Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1926, Page 110

14 PEDESTRIAN REGULATION IS FAVORED BY OFFICIALS Control of Walkers Inevitable, Traffiic Experts—Plan Has Been Tried and Found Feasible. Say he time has come in the history of traffic regulation in the United States when the pedestrian who walks the streets is going to have some laws passed for his protection, traffic officials believe. Alarmed by the steady rise in the number of fatalities from automobile accidents throughout the Nation as a whole, the regu- latory powers have begun to canvass the situation and are decid- ing that pedestrian traffic must be regulated, and regulated by law ii necessary. The pedestrian is to be saved despite himself, if he will not be saved otherwise. The continuous growth of motor vehicular traffic has reached a paint where, in the opinion of public authorities, the rights of both ghé-motorist and the pedestrian must be defined, so that each may@odt infringe on the rights of the other. D% John A, Harriss, father of the | the low death rate from motor car ac- and the | to the fact that -the licenses light system used | Kless drivers promptly 18- A nended or revoked and the care with | TR h the traffic police gu: S cishiy sections and prevent ja are so impe luws are now necessary - regu ieves that | i When an automobile driver vio the traffic laws In Fall River, his case is considered by Chief Feeney. If the | chief considers it serious he promptly | recommends the suspension or revo- catton of the driver’s license to State | rexister of motor vehicles, who acts promptly {n support of the police. Chief Feeney has instructed his off- cers to pay particular attention to the operation of motor vehicles at street crossings. It is his bellef that most { accidents, and the larger share of the fatal ones, occur at such cross- {ings. Any motorlst who falls to slow | down at a corner is tabbed to appear at the police traffic station, and fs sent a letter regarding his offense. At the second offense, instead of get- ting another summons, the offender is sent to court and his license sus- pended. About 150 motorists are tagged each month In Fall River, Chlef Feeney states. Only one warning is given because of ignorance of the traffic or- dinances. Chief Feeney asserts that co-opera- tion between the State officlals and himself 'in promptly revoking and suspending the licenses of reckless and unlawful drivers. may be thanked for the greater share in keeping the death rate low. Division of Rights. "he enormous Incr les has made it neces. to provide an equitable division the rights of motorists and the chts of the pedestrians to the public roughfares. At present an injustice g done to the pedestrian, and legislation, rules or ordinances t can be promulgated for the bene- the pedestrian should be put in ce and operation at the earliest pos- gihle momer: Dr. Harriss but expresses what is in the minds of traffic experts through- cnt the Nation, that some means of regulation for pedestrian traffic must found in the congested areas of ot rears ago,” said Dr. Har- riss, “I made an effort to ascertain the attitude of the pedestrian public he congested areas of Manhattan ard controlling their movements in connection with _vehicular traffic. \With that in mind I instituted what I called ‘pedestrian schools’ at the cor- s of Fifth avenue and Forty-second street, Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth treet, Canal and Lafayette streets and several other localitles. I had in mind the psvchological reaction as well as the practical result of educating the pedestrian public in sgomething that directly benefited them and also supplied the necessary ans to permit of a smoothly run- Narrow Streets Ald. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW BEDFORD, Mass, January 30.—The low death rate in New Bed- ford from motor accidents s at- tributed to careful driving, the nar- rowness of the streets and the educa- tional campalgns by the police among schools and motorists by Chief of Po- lice Edward P. Doherty. During 1924, according to figures of the United States Department of Com- merce, New Bedford led the country in low death rates from automobile accidents, with a rate of 9.8 to 100,000 population. Education for careful motor driving in New Bedford began four years ago, when a policeman was detailed to lec- ture on the subject in the schools, under the belief that educating the children would educate their parents. A force of 27 policemen makes up the traffic division and they constantly warn motorists of the most minor traffic violation. An average of 700 automoblles are tagged monthly, re- quiring the driver to call at the police traffic headquarters and learn of his delinquency. Chief Doherty is a firm bellever in educating dtivers regarding ali the traffic regulations, especially in the matter of speeding, and imposing heavy' fines’ on reckless drivers. He recommends an educational campal in cities where the death rate 18 high. Speedirig 1s the great cause of ac- cidents, according to Traffic Sergt. Ivar V. Nelsen, in charge of the squad, who has three motor cycle and four automobils police to enforce the speed laws. Traffic police also are detailed ‘to guard school children upon arrival and departure from school and also prevent jay-walking. Safety education, strict laws and Stiff enforcement is the motto for New Bedford, according to Thief Doherty, who urges the same for other cities. 