Evening star., 1935-10-07
UNITY IN SAFETY
DRIVE IS URGED
George D. Nelson Holds Co.
operation of All Is NeCeS-
sary for Success.

complete cooperation" of every per-
son in the District. child or adult,
motorist or pedestrian, can trahc
safety be brought about. in the opln-
ion of George D. Nelson, assistant
District corporation counsel.
In a letter to The Star Safety
Council, Mr. Nelson pointed out that
the situation cannot be solved by
police or prosecutors alone, but that
the public as whole must become
safety conscious-not for day, but
every day, year in and year out
Mr.. Nelson's letter follows:
II consider it a privilege as well as
a duty to join the ranks OF those
public spirited persons who have
pledged themselves to support the
safe-driving campaign of The Star.
The movement, in my opinion, is one
of the most constructive steps ever
taken to make the streets of our
great city safe for both life and prop
erty.
THE time mas come when every
citizen should give serious thought TO
the traffic situation. The officers, nor
the prosecutors, alone can solve the
problem, Only through the united
and complete cooperation OF every
person, whether he be child or aoult,
pedestrian or motorist, can we hope
to improve conditions.
The public as whole must De-
come safety conscious-not Tor DAY,
hit every day, year in and year out
A dav in Traffic Court, not as a de-
fendant but as an interested op-
server, would be a day we'll spent.
"As case after case is called, lroli
marking and speeding to reckless oriV-
ing and driving while under the
tnfuence of intoxicating liquor tne
observer would be deeply impressed
With the urgent necessity for greater
care and consideration for others
IN the operation of vehicles OF all
types. oso
rome to light. revealing that oe-
cause of carelessneSs on the part OF
a driver, serious personal injuries
or substantial property damage re.
suited he will see the wisdom OF
strict adherence TO his pledge to Ihe
Star Safety Council.
From personal experience as as
sistant corporation counsel, am con-
vinced that it is the desire of the
Judges and the prosecutors at Ponce
Court to do all in their power 70
achieve a sane and honest enforce
ment of the traffic regulations. TO
this end they are cooperating Will
of6cials of the Police Department
and the Department of Vehicles ana
Traffic. -.
again let me commend your et-
forts and urge every citizen to sup
mort the safe driving campaign 100
ner cent-if for no other reason than
for the protection Of his own lie
and property. ,
Excerpts from some of the hun
dreds of other letters received ny
The Star Council in connection with
the safety campaign follow;
"All car stops should be on far
side of crossing instead of near side;
impossible to get to cars to board
and impossible to make sidewalk
when getting of. Automobile drivers
In WASHINGTON seem to be as me-
chanical as the lights-they go re-
eardless Of persons caught IN the
crosswalks when the lights change or
on turns, when the light is o. K. or
otherwise. w. ,. WANNhN'
Boston, visitor in Washington.
"I beg to thank The Star for pub
fishing the three excellent letters IN
regard to traffic in Washington
those published october /. The con-
ditions here are so bad that I hope
we may have many more such as
those above mentioned"
ANTHONY C. ADDISON.
Metropolitan Club.
with reference to the mcloseo
article clipped from The Evening
Star, September %. 1885, "a Little
Bit Like Dying" and blank copy OF
your safe driving pledge, it is almost
incredible that you would undertake
q safety campaign in this city with
regard to automobile driving and not
include in the pledge promise to
PROTECT OTHERS FROM DRINK
ING DRIVERS; it is also incredible
that you would even expect it to be
in any measure benefit and great
help to pedestrians and other drivers
of cars without including this very
important question, Is.
THE inclosed article of September
% clearly brings out the Importance
of drivers not drinking, when prisoner
210o7 stated to your own reporter that
he became so intoxicated on only beer
that he was unable to properly and
carefully drive his taxi and because
OF this intoxication he was arrested
for sideswiping another machine and
sentenced to 90-day jail term for
driving while drunk and leaving after
colliding.
In view of the hundreds of such
tragedies, 1t seems to me very un-
fortunate that so much time and
effort, as well as space in The Star
TO advertise the safety campaign
should be spent and then one of the
most important, at the present time,
questions should be either deliberately
or inadvertently omitted from your
pledge.
IT trust the reporters interview
with this prisoner 2l0o7 may be an
asset to your campaign and that some
mention, at least, will be made to
the danger Of driving while drunk"
R. M. PERKINS,
1856 Shepherd street.