Show v Few Drivers KnOW v Rules o or Traffic Need deed Simpler Cody Code to Get Obedience fir Dr the Albert Albeet rt n is- is l ino Du- Du flu rca rear l for tor Street Truffle or of California Los LosAn An Angeles It Is probably not an nn tion exaggeration to say that in I a n typical city not more marc than one per cent of the drivers have havo ever read the the I street traffic regulations and that only a fraction of ot this number have ha given gl them careful con con- con consideration With this situation In mind It Is Js not surprising that there should be he BO au little system In drIving In the ordinary city Yet notI the driving driving- public Is not I TRUST 10 TO entirely to blam the condl- condl condition tion There are many cities tlell In the country where where- It Jt Is impossible for tor forthe forthe the conscientious driver to obtain II a printed COpy ot of the local traC- traC traffic fl tic fic regulations He Ifs must go So forth on the highway and trust to luck Juck that he will not disobey the law lawor lawor or If he does docs that he will not be caught In many other cities the traffic traffic traffic fic ordinance is composed of o such sucha eucha a confused contused mass mUs of rules and regulations and Is so fo full ot of legal verbiage that Its directions can cannot can can- cannot cannot not be understood by the avera average e driver CANT T fc J A kl A TO SU Omy This Is II a situation lit for tor without a general and understanding of o the rules which apply locally It Is Js impossible to expect obedience from tram the driving ing public or any system or regu regu- regu- regu regularity regularity larity In traffic movement mo GIven Olven a prop proper proper r chance ninety ninety- ninety five five per cent of the tho drivers will try to do the right things dod thus the burden of enforcement Is greatly lessened There are a few simple rule rules that should be followed In the drafting of traffic regulation In any city In the first place lace all of UC the rules governing the operation of motor vehicles should be collected collect collect- collected collected ed In one publication and copies kept always available a fps those who seek them SIMPLE L In the second place all directions and regulations should be stated In simple language The practice which Is so o prevalent of wrIting the traffic ordinance In full tull legal regalia renders understanding under under- understanding standing practically impossible Any fourth grade child should be able to read and understand the tho traffic law New York City 1 and Los Angeles Angelea have four four page codes while many cities of afew a afew few thousand Inhabitants feel that they must have ordinances that would fill a small book In the third place the provis provisions ions of the ordinance should ap- ap apply apply ap apply ply uniformly throughout the tho community Under a given set of f conditions the sumo same rule should hould apply In all districts Exceptions and variations for tor different tl ties s In the community add to contusion confusion Small communities In Inthe Inthe Inthe the vicinity of large cities should so ro far tar as possible make regula regula- regulations regulations regulations which are In harmony with Ith the code enforced In the metro metro- metropolis polis 1 In this this way drivers enterIng enterIng enter- enter Ing Ing and leaving leaving- tho the city through i ithe the smaller community will not II be confused contused In the fourth 11 place nee the traffic code should concentrate the rel- rel res responsibility for Kg lis enforcement In Ina ina Ina a single official or board In tn or- or order order or order der that there may bo a uniform and direct application of the law finally rare care should be bo taken to see sea that the regulations are nule Rules Hules which on their face appear to fo be bo reasonable are often otten of ot such character I that hat the IheI pOlice are unable to appl apply them themI I with certainty oil 01 |