Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-04-03 | Page 9 | Police Pledge Strict Curb on Jaywalking

I Police olice Pledge Strict Curb On n Jaywalking Salt Lake City's new ordinance prohibiting jaywalking in residential sections is regarded as as' enforceable enforceable en- en and will be e enforced strictly That was ass asserted Wednesday by Sergeant ergeant Harvey C. C Peirce Perce head of f the police traffic division who as a member of the city traffic commission moved for drafting of th he the new law which was adopted unanimously Tuesday by the city commission Eliminate Confusion The ordinance combines features of f two old ordinances regarding j jaywalking and was drafted to eliminate some confusion caused by y the old laws The new law holds that pedestrians pedestrians rians may not cross streets streets' in residential sections except at regular regular reg- reg reg- reg ular lar crosswalks at intersections marked crosswalks and in mid- mid block lock Although the ordinance was accorded accorded ac- ac corded unanimous passage Commissioners Com Corn missioners John B. B Matheson and George D. D Keyser questioned whether it could be enforced per er cent Says Sas ays Law Needed seeded Sergeant Peirce said the ordinance ordinance nance ance was sorely needed PedestrIan Pedestrian trIan rian movements are strictly controlled con con- trolled rolled in the business section but have lave not been in other sections He le pointed out that 15 pedestrians were killed in traffic accidents last year ear Seven have been kill killed d so soar far ar in 1940 and six of them were k known mown to have been jaywalking Reports conflicted in the case of the seventh We regard the new ordinance as unquestionably enforceable and we will enforce it to the best of our ur ability Sergeant Peirce said He pointed out that the police motorcycle patrol of 16 men and andas andas andas as many machines is in a position to o enforce the new law Virtually all 11 of this patrols patrol's duties are are in residential areas The ordinance takes effect 30 days a s from Tuesday i