Show t Y r 1 l p 1 m h t 1 t f I City Trying To Ha It II 1 I Dangerous Walking Jay-Walking Habit There has been some confusion conC fott concerning the latest improvement Improve ment in to and some IOme misunderstood mid mid- understood facts tact concerning this project I Dancer In Jay lay Walking I As all drivers and pedestrians will note the cross walks alks have I been painted and new signs sIgna Installed installed In In- stalled at the end of ot the five I blocks within the city Informing drivers that they must moot stop in order to allow the tho pedestrians to toI I cross crews safely I I The city officials are trying to I hl have va the general public realize the hazards in Jay Walking j This I practice has been going on onI tin In ever since the day of or I t s tI foundation consequently the job appears I to be like an nn uphill climb In trying to Impress all nil people I i with this problem i We Wo have been fortunate fn m I In not having terrible pedestrian and auto accidents on the main street State and local laws are are very clear on the relationship rela- rela between the driver and andI the Ithe I pedestrian Rules Ruler for Pedestrians For or the driver driver Sec 2 10 Is la quoted When traffic control sigs signals signals sig sig- nals naps are not not- In place or not In operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way slowing slowIng slowing slow slow- ing down or stopping If need beto be beI beto to ao so yield to a pedestrian cross cross- crossIng crossIng I Ing the roadway within a crosswalk crosswalk cross cross- walk when the tho pedestrian 1 la iy upon the tho half halt of the roadway upon I which the vehicle Is traveling or when the pedestrian is approaching approach approach- ing so ao closely from the opposite half of ot the roadway as to be in danger No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place ot bf t safety and walk or or orrun run into the path of ot a a vehicle which is so eo close that it Is impossible for the I driver to yield yield- Whenever any vehicle is stopped stopp stopp- stopped ed at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an Intersection Intersection In In- n to permit permit- a a. pedestrian to cross the roadway the driver of any other vehicle Ing from Crom the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle For the pedestrian pedestrian p 5 10 Every pedestrian crossing a roadway road road- roadway road road-I way at any point other than within with with- la in n a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk crosswalk at an in intersection in shall the right of way to all aU vehicles Upon the roadway See Sec 10 6 Crosa- Crosa Ing ng a Between adjacent inter adjacent inter intersections sections at control signals are in operation pedestrians shall shaU I not cross crosa at any place except ina in a crosswalk No pedestrian pedestrian- shall cross a roadway other than la in a a. crosswalk cross crosswalk walk in the he central traffic district or in any business district No No- pedestrian n shan shall cross crosa a a. through street parkway o or or- other oUter than in a crosswalk The city officials in their of office of- of flee fice are responsible for far the health safety Aid nd welfare of or the citizens of this tina fine community and contrary contrary- to tn some thoughts and nd IdeM Ideas of our friends And AndI I neighbors neigh bors are not trying to lur lurI ur press gut I t s the the Individual l liberties or rights right When one Jay Jar Walk Walks he hefa foS fa doing BO so at the risk of ot his fits own I life and as far as M the obligation ot of your duly duty elected city officials any ny of ot them Will wilt be available ble for tor some come sort of ot T i at nt the funeral of the Jay Walker Walk Walk- er If be lie gets run down The signs the paint Jobs Ute the regulations are aro for tor the benefit of the fins fin f people who use tho streets and sidewalks please help make City the oaf flat af- af est city In the country Jay JayWalkers Walkers will be reminded I ot of their obligation by verbal re ro- Drivers who run the crosswalks will be fined Please help In project |