Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-20 | Page 14 | Courtesy in Traffic Need

IN N I TRAFfiC NEE NEED I Never Thanks Motorist for Dodging Him on Street Doe Docs the th p pedestrian pede de thank the motorist nho sho ho throw throws on his brakes and allows allow him to cros cro s safely acly from curb to curb and catch a ft trolley that Is l to get et him to 10 the thc train Iraln on time lIe II does not ays braIn Lr l president of the Greer Col- Col College Collee logo lege of O Engineering Does the automobile ein hi Or er erI erIle Il e ao c acknowledgment to th the pe- pe pedestrian I who aho ho goes roes out of ot his 1 aay IlY ato to make maka things easier ahen the car driver I Is trying to steer I through a II congested concealed street 10 Nohe O he does doe not Consequently both driver and pedestrian are ar to 10 blame and a 11 little courtesy would aid them to shield the public from preventable traffic tr ic accidents 1 But there I Is no excuse for the walker jay walker A large percentage of accidents In a II a contested congested district are directly traceable to 10 the th disregard Bard gard of o the public for or the th rule nil of oC crossing the street at corners corner II My advice to pedestrians Is to 10 look up and do down don do n and behind be- be before before fore crossing any street Avoid dodging In front ot of machines machine Realize Real Real- Ize lz that the longest line of o trat-Ic trat Ie IC seldom takes more mor than Ihan 30 sec sac second sec second ond to pass and that It Is better beller betterto betterto to lose 30 seconds second than a leg eg K E Een en the habitually carl careless s er will have hav trouble ii In harm harm- harmIng harming harm Ing sou ou If It you take lake the th slight amount of oC care necessary to pro teet yourself Just Just apply the Golden Rule and see how It out Give the theother th other fellow chow the th right of ofa o aa a ai oxen en when hen It doesn't belong beloni to him Its It's I a to one shot hot that hell he 11 grin and wa iT e e to iou ou to go to first 1 But the moral effect will s ill III cause caus I him to watch atch out for tor th the er next drier er and otter offer some little cour- cour lIe tess tes that will 11 make him feel good I Do our best to make mako mak Ing Ingi i s cr and the Ia law laa of ot averages average tIlt III IIII work ork c c out right I all