Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1935, Page 4

OF PEDESTRIANS Traffic Observer Says Rules One-Sided Against Motorist. Without pedestrian control traffic s hamstrung, in the opinion of Charles Robb, jr, one of the hundreds of local citizens who have aided The Evening Star Safety Council in its present safety campaign by contribut- ing suggestions on various phases of the local traffic problem. “Washington,” he pointed out, “is notorious for its wide streets and phlegmatic trafic. And this is no paradox. No. This is acute pedel- trianism, rancorous and vicious.” Robb pointed out that if Utopian eonditions existed, traffic control might be simple. But, he says, “the avesage person has a palsied sense of rhythm and the individual con- science is wrapped in egoism. And when this average individual is al- lowed to go on his halting and self- directed way the results are deplorably quoted in our papers. “And thus,” he contniued, “we have policemen, speed-limits, stop signs end lights. These inhibitions are placed solely against vehicular traffic. In other words, the individual con- sciences of our motorists are not relied upon to conduct a safe business of Braffic. Pedestrians Bump, Too. “It is perfectly obvious why re- strictions are first placed on motor traffic. The motorist drives ‘a po- tential instrument of death,” to quote from a recent letter to the editor. Motor traffic is inherently and vastly more dangerous than pedestrial traffic. The pedestrian, in fact, has no innate lethel aspects, other, per- haps, than a proclivity toward sui- cide. Pedestrians bump and jostle each other. Toes and tempers often burn. But death never counts its score when pedestrian collides with pedestrian. Obviously, ~motorized traffic is the killer. “What has been done about it? The statute book is fat with what the driver ‘must not do. The motorist is barred from the sidewalks. The pedestrian—and this is significant— has all the sidewalk he can trample on. The danger occurs when he wishes to leave one island sidewalk for an- other. And here, I think, is the crux of the question: To whom belongs the right-of-way in the streets, to motorist or pedestrian? And why, up until now, has the control of pedestrian traffic been left entirely up to the indvidual conscience? “The individual conscience, as a factor in social safety, is barely exist- ent. Isthere any reason why a pedes- trian, with conscience blunted by ab- sent-mindedness or deceived by near- sightedness or absorbed in self- thoughtfulness be even allowed to use his conscience in crossing the streets. I have scresmed a mental ‘no’ to myself a thousand times in the heat of my downtown hikings. Whereas the motorist is the driver of a poten- tial instrument of death, the pedes- trian is, in his very entity, a potential corpse. 4 ‘More Camplex Here. “Two more facts are significant. We have a relatively high percentage of sutomobiles per capita, and, secondly, we have a relatively high percentage of individual shoppers per capita. This means that our problem of ve- hicular and pedestrian traffic is more complex than in most cities. “And so I rest my case with a plea for sanctions on the pedestrian traffic Just about the time people are begin- ning to know what a sanction is.” Excerpts from some of the other Jetters received by The Star Council follow: “I have noticed that in most cases _THE EVENING Explaining that insurance companies are co-operating in the highway, safety movement by refusing to insure careless and reckless drivers, offi- cials and employes of the Mutual Insurance Agency have joined The Star safety drive as individuals. Signing their pledges, left to right, are Charles M. Boteler, secretary; E. 1. Oakes, treasurer, and Albert R. Peters, president. —=Star Staff Photo. STAR, WASHINGTON, explained that the most serious insur- ance problem of 1934 was the tremen- dous increase in the number of street and highway accidents. “On s Nation-wide basis,” he ex-| | plained, “fatal accidents alone in- creased 16 per cent. A death oc- curred every 15 minutes. Unquestion- ably, the major factor in this appall- ing situation was inadequate control of the liquor traffic, following the repeal of prohibition. The result is that in many important sections con- ditions with respect to the liquor traffic are the worst in the history of the country. This combined with the mania of the younger generation for high-speed automobiles, has produced & thoroughly disastrous result. Young People Pay. “During prohibition, much was made of an occasional death through & speakeasy raid or the consumption of bad liquor. The tremendous in- crease in the loss of life and limb and property since repeal so com- pletely outshadows the few losses of life during prohibition as to make the latter seem trivial. And the worst of it is that far too