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Show UNIFORM UNIFORI ) TRAFFIC LA LAW " . . I IIn In the interest nterest of uniform umform traffic laws for the entire entireFountiy entirecountly Fountiy ountly , a nation national l conference on street and highway highwaysafety highwaysafety highwaysafety safety was held in Washington Washmgton . Those sponsoring the theconference theconference theconference conference rightly believe beheve that the wide diversity of ofbafflc oftraffic oftiaffic bafflc traffic regulations now in effect tends to increase the thenumber thenumber thenumber number of accidents which occur . With lW'lth lWlth ' each state , county and city q a I law w unto itself in intraffIc intraffic intraffic traffIc matters , it is inevitable mevitable that tourists toulists and other othertravelers othertravelers travelers find it difficult d1fficult to keep informed of the varying varying'rules varyingTules 'rules rules ' of the many different communities through whichthey whichthey which whichthey they pass . At the conference mentioned considerable discussion ' , of speed regulations was had , after which it was voted torecommend to 1 < recommend a uniform umform limit of twenty miles m'1les m1les ' an hour for forboth forboth forboth both business and residential sections of cities , except at atstreet atstreet atstreet street intersections and school zones , where it should be bereduced bereduced bereduced reduced . to fifteen miles an hour . Such a speed limit rigidly enforced would conduce conduceto conduceto . to greater safety than the freakish ordinances which exist ex- ex exist ex exist - ist in some places which w1uch prescribe a much less speed , but butwhich but4 buti i ' which no one pays any attention to . As a matter of fact factno , no arbitrary speed limit can insuie insUle insure safety when drivers driversfall driversfail driversfail fall fail to use common sense . But whatever speed or other regulations are deter deter- determmed determined determined - mined mmed upon should be uniform umform throughout the entire entirecountry entirecountry entirecountry country and the mov movement ment toward that end should have havethe havethe havethe the hearty SUppOl suppoit support t of f every community commumty . |
