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Show v v - vVv, -; 4 Y .ij "--. B(M(nBjapS-I-H-(- Following a safety pattern adopted by many Salt lake churches, George W. Wcscott, head usher, St. Mark's Episcopal cathedral, stops pedestrians until traffic clears. From left to right. In front, Kdward Folland, Susy tireenhow, Billy Folland; back. Brent Shaw, June Taylor, Ginger Bebre. Police Safety Program Ends 'Church-Crossing' Deaths By Stan Bowman Prior to 1947, five to 10 I church-going citizens of Salt Lake City were killed each year In auto - pedestrian accidents either en route to or from church. Thst year, the Salt Lake City i police department began a program pro-gram to limit or eliminate auch "church-crossing" accidents. According to Sgt. R. C. Ben-dixon. Ben-dixon. In charge of church ssfety education for the police department, depart-ment, there have been no pedestrian pedes-trian deaths Involving persons going to and from services sines that time. The program, briefly, calls for a "no parking" area in front of the churcn and on pedestrian lanes; wooden crosses to mark the lanea and special officers to restrain pedestrians until traffic clears. "We hsve contscted snd hsve agreements with some 10 i churches In the city. The 1 churches in return for the special markers, enlist the special officers of-ficers from their own congregation. congrega-tion. We recommend adults for the lob. although in some cases Boy Scouts hsve taken over the church control," aaid Sgt. Ben-dixon. Ben-dixon. Some difficulty is met when persons attending church park in the red "no parking" tone. "The zones are put there to protect church-going families. With the zoning, pedestrians and autoists are better able to see each other." the officer ssid. "We hope to mske church zones similsr to present school zones by having 20 mile-an-hour apeed limits and other safety measures," Sgt. Bendixon said. The officer added one note of caution when he said. "Contrsry to what seems to be the opinion of some people, the Lord does i not give special protection to I persons walking io and from church, st lesst .where trsffic I is concerned. It Is up to the In-I In-I dividual to protect himself from ' trsffic" , |