Show paved roads increase 1 motor vehicle travel roved paved highways increase tile the amount of motor vehicle travel every motorist ivis as seen instances dinst ances of where comparatively little used ronda roads become arteries ar of heavy traffic almost as soon as the pavement of the now new surfacing stir fabing was rendy ready for use an Ins instance of a well known highway will serve to bring out this point in 1019 1910 a stretch of tile the highway benr Mcd I edford ford ore was paved in 1019 4 tourist automobiles passed over tile the stretch of road while in 1020 1920 the number increase ato plainly the paving of highways means that tile the traille over them thein must be increased this dinst result in incon congestion of vehicles unless the roads roada are built wider than was necessary in tho the cuse case of 0 the dirt or gravel highway and we fand that everywhere today it Is tile the policy of road builders to lay wider pavements on the highways they realize that this Is the only way of making motor traffic safe and en clent to the highest possible degree we find that in many places where old pavements have become inadequate because of the constant increase in the number of motor vehicles those in charge of road construction programs have made them wider uy gy adding new strips of pavement at the side the liser user of roads roust must recognize the need of wider pavements and do his part in the work to bring wider highways for ills his community such work on ills part will make dri fing more safe and more comfortable toj loi him us as well us as all other users of the roads |