Show MISHAPS LAID TO DRIVERS WHO IGNORE LIGHTS Accidents Occurred at Signal Intersections Report Shows By Dr BILL McDOUGALL Intersections guarded by automatic traffic signals were the scenes of 37 traffic accidents accident 20 of ol them fatal during during dur dun ing the first 11 months of 1934 in Utah Intersections where automatic tra traffic tic fie signals functioned ranked above all others in the state according to the state tax commission survey compiled com corn piled by V V. H. H Coombs statistician Where stop signs were posted accidents occurred 16 of or them fatal I while at points where slow or warning warning warn warn- ing signals were posted 12 accidents occurred four of them fatal Disregard Signals All of which is not an argument against automatic traffic signals signa for 1022 accidents occurred of them fatal where no signals of any kind were posted It is however a condemnation con con- of motor motorists ts who ignored signal warnings It is concrete evidence evi dence that such motorists should be punished and punished severely Court records reveal instances where motorists who i ignored stop signs were the direct causes of accidents acci accidents acci acci- dents dent and that the motorists were allowed to post 3 bonds and forfeit them without court appearance One of or worst evils police face at automatic traffic signals is the practice practice practice tice of ol jumping the yellow light both in st starting and failing to heed its warning when approaching the in in- Dangerous Dang Off Offense nse Failure to yield pedestrians the right of way when making right turns after alter light changes is another dangerous danger danger- ous offense police said The following city ordinance governing governing gov tra traffic fie officers and signals should be studied by every motorist and pedestrian I The chief of police whenever in Ills his judgment it is necessary may designate police officers to la attend upon the public streets to 10 control the movements movements move ments and order Older the stoppage of oC vehicles cles des street cars cars electric trolley coaches and interurban cars in in or upon such streets In order to prevent congestion of traffic c and to prevent accidents Any police officer designated by the chief of police to per form orm such duties shall control the movements and Md order the stoppage ol or v vehicles street cars cars' cl electric trolley c coaches ach interurban cars and rians in or upon said public streets for or the purposes herein set The movement and stoppage of v ve ve- hides etc at street intersections shall all De be DC governed as follows One blast of the whistle or the raising of ot ota a a hand indicates that the moving traffic including pedestrians must stop and that the stopped traffic lie fic may may proceed Three or more blasts of or a whistle is a signal of alarm and indicates the approach ot Or vehicles cles des of ol the fire lire department or some other emergency emergene and all traffic shall stop until permitted by the police of of- licer icer to proceed and it il shall be unlawful un un- lawful for lor the operator or driver of ol any vehicle animal street car elec elec- dec Inc ric trolley coach or interurban car carto carto to o disobey any of ol said signals Follow Signals Whenever a semaphore or other signaling device is installed at street intersections it shall shaU be unlawful for forthe forthe the he operator or driver of vehicle of-vehicle etc to 0 dis disobey the colored lights or terms of the semaphore or other signaling device which shall indicate as follows fol lows a Green or or GO Traffic GO Traffic facing the signal shall shall proceed except that vehicular traffic shall yield the right of ot way to pedestrians lawfully within with with- in the intersections and vehicles lawfully lawfully law law- fully within the crosswalk or intersection intersection intersection inter inter- section at the time such signal is ex cx- b Yellow or CAUTION CAUTION Traffic fic lic facing lacing tile tue signal shall stop before belore entering the intersection unless so so close to the intersection that a stop cannot b be made in safet safety and remain standing until green or GO is shown Cc c Red or STOP Traffic STOP Traffic ic facing the signal s1 shall all stop and not enter the intersection and shall remain standing until green or GO is shown i alone i The tiThe width of the sidewalks extending ex cx- tending across the streets forming the intersections shall be Included in the term intersection |