Show g I Actions o of Pedestrians e Resulting in in Deaths From Automobile Mishaps ril il r 1 rj si 1 51 r. r f f s Crossing In middle of block and Children n playing In 11 street street 11 against signals M 34 0 1 j 1 w 1 Walking along road road 17 17 Many pedestrians seem to regard their lives of less Importance than tho the few seconds' seconds time that ma may bo ho saved b by crossing streets without regard to hazardous conditions al al- al though It Is true there Are many drivers who tako take advantage of pedestrians In 1934 nearly half halt of all the persons persons persons per per- sons killed In automobile accidents were wore pedestrians It is shown by the annual figures compiled complied by the tho Travelers Insurance Company The total number of or pedestrians killed killed was while nearl nearly pedestrians were wera injured Five out of every eve eight pedestrians killed it Is shown were Involved involved in in- In ia accidents while crossing streets In n the middle of th the block crossing Inters Intersections against signals signals sig sig- sig nals or diagonally darting out into iato streets from behind parked cars or while walking alon along rural highways It has been pointed out that pedestrians pedestrians run across streets In tho the middle mid mid- middle middIe dle dIe of the block or against signals because many feel that little if anymore any anymore anymore more protection Is given them at atI properly designated crosswalks or I when they wait wall for signals Man Many pedestrians know that It Is danger danger- dangerous ous to walk along rural highways but since paths or or- walks walles have not I Coming from behind car car 9 9 0 i ya J IF i Miscellaneous 29 29 29 been provided tho the question often orten Is Js raised what elso else can pedestrians do along rural highways Of course courso it is good advice to lie fic Pedestrians ma may well pause to consider the fact that in 1934 tho the rate of death per pedestrian accident accident acci acci- dent was 45 per cent worse crossing In lu the middle of tho the block than at Intersections and was 7 74 per cent worse vorse crossing against signals than with signals At the same sarno time however however how how- ever the driver is warned to be tolerant with wilh the pedestrian since tho the letters letter's faults are ace not crimes punishable by death |