The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-19
BUSY MONTH
FOR PATROL
Bulletin Shows Nearly 100, 900
Motorists Given Road Aid;
Few Arrests.

The summary of activities of the
state highway patrol taken from the
monthly report to Commissioner Bah
cock and contained in recent high
way bulletin shows that July furnished
many opportunities for patrol officers
to render assistance, to Minnesota
motorists.
| Trunk highway travellers to a total
of 96,1S9 were given road information
or direct help of other kinds. This, the
report points out, is nearly triple the
number of motorists aided in June,
which in itself was counted a heavy
month in that regard.
Patrolmen attended 124 accidents as
compared with SO in the preceding
month. First aid was given to eleven
persons involved in the accidents at
| tended
In addition to the large number of
motorists given aid, another group
, totaling 4,168 received warnings from
the patrol officers because of traffic
law violations. This list included 1O8
with improper motor vehicle licenses;
90 for improper passing of other We
hicles; 1852 on account of improper
parking; 437 with incorrect lights; 81
for placing other motorists in jeopardy
on curves and 43 for passing at the
crests of hills. Failure to stop for
arterial highways brought warnings to
879, and IA for not driving in the
proper lane on the highways. Exceed
ing reasonable speed in congested
areas caused 251 to have the attention
of the officers, while 90 were cautioned
because of cutting in on traffic in such
manner to place other motorists in
danger.
The campaign of the highway patrol
to require all vehicles operating on the
state trunk highways to be properly
equipped for safety gives evidences of
bearing fruit from the statement that
only 1859 were given tags because of
illegal equipment as compared with
1888 the previous month. The CLASH
f1cations of violations for which the
larger number of tags were issued
reads: brakes 49, windshield wipers q;
no rear-view mirror 49,; exhaust not
muffled SO; rear lamp not lighted 987;
one head light out 512; glaring lights
1873; lamps out of adjustment TO; no
clearance lights on extra wide vehicles
90.
| Corrections of motor vehicle license
irregularities by the patrol officers
brought returns to the state totaling
81, 1926. Neglect to provide them
selves with chauffeurs licenses brought
tags to 81 drivers.
Arrests were few, totaling only 158.
These were: driving while drunk IA;
improper licenses 40; careless driving
"a; failure to regard stop signs 10:
and 10 for other violations. Penalties
imposed on those arrested totaled
ST, 146.75 of which $5,795.25 was for
driving while drunk. Motorists unable
to pay fines, or for other reasons, were
sentenced by the courts to a total of
| 100 days in Jail.
A total of 108 motor vehicles were
taken into custody during the month
BY the state highway patrolmen. We
hicles being operated by drunken
drivers made up for rs of the number
while % were for operating with i'm
proper licenses.
AS a part of the state highway
departments highway safety campaign
patrolmen served notices on $50 owners
of signs improperly placed on state
trunk highways. The notices called for
removal within 48 hours.