many of those who are paying the penalty are young men and young women whom the country can {ll afford to lose. “There is just one answer to this most serious problem. The solution lies in proper regulation, and of even more importance in law enforcement. An aroused public opinion is the only force that will compel public officials to redeem their pledges and do their duty. Elimination of political fixing and severe punishment of traffic vio- lators are the only practical ways to reduce accidents due to speeding and reckless driving, as well as driving while intoxicated.” Along this line, the National Safety Council, of 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIL, is taking active part in Drunken Drivers Apt To Land in Asylum, Neurologist Warns By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 15.—Dr. G. W. Hall, neurologist, warned the drunken driver today that an automobile crash was more likely to send him to an insane asylum than to a hospital. Liquor has played “a large part in developing brain injuries” from motor accidents, Dr. Hall, staff physician at St. Luke’s Hos- pital here, told the Congress of Railway Surgeons. “A combination of liquor and auto in many cases has been sufficient to cause an otherwise normal citizen to become a mum- bling imbecile,” he said. fillates, among which The Star is one, pointing out this warning, “If You Drink, Don’t Drive; If You Drive, Don't Drink.” e ‘AIR FORCES FILE PLEA Employes in Mexico Want Sus- pension of Service Reconsidered. MEXICO CITY, November 15 (#).— Employes of Aerovias Centrales and the Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, both subsidiaries of Pan-American Air- ways, have petitioned the government to reconsider a ruling which resulted in the former company suspending service between this city and El Paso and Los Angeles. The airline discontinued operations early this week after the government D. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1935, Safe Drwmg Pledge N THE interest of accident prevention and safer conditions on the streets and highways and in Meo-opeuum with the Safety Council of The Evening I promise to: 1. Never operate at reckless speed. 2. Drive on right of highway. Stop at all 8-T-O-P signs. Refrain from jumping traffic lights. Make turns from the proper lanes. Signal before turning or stopping. Give right of way in doubtful cases. Heed pedestrians’ rights. 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. o L R O A R SRR PR Vo7 N SR e N S A SR Employer..... The Safety Council Of The Chening Star Washington, D. C. Sign and send above conpon to The Evening Ster Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building WAGNER LABOR ACT | ° NEARS COURT TEST Labor Relations Board Enjoined i From Aecting in Flour Mill Case. By ihe Asscclated Press, A Federal judge's ruling in Ka: City has pushed the Wagner l:;: disputes act toward the first court test of its constitutionality. Judge Merrill E. Otis yesterday en- Joined the Labor Relations Board from further action on its complaint that the Majestic Flour Mills of Au- rora, Mo, had violated the Wagner law, pending a hearing November 22 on whether the injunction should be made permanent. J. Warren Madden, chairman of the board, declined to discuss the action further than to say he was “deeply interested” and that the board would seek to have the injunction lifted. The company contended the act did not apply to a mill engaged exclu- sively in intrastate business and that the situation “represents unjustified interference in contractual relations” between management and local em- ployes. CHEVROLET 1932 TRUCK By Order L Brill, Trustee in Bankruptcy, ALSO OTHER AUTOMOBILES AT WESCHLER’S AUTO AUCTION 920 H St. N.W. Safety (Continued From First Page.) Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. for the past 15 years. The company, it was said, has been active in safety work among its policy- holders since its organization. Trained engineers work constantly with the owners of commercial fleets and hold regular meetings of drivers, stressing at all times the importance of safe and sane driving, it was explained. “The company is equally careful in its selection of passenger car risks” it was announced. “For example, it will not under any circumstances con- tinue insurance for a policyholder who has been convicted of driving while drunk or of certain other charges re- sulting in suspension of an operator’s permit, as required by the District financial responsibility act.” The executive personnel of the agency, which occupies two floors of the building at 1301 H street, includes Albert R. Peters, president; Charles M. Boteler, secretary; E. I. Oakes, treas- urer; F. W. Glenn, claims manager, and E. J. Rice, chief safety engineer, Peters is past president of the Na- tional Association of Mutual Insurance