| Show THE RIGHT TO WALK Have pedestrians any rights The annual toll of some pedestrians killed in traffic accidents throughout the country seems scents to raise the question of whether an individuals individual's right to stand and stand and walk walk walk-on on his or her feet still exists In an Increasingly motorized age The answer to that question can be found In current reports by S safety fEty specialists on the causes of fatal latal ped pedestrian trian a accidents Three out of every four pedestrians killed we wo le learn rn were themselves themselves them them- them them-I selves violating a traffic law or committing an unsafe act by jaywalking jaywalking Jay jay- walking crossing against signals coming out from behind parked cars or doing something equally foolish In other words three out of four were presuming upon a right to walk when and where they wished in utter defiance of safety regulations Losing ones one's life Is a very high price to pay for the right to walk carelessly In addition to the thousands of pedestrians killed many thousands thousands more were injured of injured of whom a third were crippled for life llIe while unknown thousands escaped es accident by toy the skin of their teeth and continued to take chances Society does not concede con the right to be killed or m maimed by ones one's o own foolish acts There is a moral obligation upon us all to personally use every known safety means and for those who Will simply simply will not there must be enforcement by law It has been clearly proved that the only way pedestrians and automobiles s can exist together safely Is Iby having strict regulations regulations regula regula- forthe for the protection and control of both By crossing traffic w where ero directed when directed and as directed pedestrians will have gi given n up the questionable privilege of 01 matching wits with sp speeding eding autos But let us hope they will rill have gained the right to live |
