| OCR Text |
Show UNIFORM CODE IS VERY NECESSARY Motorists Encounter Much Confusion in Touring Various States. The Washington Post remarks that In driving from Washington to New York, the motorist encounters five different dif-ferent highway codes, lie niny be driving In exact accordance with the laws In the District of Columbia or any one of the Ave states concerned, but If he continues driving in exactly the same way he will encounter much confusion because of the ninny dlffer- ent tratllc laws In the various states. Uniform Laws Needed. The need of uniform luws to make It easier alike for motorists and public pub-lic authorities. Is very evident. Motoring Mo-toring Is no longer local. It Is national na-tional in scope for business and pleasure. pleas-ure. Uniformity Is needed particularly- because of the evergrowing army of automobile tourists, to whom the trnfllc unit Is the country, not the Btute or city. Federal action on this subject may be Impossible, but there Is no good reason why the states should not nil co-operate with the aid of the automobile automo-bile associations In working out a uniform uni-form system. The least that might be done Is to provide some logical and.ef-fecflve and.ef-fecflve method for Informing the tourist tour-ist regnrdlng the luws in effect as he enters their Jurisdiction. Suggestions Offered. For years the various states have been talking about uulforin traffic laws, but l'J'.'S finds this situation Just as much of a question lis heretofore. Among the suggestions for co-operative efforts by automobile dealers nnd municipal and state officials in aiding tourists, are the following: 1. That states should erect a signboard sign-board at the state boundary line on every main highway, giving a brief digest of state laws tourists should know, Maryland is already doing this with great success. 2. Every town should post a brief survey as to right-of-way rules and speed limits several miles out of each community mid again on entering the town. 3. Automobile dealers should also quote the laws In effect In their communities com-munities by means of signboards, printed In their salesrooms. Every garage ga-rage and gasoline station should help perfect this system. |
