Evening star., 1935-10-17
SAFETY LETTERS
| REVEAL APPEAL
All Walks of Life Join Stars
Drive to Curb Traffic
Toll.

Every cross-Section OF Washingtons
population is represented In letters re-
ceived by the Safety Council OF The
evening Star. Motorists, pedestrians.
old, young, policemen, clergymen,
taxicab drivers. school teachers ana
students-all these and more have
submitted suggestions, criticisms and
announcement to the council. Ex-
cerpts from a few of the hundreds Of
letters follow:
THE seniors of Herndon High
School, after following closely the de-
tails of your Safety Campaign, have
decided to help carry out your worthy
projects throughout their school and
community.
1--WE feel that if the safe operation
OF motor vehicles is properly i'm
pressed upon the minds Of youthful
operators, they will realize its neces-
sity and continue to be careful and
cautious drivers"
BILLY KEYS. President of Senior
Glass, Herndon High School, Hern-
don, Va.
ST inclose my Safe Driving Pledge,
which I clipped today from an Evening
Star. This is a most worthy undertak-
ing BY you to make the streets OF
Washington safe and voluntarily,
gladly, cooperate in it,
D. E. McQUEARY. President, Asso-
citation for Adequate Parking and
Recreation Facilities Among Gov
eminent Employees.
"Would like to make just one more
suggestion to the many you have un-
doubtedly received, and that is that
drivers who disregard speed-limit
signs, especially those posted at small
communities, should be arrested and
properly dealt with whenever caught
in the act, instead Of waiting until
they cause an accident. A good field
for study Is the Washington Baltimore
Boulevard" CHARLES E. YOUNG.
IT am glad and proud to sign the
Safe Driving Pledge. Have been driv-
ing an automobile for Is years and
have made l9 trips halfway across
our country. Have never had an acci-
dent. I do not consider myself Won
derful driver-but am careful to
never take a chance The work you
are doing is most praiseworthy."
FRANCES M BRAGG, Teacher in
Stuart Junior High School.
II very heartily subscribe to your
Safety Campaign and am inclosing
q, little booklet put out by my home
Office with the idea that you might
be able to use the slogan, Stop, Look
and Listen as carried on the front
page. 1t might be appropriately ap-
piled to some Of our trafic signs In
Washington"
CLAUDE A. COOK, unit manager, the
Equitable Life Insurance Society OF
the United States.
IT wish to do bit more than prom
Use to obey the pledge. will do all
In my power to have others obey also.
would like to make one suggestion,
If permitted, that may help In the
downtown area at least.
Perhaps trafdc could be speeded up
and crossing made less dangerous for
pedestrians II in place Of caution sig
nails an arrow indicating right and
left turns only for a given period Of
time were shown. A little atten-
ton given to danger spots such as this
one Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue) really would be not only q
help for better traffic movement, but
also aid the pedestrian"
WILLIAM j. CAVANAUGH.
II have discovered very dangerous
street to cross-Thirteenth street in
the vicinity of Massachusetts, avenue.
stood and timed the change of traffic
lights. The time isn't long
enough, because the pedestrians have
TO contend with the right and left
turns I notice in the paper an elderly
gentleman gave his life to a red light
and a left turn"
ARTHUR CULLOM.