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Show Danger Menaces Pedestrians in Sign of Safety Torn Clothing Suffered by Those Who Erush the Placard Post. AFTER itodping street cars and threading a precarious passage through scun-yins automobiles alonB the safety zone across the street, it is irritating to meet with an accident after the sanctuary' of tiie sidewalk is reached and from the verv placard which proclaims the rights 01" pedestrians. II takes the Joy out of life, when passing into the shelter of the light standard bearing the safety sign, to hear a rip and a tear, to feel a tug at side or hack and know by the audible protest of cloth that suit, cloak or overcoat has suffered a rent, the extent ex-tent of the damage depending upon the speed of the wearer. This has been the experience of scores in passing the safety zone sign, half-wav half-wav of the block on .South Main street, between First South and Second South streets. The metal placard, bearing the inscription. "Safety Zone. No Parking Within Ten Feet," facing away from the sidewalk, is responsible for much damaged dam-aged clothing. It is held in place by heavv galvanized wire, the ends, three feet above the sidewalk, being left in a pointed twist. A victim suggested yesterday tb-it another an-other placard be placed on the sidewalk side of the standard, giving warning that the safety sign is not safe. With the mounting cost of clothing a ruined suit is a serious matter to the average man or woman. |