Evening star., 1949-06-19
Revision Drafted
For Districts
Traffic
Plon Would Align
Regulations With
Trumon Proposals

Trumon Proposals
Rrytsaon &c the nsaxRts ua@s
regulations 10 ettns ilsssn In ean-
iesmsss wi,h the Naiaesaal tns.
form vesaels Code. ~ adsrxasaA
BY TIE Presidents Tsafre SAFETY
Conference wsil e< nsrpaseG -
,lss Commissioner Tuesday.
Mranw hl.e II was learned thal
another move Is aadet ean.AsssA-
t&cn which wcsaie cosnpri rnols#-
ISIS here 10 se Responsible snan-
eaaily tn ease ns personal rs pser-
eTty damage o. Lose teasa driving
p~gmttS
A legislative amendment pro-
posed by Trasssc Dgrctos Gbearss
Y ksnslpp il hwang srafsed In
the Corporstten ccsaaxels orses
for submission 10 tfs Comaass.
saoneEs II would tighten the
present Law and also hEtnx II IN
line ~ish the national uniform
code.
rrw@~nt LAw Cited
As the law STANDS. an gaJawd
party must ssis TO recover aAEn.
ages wherv the metosass wiii net
te responsible voluntarily Failure
te paw . Judgment results Ia .
loss Of permit by the driver.
Under Mr. Keneipes proposal.
which would have 10 have con-
gressional approval, both parties
would he required 10 submit q re-
port Of an accident involving
damage 10 person es property 10
the District frame department
A person found potentially
liable fer damage would have 10
show financial responsibility
through insurance or put up cash
or q bond Failure to DO this would
result in permit suspension until
claims had heen met.
The proposed change would not
apply 10 persons whose cara ssFs
beinR driven without their express
or implied consent whose cara
were legally parked or who SUI
erred property damage only 10
their own cara.
RsEulatiea In sEissea
The proposed regulation 10 In
effect In Maryland and Virginia.
Mr.. Keneipp' explained He said
he believed n would have sAlti.
tory effect In accident resiursion
by removing from the street
motorists Of proved financially
irresponsible.
Such relics from another era 40
the provisions pertaining 10 aests-
lene headlamps would he stricken
from the regulations under the re-
write 10 be suggested 10 the city
heads at their board meeting
Tuesday.
The suggested rsvikiona. whinh
differ from the present feguia-
tions principally In wording. -
ouence and breakdown. represent
two-and s-half-years' work BY o
including Mr.. Keneipp.
Hardly Neaieeahls.
Mr.. Keniepp and Police Eupt.
Robert J. Barrett win discuss the
proposed changes with the city
heads
While the revtsions would not
be particularly noticeable 10 the
average u,otorist--~tiae drivers
handbook here would not have 90
be ehansed~-4hsir adoption wouit
put the District among The leaders
In the country In eonformisy 10
the uniform code
This Ia advocated by the Pref
idents conference Of traffse Iced.
ers on grounds II exsaa<s better
understanding Of the trafse Laws
In all cities and thua euta down
accidents.
While the major driving rsiles.
such a. speed lirnits, stop kis-
mails and right Of way. would not
be affected. the proposed reRula-
tons would BE- broken dnwn. for
one thing. into more subjects for
quicker location OF the pertinent
rules.
. sems tfp 10 Csnsr~ss.
Some OF the revssions would re-
auire congressional action. and the
complete regulations would have
TO be advertised and printed after
approval by the Commissioner
before sotns into effect, II sAs
learned.
The committee which devoted
ia Monday afternoons 10 eosn-
parsnE the Dsssrietk rsguisisons
with thoas Of TIE uniform code
for naors than two years and dTsw
up the proposed rsytsaons tn.
cissdes
Mr. ksneipp. Nathan n. Lssbay.
Inspector Arthur Y. Miller os ths
frame Division. M. o. Einrsdas.
former assistant director og sest-
cles and trafie: RoAeys y. wise.
Wallace Braun. deputy eifsetnr sf
vehicles and trsffse. and william
J. Quinn.
Red Cross BIoodmobiIe