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Show J RECKLESS HI " II , INACEJO PUBLIC EHj.'. Several Persons Suffer Injury Through Reckless Wheelmen. H '; RIDERS MAY BE DENIED j o SIDEWALKS ENTIRELY ml 'In Residence Section Is Where II J the Carelessness Is HI 'Rampant. H& Recentlv several persons have suffered H injuries, somo o tuem serious, from MM , bcinR run down by bicycloR ridden on 'Hi the sidewalks ot the city. One who keeps R9 closely In touch with tho local nnwa of MM "fhe day can easily ascertain that Wl Hcarcely a week passes In which somo Ma pedestrian, usually a child. Is not hurt. 'H through the careless and unjustifiable . HI act of a wheelman. , MM Lending citizens aro beginning to dl- M W cuss the question. anT It Is probable JQ 1 that an effort will be made, to havo the til 1 city ordinance amended to prohibit nu- W 1 ers from using the sidewalks In any por- gNl J Hon ot tho town, and provide a severe IS : j penalty for violation of the law. iWjj . Restricted District. Mn )' " It is true there is a "restricted dls- trict," but outsldo ot the contral portion 'j . of the cltv, which is constantly patrolled j i ' "by policemen, few riders pay any atton- I . tlon to tho "restrictions." I ' ; The residence section is, of course, not so thoroughly policed, and it Is hero that the greatest danger is to be found. Go I on tho east side beyond Third East ' street, from Second South to Seventh South street nny time from 6 o'clock until un-til 10 o'clock at night and you will find both men and boys recklessly riding ! their wheels on tho board sidewalks. ' placing in imminent danger tho lives or pedestrians and of children whp are j playing In front of their own homes. ! Question of KightB. It would be difflcult to logically explain ex-plain by what process of reasoning a wheelman arrives at the conclusion that it ho. on his wheel, has any right upon tho sidewalk in any portion of the city. The courts of several states have held tlJ'at the bicycle Is a "vehicle." and as such is entitled to Its share of the road, but there has never been a decision which gave a wheelman any rights upon places set apart for the uso of pedestrians. pedes-trians. Bight or ten years ago when the craze for wheels was at Us height, stringent I laws were passed by most cities requir ing that every wheel bo constantly equipped with a bell and with a lighted ; lamp at night. This practice has fallen Into disuse and now it Is practically Impossible Im-possible to find either bell or light upon the wheels that are constantly In use. i So far as caroful investigation has disclosed there Is not another city of any ' Importance In the United States that per- 1 1 tnlts wheelmen to endanger tho Uvea of (pedestrians in he manner long tolerated , in Salt Lake. |