Evening star., 1934-11-19
A.A.A. ASKSbAN
. ON TICKET FIXING
IN SAFETY PLAN
Auto Club Urges More Po-
lice in Effort to Cut Traf.
fic Deaths.
NINE-POINT PROGRAM
SUBMITTED TO HAzEN
Responsibility Law, Regular In
spection of Autos and Speed Limit
Survey Are Recommended.

Rigid prohibition against fixing
of parking tickets, together with an
increased police personnel for en-
forcing traffic laws, are among the
recommendations included IN a nine
point safety program submitted today
by the American Automobile Associa-
tion. District of Columbia Club, to
Melvin c. Hazen, president of the
Board of District Commissioners.
The program is based on long
study of the local traffic situation by
the A. A. A. Safety and Traffic En-
gineering Department.
In letter accompanying the pro-
posal, Ernest N. Smith, executive vice
president of the association, cited a
90 per cent increase in the number
of traffic fatalities in Washington
during the first nine months of 1884
as compared to 1888. Installation Of
the measures proposed by the asso-
citation, Smith said, will do much,
not only to check the monthly toll of
traffic injuries, but will also promote
better use of our street facilities"
Single Judge Is Proposed.
The nine-point program follows:
!. That one judge be designated to
preside continuously over the Traffic
Court. This would promote uniform
procedure and uniform standard for
the determination of penalties for
various offenses.
2 An absolute ban on the fixing"
of tickets for traffic violations. I'm
posing or waving of penalties should
be done in open court by the pre-
siding judge after a full hearing.
3. The police force should be in
creased in order that more men may
be made available for the proper en-
forcement of traffic laws and to pro-
vide personnel for accident investiga-
ton squads which have proven so
effective in other communities.
4. We strongly urge congressional
legislation to provide for a regular
compulsory inspection of all motor
vehicles registered in the District.
S. We again recommend the enact
ment by Congress Of the safety-re-
sponsibility law for the control of
the reckless fundamentally irrespon-
sibie motorist.
6. There should be adopted a pro-
gram of "selective enforcement" which
would put major emphasis on re-
peaters in serious violations, on bad
spots" disclosed by analysis of acci-
dent records and on those types Of
in1o irh fra a
injuries or death.
7. Before there is any general over
hauling of speed limits in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, a thorough study
of existing speed limits should be made
with particular consideration Of the
system now so successfully used in
other places, in which speed signs
denote speeds which experience has
proven to reduce accidents without
unduly hampering traffic movements.
Double Parking Hit.
1t is imperative that steps be taken
to promote better and safer use Of
existing street facilities. Double park
ing seriously affects traffic flow and
is frequently factor in accidents
More attention should be devoted to
the scientific location and distribu-
ton Of loading zones and to the
possibilities of non-peak hour loading
and unloading for various types OF
materials. Loading and unloading OF
buses is now an important factor in
the "bottle-necking" of traffic, ano
we strongly recommend the relocation
of bus stops in the numerous instances
where they are now located opposite
a street car stop or safety zone
g. Experience last Winter demon
strated the importance of an effective
program for snow removal There
should be an immediate study o.
practical methods, man power anc
mechanical equipment to meet what.
ever emergencies the immediate
months ahead may bring.