Evening star., 1939-01-22
Commissioners
To Study Plan
For Pedestrians
Councils Proposal
To Be Discussed
On Tuesday

The Traffic Advisory Councils
recommendations for adoption of
pedestrian control regulations in the
District probably will be considered
by the Commissioners at their board
meeting Tuesday
This was indicated by Commits
sioner Hazen yesterday after Whit
ney Leary, chairman of the Advis-
ory Council. announced that copies
of report on the councils action
will be delivered to the Commits
sioners tomorrow or Tuesday.
At the same time, Commissioner
Hazen indicated that final action
on the question of whether pedes-
trian control regulations will be
adopted here will be deferred until
after the Presidents Birthday cele-
bration. The councils proposals
will come up for discussion at Tues
days meeting, however, he declared.
Comment Is Withheld.
Both Commissioner Hazen and
Col David McCoach. jr, Engineer
Commissioner, declined to comment
on the Advisory Councils recon-
mendations, saying they would pre-
fer to withhold any statement until
they can read the councils complete
report.
Mr.. Leary said he hopes to be able
to deliver the report to the Com
missioners in person so that he can
discuss the proposed regulations
with them.
Since the public hearing on the
pedestrian control question last De-
cember 20, the Commissioners have
been awaiting the Advisory Coun-
ellis recommendations before decid-
. ing whether to put the law into
effect.
Makes tiOns.
The councils proposed program.
adopted at meeting Friday night,
makes these recommendations:
CD Amend section of the traffic
and motor vehicle regulations so
that the section, as amended, will
: read as follows:
No pedestrian, equestrian or
driver of any vehicle shall disobey
the instructions of any applicable
traffic sign or signal unless directed
TO do so by police officer. Police
officers shall have full power to reg
ulate pedestrian, equestrian and We
hicular traffic
co Amend section 6, Article III,
OF the traffic and motor vehicle reg
ulations so that the section, as
amended, will read as follows:
"At intersections where traffic is
controlled by traffic-control signals
or by police officers, drivers of vehi-
cles shall yield the right of way to
. pedestrians crossing or those who
have started to cross the roadway
on a green or Ego" signal, or sig
nal Of police officer"
Hazardous Crossings Outlawed.
90 Amend the traffic and motor
vehicle regulations under appropri-
ate article and section by adding the
following:
mo pedestrian shall use any road
way between intersections when a
vehicle is approaching from either
direction so as to constitute a haz-
same at any time in negligent or
. reckless manner. This section shall
not apply to pedestrians using cross
walks"
"a The Traffic Advisory Council
recommends that the provisions of
section s, Article III, as amended
above, be rigidly enforced, that wher-
ever practicable pedestrian lights
be installed, that the visibility of
traff1c-control lights be improved by
readjusting the visors now on them
and by relocating the traffic lights
at such places as they are not easily
visible to pedestrians facing the
crossing, and that the crosswalk
lines be extended and made clearer
where necessary"