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Show NEW YORK HOLDS CREEPERS TO CURB (BY W. H. B FOTVLER.) One of tho things that the Now York traffic squad does hotter than their brethren elsewhere is the way in which thoy keep Blow moving traffic traf-fic to the curb. In Now York it Is a well obsorvod part of tho rulca and being ono of the most Important fentures of tho wholo traffic Idea, a necessarily oxpedltes traffic groatly On the buslor streets of the metropolis me-tropolis tho walking brigade Is held closely to tho curb, allowing free pasbage for the more rapidly moving vehicles This doos away with a great deal of confusion, and Is better for the tempor and good will of everybody ev-erybody concerned. There Is absent that conflict of words which frequently frequent-ly results when some creeping vehicle vehi-cle monopolizes the middlo of tho road and blocks tho entire procos-sion. procos-sion. Traffic mocs smoothly and swiftly. If there are any regulations of tho four-mlles-an-hour character on tho statute books of New York city thoy aro entirely ignorod by nil concerned Nclthor motorists nor police pay any attention at all to them. Cars arc driven as faBt, within reason, 'as the traffic conditions on tho stroot at that parlcular moment will permit If there is a clear run ahead it Ib nothing noth-ing uncommon to sco a car got up to 25 miles on Fifth avenue and on other business streets. At tho crossings, when the signal 16 given by tho traffic officer, speedy response Is oxpectcd. Motor cars aro rushed across at a fast clip, and any vohlclo that appears to bo traveling a little slower than it ought comos in for a sharp reprimand A stranger meandering about tho streets of Now York and feeling safe In tho belief that vehicles will look out for him as they do In hlB homo city, will rapidly como to grief. In the first place, Now Yorkers generally gener-ally have abandoned the useless bulb horn for warning signals of tho klaxon klax-on type, and these thoy use liberally. Tho man who goeB to sleep a ho walks la rudely awakened from his slumber, and as he Jumps to safety his heels are clipped by the front wheels Tho drivers of horso vehicles hae no more regard for his personal feelings In any degreo if he is not alert. And finally the policeman gives strong personal admonition to the pedestrian pe-destrian to "walto up" and Btop Impeding Im-peding traffic But for all this, the pedestrian who pays heed to what he is doing receives re-ceives all duo attention. Tho drlvors appear to be generally considerate, and tho traffic officers tako good caro of tho pedestrians as well as the vehicles. Tho fact that tho officer's eye Is upon a group of crooslng people, peo-ple, or that he has beckoned to them is sufficient warning to drivers that the pedestrians aro to receive every right of way But for those who feel that they can cross anywhere at any timo and compel vehicles to make way for them, there Is little sympathy The type that delights in getting in front of traffic and forcing It to stop receive short shrift |