Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1935, Page 7

TRAFFIC PLANNING TERMED “DEADLY" Need for Pedestrian Ways/| at Intersections Seen in Safety Letter. Much of Washington's traffic prob- lem is due to traffic planning which is “not only faulty but deadly.” because 1t does not make allowance for pedes- | trian crossings at busy intersections. | in the opinion of Frances Baker, 1721 | H street, one of many Washingtonians | who have discussed the pedestrian phase of the local traffic situation m‘ Jetters to The Star Safety Council. | “I have found the traffic system in | Washington to be very faulty in com- | parison with other large cities in the United States,”.she said. “To reach the fundamental cause of vour traffic accidents you need to| bring pressure on whatever authority | 1s responsible for traffic planning here. | Washington is well-known for having been the only city in the United | States which was deliberately and scientifically planned from the begin- ning and 't is too bad that those who are responsible for the devglopment cf that plan have so neglected it that the city has become a dangerous place in which to live. “To illustrate—pedestrians crossing Dupont Circle wait many minutes for | a red light and when it does come on it remains hardly long enough to| cross the street. Not only is this the case. but automobiles, especially taxis, frequently run through the lizhts. Within two months I have witnessed two accidents at almost identical places on Dupont Circle caused by autos running through the lights. and a friend going to work for the first time in two vears was hurt in the same way so that she was in the hos- pital many weeks. “Perhaps the best illustration of poor traffic planning is at the inter- section of Twentieth street and Mas- sachusetts avenue. In the morning rush hour cars coming toward town on Massachusetts must turn onte! Twentieth and there is such a stream that it is impossible for pedestrians to cross Twentieth when the light is in their favor. Employes of two Govern- ment agencies who must cross this point at this time cannot cross except when the lights are against them which puts them at the mercy of cars | running on Twenticth street. “Scmehow the authorities who are responsicle for traffic engineering in this city must be made to feel their responsibility for these conditions.” Excerpts From Other Letters. This letter is one of hundreds deal- ing with all phases of the local traf- fic situation received by The Star Safety Council. Excerpts from some of these letters follow “Your excellent editorial on the gafety campaign oeing conducted in Washington by your good paper interested me very much. “My position being Safety Engzineer in charge of accident prevention of the above company, brings me Washington quite frequently to inaug- urate safety campaigns. At the present time I have under way a campaign among the drivers of the Colliflower Coal Co. of Washington and I am holding safety meetings every six weeks. This concern is very interested in the safety movement.” ] THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1935. Salvation Army Joins Drive | could have invented, for those who | carbarians all at play in their motor Leaders of the Salvation Army pictured as they signed safe-driving | pledges yesterday for the entire organization of workers. Left to right: ’ Adjt. H. E. Bloomberg and Brig. J. G. McGee. —Star Staff Photo. Dr. B. Sacks. | Pharmacy, stated: of the Keystone! Safety The Star is a very good kiea. It has (Continued Prom First Page) |aiready eliminated a lot of careless | driving and brought people to their | senses.” William E. Gottwals, g Kidwell's Market, said: “If only more thought was given to safe driving at all times we know that there would be less accidents. I indorse The Star's campaizn heart- in getting the District of Columbia branch of the W. C. T. U. to vote its | full support to The Star’s drive. Besides many business houses of Washington Circle, the managers of five apartment houses were duly cigned. They are the Plaza, the Key- | stone. the Marquette, the Park Lane | ard the Lombardy. The managers have agreed to keep safety pledges at | the desk where each resident will manager of The Potomac Electric Power Co nas completed the enrollment of all of have an opportunity to sign up. its officers and employes who drive Businessmen Comment. either company or private motor ve- Several of the heads of business hicles in The Star safety campaign, houses made statements after signing A thereby joining the honor roll of 100 the pledges. Charles L. Norris, real Per cent organizations. estate, loans and insurance, 2135 Signed safe driving pledge cards Pennsylvania avenue, said: | from more than 800 individual officers “The campaign of the Safety Coun- | and employes of the company have cil of The Evening Star is accomplish- | been received by The Star council and ing a tremendous public benefit: bringing about obedience to traffic laws by respect for them, thereby | minimizing the necessity and expense | of police enforcement and, better still. greatly increasing the chances of safe travel on our streets and high- ways. The Star is to be congratulated for the thoroughness of its campaign.” | | —T F. Dolan, safety engineer, the Great American Indemnity Co. “The Public Interest Citizens' Asso- ciation of East Washington at its| recent meeting held at the Calvary | Parish Hall. Eleventh and G streets | northeast, indorsed the very timely safetv campaign being conducted by The Evening Star. “It is the purpose of this organiza- tion to co-operate in whatever way | possible with the sponsors of this cainpaign on suggestions for making | Washington and its Northeast section afer and conscious of its necessity | for exerting every effort to prevent traffic accidents.”