'BERLI0Z HOUSE PASSES. Lovers of Old Paris Iamenting Demolition of House. PARIS.—Lovers of old Parls are lamenting the demolition of a house in Montmartre in which Berlioz lived and where he composed “The Damna- tion of Faust,” his masterplece. The house had a pleasant wooded garden containing a picturesque old wel During the demolition of the hous which is to be replaced by an up-to- date hLotel, & party of admirers of the celebrated musician visited it and made a demonstration of regret. Berlioz, who introduced several novel instrumental effects, occupied a place among the great French composers. He was born {n 1803 and died {n Pa in In 1832 he married Hen- rietta Simpson, & young English actress who played at the Odeon with an English company. guccess and, although there were sev- eral isolated cases of {rritability, where the {ndividual seemed to think his personal right to be run over if he pleased was being restricted, the moving of pedestrian traffic by police met the general approval of all con- . ch learned that the other had rights, the pedestrian to cross the street in safety and the motorist to drive smoothly in continuous move- This experiment has been studied, 1 may fely say, by not only the large cities of the United States but also by the large cities of the world.” Denles High Rate. Special Dispatch to The Star. PATERSON, N. J., January 80.— Credited by the Department of Com- merce with having the highest death rate in 1924 from automobile accl- dents, 34.8 to 100,000 of population, Police Capt. Charles Sautter, in charge of the Paterson traffic squad, todal denied that the death rate for local accidents was so_high. He declared Paterson averaged one death a month for the year and sald that the geo- graphical location of the city caused all motor accident cases for 20 miles in any direction to be brought to the hosplitals here. “Paterson is situated so that it draws its hospital cases from com- munities within a radius of 20 miles or more,” sald Capt. Sautter. “There are three hospitals in the city and all serious accident cases are brought here for treatment. The result is that when a person injured in an ac- cident 20 miles away dles in a Pater- <on hosplital Paterson is credited with that motor death, when as a matter of fact the city had nothing to do with it other than to provide hos pitalization. As a matter of fact, the actual sercentage of motor deaths that oc- cur within the territorial limits of Paterson is about one death per nonth for the year. The United States Commerce Department's fig- ures for Paterson are incorrect. There is no compilation of Paterson raffic rules, but the police watch for speeders and jay-walk- rding to Capt. Sautter, who ared that the city's regulations ‘or motor vehicles were among the )est in the United States. There are nolicemen at all busy street intersec- +fons and safety educational work is golng on among the school children. Pedestrians Must Obey. 3pedial Dispateh t Star. DES MOIN Towa, January 30. —The control of pedestrians and the prevention of jay-walking inany form, Strict enforcement of the 20-mile-an- nour speed law and safety campalgns in public schools are credited with holding the fatalities from automo- bile accidents to 11.7 to 100,000 of population in 1924 as recently an- nounced by the United States De- partment of Commerce. The use of common sense always will keep the number of fatalities low, according to T. Jay Hubbard, spector of traffic. h”?'rl?! common sense along with a little less rush to get somewhere were used, I belleve traffic accidents could be materially reduced in virtu- ally every city in the country,” In- spector Hubbard said. “Only a few simple rules are necessa Pedes- frians as well as motorists must vealize that the traffic ordinances have teeth in them and are rigldly enforce e ver, T do mot belleve the traffic reculations here are much dif- ferent than those of other citles. Yiach municipality must set its own rules as regards parking time, park- ing plices and traflic direction. “The width of streets, extent of business dlstrizZs, contour of the grou must be taken into con- sideration "‘?:Lx'..f-m Hubbard set the following rules as fundamental: MAN’S