Evening star., 1936-03-22

but restoration of many bridges re-
Gently swept away by the raging tor
rents. It Is unfortunate that these
damages should occur on the eve Of
the motoring season of 1886. but early
Spring is the time seaSonslly due to
the melting SHOWS and heavy rains
often expected. The severity Of last
Winter has added greatly to this ever
present Spring menace.
1t certainly stands to reason that
with these repairs so necessary little
money will be taken from motoring
taxes for other purposes. It Is an
emergency that must be met
A resolution opposing both diversion
TO other purposes of revenues from
motor vehicle and gasoline taxes COL
lected to finance roads and the con-
tinuance Of the duplicating Federal
tax upon gasoline has been adopted
by the Association of Highway Off,
cials of the North Atlantic States.
The association, which met recently
At Atlantic City, N. j., held that the
Federal Government should not tax
gasoline for the purpose of obtaining
general purpose revenue, and said
that State revenues from gasoline
taxes should be used exclusively for
the construction and maintenance of
roads.
A motorist writing in to this COL
unn makes the following sugges-
ton:
THE other afternoon I watched the
traffic negotiating the numerous road
ways in and around the Montgomery
Blair Portal, Sixteenth street and Dis
trict Line. While I was there (mid-
afternoon) fully Is per cent of the
cars coming of the East-West High
way and bound for the city made
wrong turn. Instead of continuing
straight on west and then making the
left turn, they ran along the curved
road; that made them contest the
right Of way with the northbound
traffic. I saw several narrow escapes
from colliding during the half hour
stood there.
1T occurs to me that either the
& Maryland authorities or those of the
District should have an officer posted
at a strategic point, to help safely
direct traffic here. There is no doubt
at all about 1.-THE balmier the
weather, the more cars will be coming
out, and the greater the danger of
accident at corner like this. where
either municipalities law enforcing
agencies can pass the buck, and let
George do it, while the autos crash"
X X
An overseas rally" of British mo-
2,000-nlile tour of the United States
and Canada, has been announced for
this Summer by one Of the leading
English motor clubs, according to an
Associated Press report.
The party will embark July % on
the new liner Queen Mary, with off,
cial receptions scheduled in Wash
ington, Pittsburgh and Detroit.
Among advertised attractions of
the trip are:
A triumphant entry" to New York,
escorted by motor cycle police up
broadway.
Gasoline at approximately IS cents
o gallon. It costs 37l2 cents over
there
Weather insurance, with guarantee
Of SIS day for rainy weather.
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During 1885 hit-and-run drivers
were responsible for the death of
also people, according to the Ameri-
can Automobile Association.
In addition to those killed outright,
more than 1000 men, women and
children suffered serious injuries at
the hands of drivers who paid no at
tention to the casualties they caused,
the national motoring body reported.
Clearly, the time has come for the
eternest possible treatment Of the type
Of lawless and callous driver who
leaves the scene Of an accident,
whether 1t be to person or property"
the A. A. A. declared. The statement
'continued:
There is every reason to believe
that hundreds Of lives could have been
saved and that the injuries in hun
'dreds Of cases could have been mini
|mized If the people involved had re-
|ceived prompt first aid and speedy
disqualification.
Realizing the seriousness Of the
PROBLEM, many of our clubs have for
years offered financial reward for
evidence leading to the arrest and con-
Eviction Of this type Of operator.
1T is part Of the A. A. A. enlarged
campaign Of education to bring about
more cooperation from the public
generally. and from drivers in par
ticular, in the interest Of better control
and Surer punishment for hit-and-run
offenders. Public education, together
with the steady improvement in police
Investigation and enforcement meth
ods will do more than anything else
to rid our streets and highways of this
menace"
An innovation In National Capital
motordom will be inaugurated Thurs
days evening, May Z, by the Key
when it holds its first annual meeting
and get-together Of the keystone mem
bership. To accommodate the large
outpouring of motorists expected, the
entire eleventh floor of the Willard
Hotel has been engaged for the occa-
sion.
Discussion Of motoring and trafic
problems from the standpoint Of the
man at the wheel will be q main fea-
lure Of the meeting, which will be fol-
Bowed by an elaborate entertainment.
over which Arthur Godfrey, stage and
ecreen personality, will preside as mas
eer Of ceremonies. Many outstanding
stage and radio stars will appear and
numerous prominent persons will be
guests Of Keystone for the event.
simultaneously Keystone has an
bounced that its advisory board has
Endorsed the Norton bill now pending
bn Congress 20 give the District Com
,1issinrers Yn0u,er IN sliSDend nr revoke |