Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
Keneiipp 'sAide
Plans Survey Of
Traffic Lights
End of BottIenecks
Is Primary Aim Of
Highway Expert

increased PEDESTRIAN safety anC
elimination of traffic bottlenecks
which lead to accidents VIII be pri.
mary aims of complete survey OF
Washington's complex traffic light
system which is slated to get undo,
way next Monday, Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp revealed today.
Spurred by the current uptrend
In accidents, the survey will be
among the first duties of Wallace l.
Braun of Baltimore, new deputy
director of traffic, who assumes his
position Monday, Mr.. Keneipp ex-
planned. Municipal authorities con-
slider Mr.. Braun one of the leading
trafic engineers in the country and
an expert on lights, it was said.
Mr.. Keneipp explained that some
preliminary studies of the lighting
system already await Mr.. Braun's
attention.
Barney Circle Studied.
The trafic director scheduled a
trip to Barney Circle today for
first-hand observation of a bottle
neck there.
This busy Southeast point, an
open streetcar terminal, is also
heavily travelled by buses and auto
mobiles and has been the scene of
several accidents in the past, it was
pointed out.
Inspector Arthur E. Miller, chief
Of the Police Department Traffic
Division. has disclosed that the
Board of Revocation and Review is
going to recheck the physical fitness
of motorists who have been in
volved in two or more accidents
within a period of one year.
A clerk is now going over the
records of these drivers preparatory
to issuance of summonses and de-
tailed examinations of the cards are
to be made today. The first notices
will be mailed out before the end
of the week, and shortly thereafter
the drivers are to appear before the
Board of Revocation and Review
and prove their physical fitness to
drive, Inspector Miller explained.
In cases where motorists are
found physically unfit or unable to
fathom the intricacies of District
traffic they may temporarily lose
their permits pending further in
quiry, it was said.
$4,000 Violations Cited.
Inspector Miller pointed out that
there have been $4,000 arrests for
trafiic violations since January of
this year, or only 1000 less than
for the entire year of 1945.
He said he does not expect to at
tend meeting of physicians at 8
pm. tonight In the District Medical
Society Building, 1718 M street NV,
where the question of physical fit
ness and its relation to safe driving
will be discussed. The inspector
said he thought that was Mr..
Keneipp's job and that the traffic
director could "take care of the sit
uation" very well.
Meanwhile, it was revealed today
that in the 36-hour period from 8
O'Clock Saturday night to o'clock
this morning, 81 persons were ar
rested for speeding and 10 of them
were accused of going more than
40 miles an hour.
They face temporary loss of their
permits under an edict of last week
forbidding such speed In one case
during the 36-hour period, No. 10
precinct reported the arrest of Carl
ton L. Smith, 81, of the 1000 block
North Nelson street, Arlington, Va,
Oh charge of going SO miles an
hour In a 25-mile-a hour zone.
Police said Smith forfeited $25
collateral.
"a Accidents Reported.
There also were "a accidents dur
ing the 36-hour period, in which
seven persons suffered minor in
juries, the Accident Investigation
Unit reported.
One of these accidents, which
occurred last night at Benning road
near Minnesota avenue NE, in
volved two cars, one driven by Carl
A. Long, 40, of 1927 West Virginia
avenue NE, and the other driven
by Aaron A. Gibson, "a, colored
1900 block Walker Hill road, Seat
Pleasant, Md, according to police
They said the car driven by Glib
son stopped to avoid colliding with
a taxi, which in turn had stopped
to avoid colliding with a truck
leaving filling station. Benjamin
Bean, As, of 1413 Fifty-hrst avenue
Hillside. Md, a passenger in Mr.
Longs car, suffered head cuts.