CAR MADE BETTER BY BEING WOMAN’S, TOO (Continued from Second Page.) only to.find that the emerge: was always in the way. T ke Another important development is the greater convenience of the gear shift lever. It is only an octave away from the steering wheel rim, one man- ufacturer advertises. And it.is inter- esting to note that the octave men- tioned s the octave of a woman's hand. Apparently women prefer sunshine to wind. Curtains are still found in the better furnished closed cars, but wom- en seldom think of using them. Sitting behind a curtained window is too sug- | gestive of age. Wind, however, is taboo for the simple reason that the modern woman cannot look her best when the wind is playing tricks with her coiffeur. Thus one finds the sport open cars being equipped with wind wings. On one of the radical closed models shown for the first time this vear there are windshield wings on the rear windows. Rl Compromise Model Out. An Interesting compromise has been effected in the case of one model, & convertible coupe. Many men still prefer the open roadster, but as a con- cession to the women folk this manu. facturer bullds his roadster so it can bxod' made into a coupe when milady rides. The feminine influence has invaded the engineering. realm to an extent where the automobile has been im- proved beyond the goal set by many of the most extravagant prophets. reg: Do not allow jay-walking in any orm T ko pedestrian trafiic move With motor traffic in all directions. e an adequate speed traffic officers at all busy street intersections. The Government’s figures showed foines stood third lowest in the number of automobile fatilities for the 12 months of 1924, and Inspector Jubbard said that the figures for 1925 would be even lower. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 31, '1926—PART 7 TRIO OF FAST CARS PRODUCED BY THREE NOTED MAKERS Hupmobile Eight Coupe. Car Thieves Find Business Slack In Philadelphia According to the Philadelphia Po- lice Department, automobile thefts in that city during dropped 50 per cent, as compared with the preceding year. Apparently progressive thleves figure it {s safer to acquire a car on the dollar-down-and-a-dollar- when-they-get-you basis. ALCOHOL AS REMEDY. Use Suggested to Prevent Freezing in Water Can. It it is annoying to pick up the wa- ter can and find its contents frozen solid, why not make it a rule to add alcohol to the water e time the Wills Ste. Claire Six. Actively Ol;erale Windshield Wiper Of Car in Ice king in 2 it travellng in the wiper should be run at its speed. Iriction of the orm the Newest coupe type of Locomobile Junior Elght. against the glass will heip vent ice from forming ov vision spot of the win Helps to Prevent Ski There will be less dung ding, even if chains inflated tires. he more of its tre ter the can is filled? The water will then be time a If the plan is fol- used, the cooling s lowed carefully and the correct pro- portions of water and antl-freeze are 'm can be kept ' q Ler this some da: begins freezing on the streets. I in safe condition just by adding the tents from theé water can as re- torm | . with t MY | 1333-37 14th St. SUPERCHARGER HELD : VITAL AT LOW SPEED | T Ace Engine Designer Says New De- vice More Necessary When Running Slowly. Despite the fact that it is not in evidence at this year's automobile shows, the rupercharger may come | into popularity® sooner than antici patec. The change is due to a state- ment by I'red Duesenberg, ace engine er. to the effect that the super is needed more for low speeds high The explanation is When an engine is operating at fts lower speeds the amount of air sucked in through the carburetor i not suf- ficlent and does not travel at high enough velocity to break up the heavy particles of gasoline. The engine | tends to run on a ‘“wet” mixture, | which is the height of inefficlency. With the supercharger automatical ly controlled by the accelerator, it is possible to create a forced draft, which Lreaks up the gasoline to far | better advantage, thereby increasing | power and efficiency at the low en- gine spceds as well as at the high. Hot Engine Efficient. iy because combus tter and choking is minimum. But it you © of the newer and cooler 't let this point worry you gines attend to the pre NASH MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Main 5780 eral Motors Aoz Six-is here/ Man had become hardened to many of the car’'s shortcomings. He did not notice how much he was_missing by not insisting upon mechanical better- ment. The Amerioan woman has given the situation a new twiat, and the re- sults are everywhere apparent. The modern car is a woman's car d as such it is a much better man’s (Copyricht. 1926.) Revocation of Licenses. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. 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