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Show Council Urges Turn Signs Municipalities and tha state road commlaalon Wadnaaday wara urged to adopt an afgraaaiva program pro-gram designating Intaraactlona where rehicular traffic may turn right on red aemapbore signals. Tha recommendation came In the form of a resolution adopted by tha enforcement division, Utah Safety council, as Salt Lake City traffic division reported it la ready to proceed with tha program In . accordance with the state law. . The atata law prohibit right . turns on red lights unless the intersection in-tersection la signed to permit such turns, according to members of the committee, headed by Ezra C. Knowlton, former atata road engineer. engi-neer. In eeveral localities. Including Salt Lake City, there are conflicting conflict-ing city ordinances which permit right turns, after a full atop of tha vehicle, on red lights and no regulatory reg-ulatory curb sign is required. "Failure of law enforcement agencies of tha atata to take tha law seriously haa resulted in eon-Ifusion eon-Ifusion and created a serious problem," prob-lem," Mr. Knowlton eaid. "We believe tha motoring public and pedestrians have a right to a uniform uni-form atatament of policy on this matter." RepIytagTWlehairbrTSairLake City, to the committee discussion, Lt. F. Clark Banford, head of the police traffic division, aaid: "We have ISO signs on hand and wait only a conference with atata road engineers to properly coordinate coordi-nate the program between city streets and atata highways through the city. "Although our records show the right turn after stopping on a red light haa never been a serious accident ac-cident hasard In Salt Lake City, we lew anj cnangi iivm uiki gram must be preceded by ample warning to tha public," Lt San-ford San-ford added. |