Evening star., 1946-08-09

should be required to appear in
court.
Mr.. Keneipp and the police both
favor return to the "old fashioned
right-of way law under which, at
an uncontrolled intersection. the
driver on the right had the right of
way Under the present ruling,
which, he said, is in effect not only
in the District. but also in all but
eight States. the person arriving
first at an uncontrolled intersection
has the right of way.
Mr.. Keneipp also said he had long
favored having a full-time traffic
Judge who was an authority on
traffic matters instead of the pres
ent system whereby traffic court is
rotated among the Municipal Court
judges, with each jurist sitting three
months at time. The question of
a full-time traffic court Judge has
long been advocated by citizens and
civic organizations, it was pointed
out
The traffic director pointed out,
however, that no matter how good
the driving regulations and the
police enforcement here, only about
half the automobiles are operated
by District residents and it is diff
cult to have rigid control on out
of-toWn cars.
Mr. Keneipp met with license per-
nit examiners to discuss improve
ments in the driving test given to
applicants and other phases of the
present licensing requirements for
a license.
Earlier his Office announced that
stringent steps to curb the drastic
accident toll were being inaugurated
including automatic suspension OF
permits of Districts motorists con-
victed Of driving faster than 40
miles an hour, and of motorists in
volyed in two accidents a year. A
proposed ban on taxi cruising in
the downtown section is also being
studied.
Taxi Proposal Opposed.
Vigorous opposition to proposals of
the taxi cruising ban were registered
by drivers in an informal poll con-
Quoted by the Taxicab Advisory
Council, E. Erwin Dollar, council
chairman said today
Mr.. Dollar urged that Mr. Keneipp
seek removal of parking meters and
a ban on all passenger-car parking
in the downtown area as a means
of relieving congestion
Edward S. Curran, safety director
of the Keystone Automobile Club.
said today he thought Mr.. Keneipp' S
suggestions were good ones and
necessary" but that good many
accidents involving streetcars and
buses at intersections could be
avoided If the transit vehicles did
not try to beat the light" at the
very last second
Discounts "Hysteria."
Additional comment on the sit
uation came from Russell E. Singer
general manager of the American
Automobile Association, who said
breakdown hysteria' directed in the
general direction of all motorists is
no answer to the current upward ac-
cident trend.
Meanwhile, police reported seven
new accidents during the night and
early today, in which persons re-
celved minor cuts or bruises, and
which were listed as follows: A
two-car collision, child hurt while
riding bicycle, two children in
jured when they ran from behind
parked cars and into the paths of
moving automobiles. an accident in
which person was hit by an auto
mobile and another in which two
pedestrians were struck.
In the latter case, police said the
driver of the car, Jack Ruhm, 81
of 201 North Oakland street. Airing
ton, Va, hit >destrians while
turning norG irteenth street
at CONSTITUTE ue NV, with
the green lig e said he was
charged with o give way to
pedestrians at sswslk. Those
hurt, Thomas p. cullen, 81. of 100
South Aberdeen street, Arlington.
and James B. Monahan, SO, of 1l3
South Aberdeen street, were treated