Evening star., 1954-09-29
Door-to-Door
Transportation
Urged as Goal
BroyhiII Delivers
Keynote Address
At Traffic PovIey
By GEORGE Beveridae

By George Beveridge
Representative Broyhill. Re-
publican, of Virginia, today
urged traffic and transit officials
struggling with area transpor-
tation problems to accept as
their firm goal that people
want door-to-door transporta-
ton"
A less ambitious target, he
said, will fall short of the de-
mands of area residents.
Mr.. Broyhill advised area
planners to raise their sights in
a keynote address opening the
third annual Commissioners
and Governors Conference on
Metropolitan Traffic Problems at
the Hotel Washington.
Main purpose of the meeting
is to strive for closer co-opera-
tion between area traffic officials
in each jurisdiction and for more
standardization in their traffic
laws and regulations.
Proposals Aired.
In a series of committee re-
ports. the officials heard pro-
posals that ranged from expan-
sion of radar speed traps to
more stringent laws for tests to
determine drunk driving.
One report urged immediate
preparation of a legislative draft
in a bid for White House sup
port of a top-level commission
that would seek solutions to
traffic ills after studying them.
Mr.. Broyhill also gave top
priority to establishment of such
a presidential study commits
sion. He backed a study commits
sion proposal in the last Con-
gresS, but the bill, which in
cluded other provisions. was We
toed by Gen. Eisenhower.
Predicting that a new COM
mission bill will get fast approval
by the next Congress, he said
the commission could serve as
"a forum" to resolve conflicts
between area planners and
highway experts. Such conflicts
in the past have hurt legislative
proposals because Congress has
been confused by disputes be-
tween the people it looks to as
experts, he said.
Called Definite Asset.
Mr.. Broyhill said he viewed
the high concentration of traffic
experts here as a definite asset.
He noted that a step in the
right direction has been taken
by the Northern Virginia Region
al Planning Commission in set
ting up committees this week.
They will study mass transit reg
ulation conflicts or staggering of
Government working hours and
the possibility of curtailing some
uneconomical transit routes.
District Engineer Commission
er Louis w. Prentiss, conference
chairman, reviewed progress as
a result of the last two annual
meetings. He explained that the
conference recommendations are
supported by a special Metro
politan Area Traffic Council
which meets quarterly.
Later today, the conference
members were to hear panel dis
cussions on traffic regulations
and addresses by District Com
missioner Samuel Spencer and
Maryland Roads Commissioner
Russell H. Mccain.
The proposals in the commit
tee reports included:
LICENSING AND INSPECTION.
Chairman, George E. Keneipp,
District traffic director.
1. Highest priority should be
given to adoption of an auto
inspection system in Maryland.
2. Maryland should periodi-
cally renew drivers licenses.
3. Maryland and Virginia
should regularly re-examine
drivers beyond the age of 65.
The District has found 80 per
cent are unable to pass license
tests.
4. Driver testing officials
should have more money so they
can devote more time testing
applicants attitude toward safe
driving"
UNIFORM LEGISLATION.
Chairman, Robert F. Kneipp,
District Assistant Corporation
Counsel.
/. Each Jurisdiction should
work toward adoption of a fix
proof" traffic ticket, instead of
seeking ways to stop officials
from fixing tickets.
2. Get laws in all three areas
that permit voluntary chemical
tests to determine intoxication.
The Kneipp report said such
tests should be mandatory. AS
a first step, however, it proposed
the tests be established on a
voluntary basis. Virginia has
such a voluntary test law al
ready, but the law does not set
standards for interpreting the
test findings.
ENFORCEMENT.
Chairman, Deputy Police
Chief j. j. Agnew.
l. All police departments of
the area that do not use radar
ARE urged to employ this new
media :. in order to curtail
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