—Dr. George H. Richardson. president: Kenneth H. Carter, corresponding secretary.. l Star, 1 promise to: Make turns from Give right of way Heed pedestrians’ SEVENTH Match Your ODD COATS TROUSERS The largest selection of special trousers in Wash- ington. Over 5,000 pairs of trousers in every desired material, pattern, color and Bring in your odd . we'll match them. size. coats . English Drape SLACKS All-wool slacks in rich new de- signs and nobby patterns. Safe Driving Pledge N THE interest of accident prevention and safer conditions on the streets and highways and in co-operation with the Safety Council of The Evening . Never operate at reckless speed. Drive on right of highway. Stop at all S-T-O-P signs. Refrain from jumping traffic lights. Signal before turning or stopping. Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. Keep my vehicle in safe condition. Be courteous and considerate of others. Addresse o Employer: e sxiioooisots The Safety Council Of The .Evening Star Washington, D. C. Sign and send above coupon to The Evening Star Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building EISEMAN'S the proper lanes. in doubtful cases. rights. & F STS. 95 and up $ Just “I think the campaign started by ‘“Hot Cargo,” Loaded on Freighter safety stickers now appear on the‘ windshields of trucks and service cars of the company and on the private cars of PEPCO workers. The highly successful utility com- | pany campaign was handled under the supervision of A. G. Neal, vice president and general manager. E. H. Thomson, who handled the | details of the safety campaign within the Washington Loan and Trust Co.| organization, another 100 per cent organization, has sent to The Star | Safety Council a copy of an item re- | | printed from the London Times which he pointed out fits in very well | with the ocal safety drive. The item, | headed “Carbarians,” follows: | “In this journal the other day s | writer spoke of the ancient Athenians looking down on a world filled with barbarians. When the proof reached the editorial scrutiny the last word of the phrase was printed ‘carbarians. It seemed a shame to alter it. If only the context had permitted, what a service to the English language to present it with that word! But the gift was only delayed. We offer it now—carbarian—as the perfect name, a name which only genius or accident ‘drive to the danger,’ those who lack the manners of the road, and defy the tradition of the road, the young coaches, the innumerable divisions of the class inadequately named road- hog.—London Time: UNIONIZED STEVEDORES’ BOYCOTT FACES TEST by Non-Member Laborers, Reaches San Francisco. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO. November 1.— With the boycott against the han- | dling of cargo from Gulf of Mexico | | ports having gone into effect at mid- night. a showdown in the new “hot | cargo” dispute in Pacific Coast ports | was awaited today with the arrival of the freighter Katrina Luckenbach at San Pedro. The Katrina Luckenbach is the first ship to reach California with so- | called “hot cargo” from the gulf. It was loaded by non-union workers. The ban against the working of freight from the Gulf ports. where a strike is in progress was ordered on instructions from Joseph P. Ryan. in- ternational president of the union. P.T. A. Pledges Safety Parent-Teacher Association of Horace Mann School heartily indorses The Star safety campaign. Left to right is John Sager, captain: Walter Johnson, lieutenant; Temple W. Seay, president of the Wesley Heights unit; Temple W. Seay, jr.. and Mrs. Temple W. Seay. —Star Stafl Photo. % A7 LANGDON WADING POOLGOMPLETED $12,000 W. P. A. Project Is First to Be Finished Under | ' Capital Parks. | The first Works Progress Adminis- tration project under the National Capital Parks has been completed | with construction of the wading pool | for small children at Langdon Re- creation Center, Franklin and Ham- | lin streets, Eighteenth street and | Mills avenue northeast, officials an- nounced today. Work began on this project in Au- gust. It cost $12,000 and a dally | average of 50 men was employed on | the project. Seventy-five per cent of | the cost went to labor and 25 per cent for materials. The wading pool is of concrete with a maximum depth | of 3 feet and is 120 by 140 feet in area. Meanwhile, the Parks Office ap- proved plans for development of | Bunker Hill Park, Otis, Perry, Thire | teenth and Fourteenth streets north- | east, which is expected to be one of | the finest small parks in the city With labor furnished by C. C. C - - %1 L st Marriage Licenses. i3 8 ot B ne. and Catherine M mberland. 2. 2135 H st.: Rev. N. W ank Harry G Leonard_ 19 371 Corcoran st and Annie L. . 131 8 st IR it iR e N Y. v, J. C. Ball Michael H. Weber. 1. 1701 ne. and 8ophie Solomon Puilley 5. and Olivier W. Bruffey. both of 44 Lonzfellow =t. n.e Rev C Ball Rev. G Cassada L B Franck R § 10 Benedict Md 7. Richmond Front Roval 21. 2819 and Marion Mount Carroli B M n M. 1 F N Trvin N J Albany. Capitol ave 19,1120 5th Ludlow 08 P st an Raleizh. N. C . A Fraicis R. Soules. ™%, and Grace D Lrh- both of Hyatteville, Md.. Re Hissey G W t M. Smit Argonne Rev. J. F. Denges Pittsburzh. Pa S Donora. 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