Evening star., 1937-12-19
TWO NEW PLANS.
ADVANCED TO CUT
TRAFFIC TOLL HERE
Limit on Turns and Photo
graphing of Permit-HoId-
ers Are Advocated.
"CLINIC" TO RESUME
WORK IN JANUARY
Schultz Abandons Proposal That
All-Night Parking Be Banned
Because Storage Space Lacking.

Two new proposals-prohibitio of
all turns on main traffic arteries and
the placing of photographs Of motor
lists on their driving permits-were adj
vanced yesterday as additional steps
in the campaign to increase highway
safety in the District.
The suggestion that photographs of
holders be placed on driving permits
was made by the Commissioners Traf-
fic Advisory Council. In announcing
this recommendation Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen said he was reserv-
ing his own decision until he could
ascertain the reaction of the public.
Representative Schultz, Democrat
Of Indiana proposed the abolition OF
turns on main streets.
Left turns are now prohibited on
some streets" he declared, but dan
ger still turks in the right turn ]
firmly believe if all turns are abolished
on some of the main thoroughfares
in the business section traffic will move
more smoothly and there will be less
danger of an accident to a driver or
pedestrian. At some of the busy
intersections have observed that pc
destrians do not have chance to
cross where both right and left turns
are permitted"
Clinic" Resumes in January.
Leaving Washington for the holi-
days, Mr.. Schultz said he would not
hold another session of his informal
traffic clinic" until early in January
At that time the Commissioners and
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal
Will be called on to discuss the pro-
posed prohibition against all automo-
bile parking in the business area and
the adoption of pedestrian control
regulation to prevent Jay walking"
MIR. Schultz also disclosed he does
not intend to push at this time for
adoption of a regulate to ban all
night parking because he is convinced
there is not sufficient off street stor-
age space for all automobiles in WASH
ington. He does believe, however. the
Commissioners should forbid all-night
parking on all main-tfaffie routes in
the outlying sections as we'll as in the
business district.
Indications are Mr.. Schultz and
other members of the House District
Committee who have joined him in the
safety crusade Il abandon a plan
to prevent taXicabs from cruising"
In the business section.
Not Enough Stands Available.
After study of the proposal, Mr..
Schultz said he is satisfied there are
not enough taXicab stands available
in the business area to accommodate
all the vehicles that would be neces-
sary to provide proper service.
Whitney Leary, chairman of the
Traffic Advisory Council, explained
that the greatest advantage of the
photograph plan would be prevent
ing persons from driving who do not
have permits, He reported that more
than 1000 duplicates are issued each
year.
This means" ne added, that dur
ing period of three years, the life
of permit, some 81 900 permits either
are lost or stolen and the chances are
that the person who steals or fl Is a
permit operates on it. 1t would be
protection to the owner of a permit to
have his photograph on the permit.
Commissioner Hazen suggested that
while it would be possible for some one
to substitute his photograph for that
OF the owner of the permit this prob
lem could be handled by the use of
an ink stamp placed partly on the
photograph and partly on the permit,
similar to the method used on pass
ports.