Show Police Urge All To Promote Safely of Aged Honor every persons person's father and mother Dont Don't let them walk themselves to death Responsibility for aged pedestrians pedestrians rians rests only partially on their own shoulders Drivers and ed educators edu- edu must assume most of the burden asserted F. F Clark Sanford head of the traffic divIsIon divI- divI sIon ion of th the Salt Lake City police pol department In explaining the sec sec- ec- ec ond nd phase of the departments department's program to save pedestrian lives Jives Indoctrinating c chi children h i 1 d ci r e n with simple rules of traffic safety to the he point where they become habitually habitually ha- ha careful whenever stepping off oU a curbstone was the initial step tep described ed Th Thursday in this series explaining the pedestrian safety program soon to be instituted instituted in the police force I Reason for Caution An examination of 18 pedestrian deaths reveals why the polIce with the cooperation of of- the traffic safety safety- committee ommittee are focusing their attention n on the young and the old Five children between 2 and 6 years years' old including one on oh a tr tri tri- cycle have been killed The next fatal age jumps group to 60 which claims five victims also Nine or one half of at the total were over 60 years The elderly group f Is most vulnerable viii- viii for two reasons said Sanford Like Lik children they are Inherently inattentive but unlike children their ability to tore tore- re recover cover from ari an injury is poor Analyses by the National Safety council show that more than half halt haltof of the pedestrians over Ver 65 years o of age were killed or r injured while crossing at at- intersections Organizations Assist l Measures es to inculcate safety I consciousness con ss In the elderly bracket bracket- include the printing ting of a aSee aSee See Page 24 2 ColumnS Column 3 8 I I AGED SAFETY SAfElY Continued from Local Page rage special card containing pertinent t statistics and rules of conduct which will be distributed through public organizations such mch as the Church of ot Jesus Christ of Latter Latter- day Saints Relief Societies and the Salt Lake County Welfare board x ard If you dont don't ont drive watch out an epig epigram o on the card is especially especially espe espe- laly applicable ble to aged National figures show that nine out of 10 pedestrians killed were not hot drivers themselves Such unfamiliarity with speeds mechanical me- me limitations and time Ume required required re re- to stop atop makes a human re react react react re- re act in somewhat the same manner as a cow or horse on the highway They dont don't move quickly and become become become be be- come confused The comi coming g winter months If will demand increased sed vigilance by d drivers and nd pedestrians warned Sanford M More re hours of darkness s poor visibility and slippery slip slip- pery p ery ry ro ld be danger signs to o everyone Beware vare of ot the dark dark three times as many people are killed after dark as as during day- day light ight Sprinkled Blood Streets More re relief let from the dangers of darkness will soon be serving Salt Lake residents residents' on on two of the most sprinkled blood streets in the city State 8 st- st stand and North Temple A new lighting program for Temple North from State at st to t the e Jox Jordan Fordan an river bridge will be in by Dec 15 The Tile contract for the installation installation in in- st of 75 incandescent lu- lu has been let to the Utah Power and nd Light Co the traffic head declared State st. st candlepower candlepower candle- candle power will be Increased ed by units mils p per r light as soon as a new transformer and the fixtures are installed It should be he In by the first of the year he Six pedestrian deaths have been recorded on these streets during 1946 five of them during darkness s. s |