Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-01
D. TrafficM Men
Hail Cleveland
Suburb Moves
Six-Woy intersection
Problems Studied
To End OverIouds
BY AL ALIBRANDO
Star staff Correspondent


CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov.
Especially Washington traffic
officials today found great
merit" in the Greater Cleve-
land Safety Councils aid to sub
urban communities in eliminate
ling traffic bottlenecks and haz-
ards.
The council, which serves So
communities in Cuyahoga Coun-
| ty, attacks many of Cleveland'S
traffic problems by providing en-
Ggineering advice and services to
satellite communities around the
city. The councils traffic engi-
Ineer, Vurnen L. johnson, said
an example was the study Of a
bothersome and congested six
way intersection in Shaker
Heights.
Mr.. johnson said the intersec-
ton, where thoroughfares car
rying Cleveland workers to and
from work in Cleveland meet,
had traffic overload of 1876 per
cent. He said the councils traf-
fic engineering department made
study of the intersection and
recommended widening of the
roads and other changes which
will eliminate the congestion.
Keneipp Comments
Washington Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp, on a four
city tour inspecting traffic safety
organizations and courts. said
Washington would benefit if
there were such services avail
able to small communities around
the District. William E. Billings,
executive vice president of the
Cleveland safety group, said area
Iindustrialists contribute $4,000
a year to the councils traffic
engineering department to solve
suburban traffic problems.
Following a visit with Detroit
traffic safety and court judges
yesterday. Mr.. Keneipp indicated
he would seek requirement that
t Is and II year old drivers license
applicants attend an approved
Idriver-training course or the
Washington traffic school before
they receive a driving permit.
Detroit has regulation effec-
tive next February which will
require persons under 10 to pass
an approved driver-training
course before they are permit
ted to take driver examinations.
In effect. Detroit officials said
this will make high school driver
training courses a requirement
for most students. Backing up
the law is legislation which pro-
Ivides State reimbursement for
schools offering driver education,
Outlines First Step
Mr.. Keneipp said the first step
is to determine how many 16
and 17-year-old drivers have OBJ
tanned permits in the last two
months. He said after obtaining
that information he would then
discuss the practically of re-
lquiring driver training with Po-
lice Chief Robert v. Murray and
the District commissioners.
The traffic director, who is ac-
companied on the trip by Arthur
Sundlun. chairman of the Com
missioner'S Traffic Advisory
Board; Frederick Halter, vice
chairman of the board, and An
thony Ellison, District Traffic
Safety officer, also said he would
check into the possibilities of ex-
aiming the background of juve-
nile drivers to prevent those with
criminal records involving auto
mobiles. from obtaining licenses
The District officials were in
Itrigued by one facet of punish
ment for drunk driving in De-
troit. Detroit judges said women
convicted of drunk driving are
sentenced to keeping a record Of
proceedings in traffic court for
10 days.
You'd be surprised what an
effective sentence that is" said
Judge John D. Watts.