Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-19 | Page 35 | Will Simpligy Traffic Laws

WILL VILL SIMPLIFY TRAFFIC LAWS A A. A A. A A. A Proposes UnI Uniform of n Legislation by States in In In- Interests Interests of Motor olor Safety Washington Nov 0 18 Simplification 18 is 19 3 to 16 bo be tho keynote of at tho now uniform motor vehicle and traffic law which will bo promulgated In a n. short timo b by bythe bythe the le legislative board of or tho the A. A A A. AThe A A. The motor vehicle laws now on tho the statute hooks books of ot most of or the states arc are unnecessarily lon long and cumbersome Duplication and amid further r contusion e exists ex cx- lets where a state has separate motor vehicle und and attic ti-attic laws In on Its hauls books Highway i traffic in its Ita final analysis tI J Is B but a single problem sa says Chairman 0 O. I 1 whether It relates to motor cars horse drawn vehicles traction traction trac trac- tion engines or pedestrians Traffic should bo be handled as one ono problem l by ono one general set of at laws so 90 that the tho ruins s governing ono one particular kind of ot traffic may fit Into Inlo and bo be consistent with those governing all other kinds of or traffic The details of ot the uniform law to bo framed l by the A. A A. A A A. board have ha not yet t been heen fUll fully work worked cd out but out it mu may bo ho stated staled In a general way vay that tho the first lIu subdivision l will deal Cal with general provisions relating to the ap ap- ap ty of ot tho the law and definitions of at terms terms' used therein Tho The second subdivision sub sub- division will deal with the tho appointment powers and duties dirties of ot a n state traffic commissioner who will have havo general supervision super of ot traffic of at all kinds on the public highways Tho The third subdivision vision will deal with the re registration of or motor vehicles and anil operators Tho The fourth w will deal with the iho operation of ot I vehicles of ot all nU kinds on tho public highways a s as lS well as with the tho conduct of ot pedestrians thereon The Tho fifth will deal with tho the enforcement of or tho preceding pre plC ceding provisions Thus each ench subdivision of ot the proposed pro pro- po posed cd cal law Jaw will ill bo ho almost wholly self self- contained thereby doing doing- loin g away uway with a great creat deal of ot the confusion contusion which now exists In so 90 ninny many state laws by reason reason reason rea rea- I son of ot different kinds of provisions uro being bo- bo baIn In ing Intermingled But the Idea Iden o of simplification simplification sim sim- will bo ho carried still sUIl further r. r The Tho provisions pro relating to the tho traffic commissioner l ner will he be made quite brief and very simple On One suction will dofine do- do fine fino his duties another his powers lowert both in like general terms Broad provisions will be used to extend those duties and powers as ns far tar as ns may bo ho necessary to accomplish general objects of or hl his appointment The courts as aH a rule ma may safely be bo trusted to amplify provisions provisions pro pro- visions of this kind with much more satisfactory results than where whelo the lawmaker himself attempts to enumerate enumerate enumerate ate all such ouch uch duties and powers in croat groat detail Tho rho affirmative requirements of or the law Jaw as ns to the operation of or vehicles on tho highways and anti the tho conduct of ot pedestrians thereon will b be sot forth In the tho simplest possible terms torms Like I wise vise the tho acts and things prohibited I The time has como come when It should no nolon lon longer er be necessary for the tho user of ot OUrI our I highways to carr carry a lawyer lawer along with him every time lima ho he goes gooS out of ot his house on business or pleasure I