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Show THE TilE DANGEROUSALKER DANGEROUS WALKERDangerous \ TALKER \\ALKER ALKER WALKER TALKERDangerous \ P . - Dangerous walking walkmg is 1I1separ inseparable ble from the theauto theauto theauto auto accident problemAuthentIC problemAuthentic problem problemAuthentic Authentic Information indicates mc1lcates that 55 per cent centof centof centof of all a11 pedestrian , deaths are due in some measure to tc tothe tcthe tothe the fault of the pedestrian In these cases the thev thew thew v w . alker isn t the innocent mnocent victim VlCtlffi he is usuilly usu\Uy usu Uy usually ' \ pictur pictured pictured pictured ed but definitely contributes contnbutes to his own doomThe doomThe doom doomThe The National Safety council suggests five sImple sImpleand simpleand simpleand and practical ttanee thine th1D the pedestrian can do to keep keen keepthe keenthe keepthe the Dark Darh . Angel at a safe dlstanceFIrst distanceFirst distance dlstance distanceFirst First obey traffic signals the same as good gooddrivers gooddrivers gooddrivers drivers doSecond doSecond do doSecond Second learn the laws la\\s la s \ and ordinances ordmances in m effect effectm effectin effectin m in the state and city to regulate traffic from the thepedestrian thepedestrian thepedestrians pedestrian s point pomt ofl 011 011'lewhis o $ \'lew-his 'lew lew his view-his view \ view ' - his rightsand rights and his dutIesThird dutiesThird duties dutiesThird Third having havmg done this the pedestnan pedestuan pedestrian is in m a aposItIOn s sposition aposition posItIOn to demand a better acceptance of his obhga obliga obligations obhgahons obligations hons tions by dnversFourth driversFourth drivers dnvers driversFourth Fourth take a grealei greatel greaten interest mterest in traffic pro problelns problems problems blelns blems and especially especialIy in the placement and operation opera operation operation tion of traffic signals slgnah and pedestrian islandsFIfth islandsFifth islands islandsFifth Fifth it will 111 be found through these studies that thatmaJor thatmajor thaimajor maJor reductions in m the number and seventy severity of acel acct aceldents acctdents accidents dents to pedestrians pedestnans can be eas easily y achIevedThe achievedThe achieved achievedThe The man on foot must contribute contnbute contnbua has hIs Ins share tc tcthe tcthe tthe ( the cause of safety asell as \ well \\ell ell \ as the man at the wheel wheelMany wheelMany heel heelMany Many pedestrians pedestnans belle\ belle belies belleie bellee \ e a they should be allowed tc tccommit tccommit tcommit ( commit almost aJmost any traffic error The sad results OJ OJthat o : : that notion are found In the daily accident figures |