Show MS MO T IS BEST driving has taught them lessons of safe Pe destri aniam says smith whoever may be impressed with the I 1 idea d ca that Is making people pi e forget liow how to walk will do well to revise that impression this Is the conclusion reached by ernest N smith general manager of the american automobile association after gathering some statistics on the subject and ranking making some personal ob ions few drivers caught according to mr smith comparatively few automobile dri drivers mrs are caught off their guard when walking a majority of pedestrian accidents involving persons who have had no experience P peri ence in handling cars NA Is teaching people how to walk safely lie he explains an active motorist Is also an active walker for in using the car lie he has add additional need for walking in congested districts lie ile knows which way to laok when ho he steps across a one way street and when cross crossing ing at crossings he Is aware of the ever present hazard of the car that la is making a right hand turn whon the automobile driver walks he does it in a competent manner and when lie he crosses streets at policed intersections ter sections he makes allowances for the inability of the officer to look out for or every one shows the motorist a perfect picture of the danger he faces as a pedestrian and so BO when he walks lie he cou conducts ducts himself accordingly no judge of distance P sons who do not drive motor cars bave no conception concept ion of speed or stop stopping ng distance they see traffic from a narrow angle being unable to see hazards in their proper proportions T the he real dangers often escape their attention while they are arc busy worrying over things that would not be ba likely to harm them Is not making people forget liaw w to walk on the alie contrary it Is making them larn to walk la in a way that befits tho the modern age |