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Show Warning Lights Law Is Ignored "Wagons, buggies, sheep herds, camp wagons, notwithstanding the fact that there is a law prohibiting the practice, continue to parade the state highways at night time, minus the necessary warning red light supposed sup-posed to be displayed at a vantage point as a danger warning for auto-ists. auto-ists. Sanpete county has a law that insists that slow-traveling vehicles, wagons, buggies, etc., carry the necessary ne-cessary warning light, but as yet 1 have failed to see any observance. It is highly dangerous and that there are not more accidents at night, is only a miracle." This was the expression expres-sion of a business man who made a trip from Provo Sunday evening, and he was strong in his condemnation of the persons who allow such a dangerous dan-gerous practice. ' "In coming south, I had three thrilling experiences," said the business busi-ness man. "First, I barely escaped a rider on a horse. The rider was in the middle of the road and even in the light of the auto reflectors he made no effort to give way but 'hogged' 'hog-ged' the road. Later on, a wagon was encountered with the same thrilling experience. To cap the climax, some herder had a band of sheep crowding crowd-ing the highway. The herder made no effort to clear the highway, as is customary, and it was with difficulty dif-ficulty that we successfully negotiat-I negotiat-I ed the trip through the band without slaughtering several.. "A state-wide movement was started start-ed several weeks ago to correct the evils of driving at night with defective defec-tive lights. Apparently, no headway is being made as cars with one light j and cars with glaring lights, dim-mers dim-mers never used, continue to menace those who seek safety by careful driving." This particular business man of Gunnison is correct in his criticism-of criticism-of the lack of enforcing these important impor-tant laws, and steps should be taken tak-en to compel every driver of a wagon or slow-moving vehicle to carry the necessary warning light. It's a good law and should be rigidly enforced. |