Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-05-02 | Page 2 | Red Losing Safety Value

I RED B lOSING SAFETY VALUE Indiscriminate Use Us of Danger Signal Results In Carelessness I CHICAGO May Red 2 2 Red as a danger sl nal has been made mad virtually vir- vir vir lI worthless by Tilde nide and In- In Indi In Indiscriminate di discriminate use C L Ii Barto ot of othe the American An Railway association declared Thursday before the tho ho conference con con- con conference ference ferenee toe tor pre of ot gr do crossing accidents Railroads I regard ie ard the red light u as n a d stop ho he h s Bald ld but its ite ts use u has bos been e ton In ad to sll sheet tied obstructions ob- ob and III Is earned Carved on mil mU- millions mil millions lions of o automobiles until now no noone noone noone one regards It In the serious light It was as aa first held 1 An Crage a ti crate pa passenger enger train te- te requires re requires quires about set se seen e een en seconds to clear cleara a crossing yet ot el thousands thou ands of ot persons per per- persons per per-gons sons have not sufficient time to spare oven sewn en seconds tor for their 0 of n safety Lea Lew Len R n Palmer ot of the Safety Safely Council do- do de declared dared Resolutions calling ca c for the co- co cooperation co operation n of all 1111 safety agencies the elimination ot of grade crossings In an orderly ord and ea- ea e manner were sere ero paSe passed It d the final l session Thursday