The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-02-04
Years Careless
Driving Nets
Nearly $4,000
Survey Shows
Numerous Onenses
Against Ordinances
BY jim BERRY

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ti4 Gz6 05 ID fines aad costa 10 the
town cgfter last year for multl-
tade 81 traffic violations. most Of
tiieae unnecessary
Compared Yith a similar period
between 1852 and 1853 last years
careless drivers we're pikers Dur
ing that time fines and costs
brought in nearIy $4,000. a tom
record
The average motorist around
toxin vino maybe gets one park
nv ticket year might be- amazed
- know that an average u 80
tickets each month are stuck
under the windshield H1p.rs Of
vehicles parked around town
Meter Violations
Meter WoIhtlouS. though high
Is not the number one cause for
the high tine figures Topping
the list u traffic violations III
t',9n is careless and reckless
driving
Faf1nyille police have booked 81
violations of This type in the past
six months Seventeen Of these
violations resulted in accidents.
According 70 Police Chief Otto
OVerton Most Of the careless
driving CHARGES and the resulting
accidents at caused by drivers
making lilegal turns or proceed
lnR through an Intersection iii the
left turn only lane
Speeding tanks second iii Of
fenses committed locally and
most 81 the offenders are from
out Of town Through January Of
this wear ~ speedefs have been
nahhed and fined The highest
speed noted was an unbelievable
- miles per- houi within the town
limits
What, No License
Strange as il may seem the
tblFd ranking violation committed
by drivers here is operating a We
hicle without license In most
cases noted the driver was arrest
ed for an inlraction other than
not having permit OF the Is
incidents 81 this type only three
were driving on expired permits.
the rest were cases Of out and out
disregard for the states motor
vehicle Law acquiring all drivers
10 be- licensed
Speeding and driving without
licenses appears TO be on the IN
crease if last years figures are
considered For fiscal year 1858
there were so speeders. II less
than recorded during the past SIX
months and only u no license
violations. less than half the
number posted since September
Drunk driving cases have Jump
ed from II for all last year To 10
IN the past SIX months
Towns Hot Spot
Third and Main streets. seems
10 be the hot spot as far as
minor violations are concerned
About co. bf All accidents and
cases Of red light running hap
pen there The talley sheet shows
that more than "A dozen drivers
have failed 10 stop for traffic
signals around town and most Of
them we're tagged at Third and
Main Five other motorists failed
10 observe stop signs.
Faulty equipment Oh vehicles il
relatively lacking due to regular
state Inspections Despite this
there have been five cases motor
lists being stopped for having inn
propei lights. Three others we're
tagged for improper brakes and
several Others fols improper muf-
iiers.
one other cause OF headache
and grey haT among local law
enforcement officers is double
parking and parking n prohibit
tive and restrictive zones Double
parking Is prohibited by town
ordinance anSi apparently shubbed
by motorists Who continue 10
bottle ~ downtown streets while
they thop for 'lust i few
minutes Police hate 0rdfred 4
Contnned oa pace d.