Evening star., 1935-01-30
.C|TY-W|DE TRAFFIC
RULE OBSERVANCE
DRIVE IS STARTED
Hazen to Launch Campaign
to Garry Out Program
of Roosevelt.
"MASTER PLAN" SOUGHT
OF ADVISORY COUNCIL
Speakers to Address School Chill.
dren, Citizen Trade and
Church Groups.

A determined city-wide campaign
for traffic rule obedience will be
launched soon, under the direction of
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen, to
carry out the program suggested by
President Roosevelt to cut the traffic
toll of the Nation.
Selected speakers will address school
children, citizens associations, church
congregations and trade and civic
groups to spread emphasis on the
necessity of observance Of traffic
regulations.
ID. c. Officials to Study.
Meanwhile, District officials are to
be assigned to study all the various
plans for Strengthening of District
traffic regulations and the National
Conference on Street and Highway
Safety will be asked to provide the
District with all the latest programs
for uniform control of traffic.
Commissioner Hazen was to confer
today with number of District
officials on plans for the educational
campaign. He said he would consult
with ElWood Street. director of public
welfare, on formation of a list of
speakers for civic meetings Street
formerly was director of the Washing
ton Community Chest and was expect
ed to suggest a list of informed
speakers.
Hazen's plan is to make Washing
ton traffic conscious. He believes
good can be accomplished by having
speakers stress traffic matters at
church services, before meetings of
school children, citizens and club
groups.
Talks on traffic matters also would
be given over radio stations under his
plan. Other talks would be made at
theaters and movie houses.
Master Plan" Sought.
The Traffic Advisory Council is to
be asked to develop a master plan
for new traffic enforcement out of the
present regulations and the many new
proposals for traffic control.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer. Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown
and Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Prettyman are to be directed to study
the various new proposals and submit
recommendations.
1T is apparent" said Commissioner
Hazen, that We can not have a traffic
officer at every intersection in the
District. We must have traffic law
observance from the mass of the pub
lie if any real progress is to be made.
1T is to be hoped that an educa-
tional campaign will impress upon the
public the necessity of their co-opera-
ton with the law enforcement agents
in obtaining better observance of traf-
flC rules.
If the mass of the public obeyed
and respected our present rules the
problem would become greatly mini
mized.''
Traffic Toll Less.
The traffic toll during the first 16
days of this year is less than that for
the corresponding period of last jan
uary, according to data reported TO
Commissioner Hazen by Traffic Direc-
tor Van Duzer.
This shows there were four fataili-
ties during the first half of this month
as compared with nine in the similar
period last January.
There were 157 personal injuries
and 294 accidents in the first 16 days
of this month as compared with 174
injuries and $40 accidents during the
similar period of last January. Van
Duzer reported.
For the first 27 days of this month
he added, there were five fatalities
242 personal injuries and 485 acci-
dents as compared with IS fatalities
285 injuries and $50 accidents record
ed in the first 81 days of January OF
last year.