Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-13 | Page 7 | A Death a Day

4 9 0 iff A De Death th a Day a I c M TI E I violent deaths were recorded ec in n Salt Sal I 1 N Lake ke during the last wee week we Seven were I VO tva R by automobiles and by r I f This This figure i is out of all pr proportion po tion m local ocal traffic conditions and emphasizes th the thee e ed d of greater individual care on the part o of I Th m and nd pedestrians I k So many people are so jealous of the their j. j these days that human life loses loses' muc much f its Us ts value y lue The rules of df safety sometimes emana ana that we forego ri rights which belon belong us We of course can stand upon ou our and perhaps ps escape responsibility an and prosecution for accidents This however does not promote the cause of safety anc and Cleaves leaves us right but sorry f Safety measures are successful only when s supported by individual l precautions The Th J kath th and accident toll can be be m materially reduced re re- when each and every individual make Safety the paramount consideration he the he individual foregoes the right of way I which which rightfully and legally belongs to him o avert an accident he becomes a ra conver convert the gospel of safety I IOn J On the other hand if the offending indi- indi al could exercise e th the same degree of care cafe would h have ve no disposition to encroach ach t upon the rigHt of way belonging to another llie j lh- lh this fashion n complete conformity to the safety program would not only promote safety safety safe- safe ty but eventually assure every man of security security ity in his rights on the road So long as a fa anian his the best r. r man nian an pits pits' rights aga against interests of of safety however there is bound to be more or less of a struggle between the two elements 1 I and j-and an attending death toll Better be wronged and safe than Wan right rand and sorry p- p j. j