of the driv-
ers permit, penalty now imposed on
violators of such major regulations as
driving while drunk and reckless driv-
ing.
Plan Conceived During Trip.
Gen. GlaSsford's idea is to reach the
class of driver who persistently fiauntS
the parking and other minor regula-
tlons, because he can escape with O
small collateral or fine when caught.
1t is this type of driver, he believes,
who is responsible to'a large extent for
the double parking and all day pgSf-
ing evils.
The plan was conceived .6y~ SGei.
Glassford during his recent HP%p New
York, Philadelphia and Re6tcn, (Where
he studied traffic regulation asd EN-
forcement as well as dhe sadmintstFa@
tive organization of thknso1Se DEPART
mentS IN those cities. In New York
and Philadelphia, it k'as sSaid,, the
bureau similar to the one Gen. Glass
ford has In smind, whieha reselfs in
severe punishment of persistent VIC
lators Of minor xegulationSst ~ SLg
Instead of. issuing tickets for cars
found violating franc reglilattens, traf-
nc officers would note the tag number
of the car and the offensel ard renert it
to the record bHSsau. If the, ,dtixH had
clear record, warning would be
mailed him not to repeat the violation.
There would be no fine or other pen
atty for the initial offense+ However,
If the drivers record was found Ito be
cluttered up with a number or minor
violations, summons weul4 be served
on him to appear in court Penalties
would range from a fine 4o. revocation or
suspension of the drivers permit.
Legal opinion to ri t.Esd.
Gen. Glassfcrd Is Achsideripes the
plan as a sbStitute =. for stiee- proposed
traffic violations ,bufeahf advocated
some time ago by InsAeeeer E. w.
Brown, commander Of fhekTf8f1c Bu-
reau A complete record Of byhffic of
fenses against driven 1alsg You'd be
kept by the trafic viohttous bureau,
but the violator would Ne required 10.
go there and deposit eollsSeral instead
of putting 1t up at a precinct station.
This plan is intended primarily to cen-
tralize traffic enforcement work, relieve
precinct officers Of attending to details
involved in handling uaffic. collateral
and make it easy for the traffic vio-
lator to settle his case, either at the
traffic violations bureau or in traffic
court. Z
Because of the various legal ques-
tions involved in Gen. Glassford's new
plan, Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride viii be asked to pass on it, espe-
cially the question as to the authority
of the Police Department under the
existing traffic law, to revoke or sus-
pend the permits of drivers for per-
sistent violations OF the minor regula-
tions.