Agents, and Oakes now is secretary of the same organization. Company Head Lauds Work. The Star Safety Council has re- ceived a telegram from James S. Kej per, president of the Lumberme Mutual Casualty Co., saying, in pa “Our representatives, the Mutual In- surance Agency, notified us of your safety campaign. The Washington Evening Star is to be congratulated on the active steps it is taking in the in- terests of automobile safety. The fact that some one is killed every 15 min- utes and some one injured every 25 || seconds as the result of automobile f| accidents calls for unified effort on the part of all thinking citizens. Drives such as you are sponsoring are certain to provide a helpful influence and you may count on our co-operation with you in the campaign.” Explaining that, as a result of the tightening up of requirements on ac- |, ceptance of policies, it will only be & question of time before the drunken and reckless driver will be unable to secure automobile insurance, Boteler said: “It is well known that the financial responsibility laws of the District, Maryland and Virginia require the revocation of drivers’ permits held by persons who fail to satisfy a judgment resulting from an automobile accident, and further require evidence of future financial responsibility before the per- mits can be returned. Establishes Barrier, “The latter feature might appear easy to comply with, but when it is considered that insurance is thé gener- ally accepted medium of future respon- sibility, and that insurance for the drunken and reckless driver will be difficult to obtain, then the problem becomes entirely different. “When an automobile owner has been required to furnish a certificate of insurance to the motor vehicle di- rector of any State, the insurance company now must be informed of the reason. If the policyholder or applié cant for insurance has been convicted of drunken driving, the insurance com- pany usually concludes it would be better off without the risk and either cancels its policy or refuses to issue one.” Kemper, president of the national company and a former director of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Safety Demands Good BRAKES Our IInI‘nn are SAFETY SERVICE 2002 K St. NW. WEst 1678 drivers stop for a red light, but, in- stead of being governed by the light which controls their street, they watch the light controlling the cross street and the moment they see the green light change they all start moving, which naturally causes any pedestrian who happens to be cross- ing the street to have to run for his or her life. I have also noticed street car motormen watching the light on their left for the same purpose. It is done to get the jump on the other Zellow. “There should be a shade or re- Bector or some obstacle put on all lights so that motorists can’t see any light except the one on the street on which they are traveling . . . I think if we had each light equipped with a bell or gong that struck before traffic should move it would save accidents and lives, G. G. MILLER.” “Every time I drive after dark, I Wwonder why no effort has been made to check up on glaring headlights. Some of them are dreadful, and very dangerous. Couldn’t there be a com- pulsory check on lights? How about the police stopping & few of the glar- ing ones? Often, I am sure, the driver does not realize he is offending. You seldom see your own lights. “ALICE M. BENTON.” . “It is & pleasure for me to forward my pledge in co-operation with your campaign for safer streets and high- ways for the city of Washington. Your campaign is a wonderful step in the right direction and I intend to aid by keeping my pledge, which seems to me to be a very easy matter for any driver to do. “C. LUCIEN SKINNER, #Director, Crispus Attucks News Serv- oo “I am inclosing my pledge for bet- ter driving in the city of Washington. I have also distributed among mem- bers of this association pledges for their individual signatures, together with the request to mail direct. It s sincerely hoped that your campaign will have the desired effect. “W. STECHER, #Secretary, Heating and Piping Con- tractors, District of Columbia As- sociation.” “Am returning signed pledge cards of those who are driving cars in our organization. It is a wonderful cam- paign and I hope that a great deal of good will be accomplished. “L. LEE COMBS, “Manager, Yale Laundry.” “It is my privilege to inform you that at the November meeting of the Arlington County Civic Federation the safety drive being sponsored by The Star was indorsed by the adoption of & resolution to that effect. “The molding of public opinion sgainst reckless and careless driving should have happy results, and the federation is glad to lend its voice to llmmlcmbuyluhmuh Iritain than in any recent year. 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