Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
NO MOTOR DEATHS
, RECORDED IN YEAR
Iorwood, Mass, Ends II
Months Without Fatal
Accident.
~ the Associated Press.

" the Associated Press.
NORWOOD, Mass, March "a
period Of IL months. without . single
traffic fatality was chalked up by Nor
wood recently.
For many years this town Of $4,000
which lies in the path OF the main
cratic artery between Boston and Provl-
dence, r. l., has been . crusader
against motor vehicle deaths. con-
slant study Of the problem; based on
the premise that most accidents can
be avoided, resulted in the record Of
. spotless year.
Seven years ago 10 died In automo-
bile accidents within the town boun-
dAries, but that rate was whitfield down
and In 1881 only one died.
In the Office of Chief Of Police Will
Nam H. Sullivan hangs a map OF the
towns streets. It carries clusters OF
blue dots, placed where accidents hap
pened without injuries; red dots where
INJURIES occurred, and gold stars where
death made its entry. This map covers
Q 1O-year period, although an individual
map has been kept for this year.
Map Basis For Plans.
The 10-year map has been used as the
foundation for building the plans for
aying human life. Where the dots
and stars were thickest, the curves
were rounded, traffic lights were IN
stalled, visibility was improved and the
POINTS were marked for sanding In
weather when traction WAS poor.
Route No. l, between Boston ana
Providence, bisects the town; 1t be.
comes. Norwood's main street Is IL
winds into the congested area. AT the
entrance to the towns business district
lAY A$
lights, synchronized in a succession OF
green. yellow and red.
Twice the State ordered the town
bathers to take down the lights. and
twice the town officials got q stay OF
sentence. They finally convinced State
authorities that the lights htelglng
shove the street were more enectlVe
man those placed at the side OF the
road.
For two consecutive months the Ma
Nonal Safety Council put Norwood sec
ond to Billings, Mont, in safety results
md Town Manager c. A. Bingham says
the rating was not fair. He says Bnllngs
tops Norwood merely because its pop
ulation Is greater.
They forget to take into consider
Ation," Bingham said, that l5,ooO ma
Chimes pass through here in q day.
Won SLdte fIlZcS.
All departments in the city are con-
trolled by Bingham, who takes MS
traffic seriously. Every department has
concentrated in cutting down the num-
Der of accidents.
When it SHOWS, or rains and freezes,
whether 1t be day or night. trucks roll
out of the town garage laden With loads
Of sand to be spread at dangerous
49,
Saturday mornings the superintend-
0nt of public works calls his truck
drivers together for skull practice"
The municipal truck fleet was a win
ner for months out Of IL in . State
wide safety contest.
The town authorities have listed 20
steps which have been taken In their
campaign of safety. These include:
Designation of a separate lane for
trucks over the top OF hill on Route
/; overhead banners and posters bear
ing safety slogans displayed about the
town: safety magazines distributed to
schools. libraries and waiting rooms;
removal of distractions to visibility;
widening Of streets and building side
walks in outlying sections, and constant
yepainting of street markings.