Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-02 | Page 3 | Dangerous Traffic Intersections

DANGEROUS TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS ONS Police Increase on Corner Listed Third Worst Crash Spot I 4 I V A J I 4 4 y k i 4 c 1 A I I 2 4 4 I i J 44 4 2 fu INTERSECTION PROTECTED BUT hA HAS S HIGH INCIDENCE OF ACCIDENTS First South and State streets record shows total of eight mishaps Eight Accidents Occur in Six Months At First South and State Streets Editors Editor's note This is the third in a series of articles on high frequency accident intersections in Salt Lake Lak City showing what are regarded as as' the more dangerous on the basis of traffic commission and police records By BOB HALE The business district intersection of First South and State streets streets heavily traveled but buSt welt well protected ranks high in ac accident accident ac- ac c- c frequency according to city traffic commission and police olice records In the first half of 1941 there vere were vere eight reported accidents rating rating rat- rat ing ng this Intersection next to those at First West and South Temple streets and at Ninth South and State streets in total accidents Records showed that in the first half of the year there were seven two car collision accidents and one pedestrian automobile-pedestrian mishap One of the two-car two accidents In Involved Involved involved in- in drunken driving resulting in an arrest and conviction said Captain Sherman R. R Falkenrath head of the police traffic division The eight known accidents are those for which reports were made and do not include minor ones which may have occurred involving Involving involving ing less than 50 property damage and not reportable Captain Falkenrath said the Intersection intersection intersection In in- has been subjected to in increased increased increased in- in creased The intersection bears heavy traffic in four directions There is isa isa isa a safety z zone ne on the west side Traffic lanes are painted in all di directions directions directions di- di and the intersection is controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled by a semaphore A left turn is allowed