Show JAYWALKING SAFE Suggesting Way Out Seems Beems So Argues Expert Q OJ L J I ICI CI O lOrr torr cistern estem of traffic The tory gyratory Most accidents to pedestrians occur oe- oe oc occur cur ill at t the crossings yet we W Insist on en educating the public against jaY jay This Is the tenor of ot the tho argument ment for safer sater crossings ci casings In crowd d crowded crowded ed sections of cities presented by Ewart Williams Hobbs In the NIL NIL- National Na National Safety News tor for July At Atthe Atthe the same samo time Hobbs presents u possible solution to this Important phase of ot the traffic problem It Isn t fair tall he says to urge the tho pedestrian t to nth cross only at while these ee are are the tho most hazardous spots If It If wo we with wl-h to keep him oUt hat of tl I e high highway l ay between he be add adds we must mist make the tho In- In Intersections In Intersections attractive e to him Wo are not doing this maintains We WO e have traffic officers officers officers cers at who crossings crossings who tempora tempera temporarily temporarily rily check traffic making It move In naves 11 wa cs es like a 0 n tooted many cater cater- caterpillar caterpillar caterpillar pillar on a 0 still summers summer's day We have buttons bumpers or mush mush- mushrooms mushrooms rooms which can easily be strad strad- straddled straddled straddled by reckless drivers delvers ers And theta are ore dummy policeman and andall andall all sorts of ot stanchions stanchion's to guide andl motor r traffic acci- acci accidents acci acci- accidents accidents But they do not prevent dents to pedestrians pede Neither does moral suasion sl or any sort of ot edu- edu education I edu-I cation declares deplares Hobbs Hobba L 1 The general principle to be bb- bb ob observed served In the protection of ot the Is ph physical prevention rather lather than moral suasion he sa say s e We e ill will really get nowhere until street crossings are equIpped physical with to honest-to-goodness safety appliances And wo ao e ought not to be afraid to experiment a little In tl tring Ing to decide on an ef- ef efficient ef efficient system for controlling traffic traffic traffic fic Hoots considers two methods One Is what he calls the gyratory system by the traffic swings about a central pivot phot or circular park It enters the procession and leo leaves es It and does not cross Immediately ho he explains But theres serious objection to this plan Tho The traffic keeps moving whIch Is good tor for the traffic but not so good for tor the The gyra gyra- gyratory gyratory tory system also requires elbow elbowroom elbowroom elbowroom room can enn bo be s spared ared In Ina Ina Ina a big ble business section The othe plan for tor or traffic control and greater safety Is the erection ot of barriers In the middle of the streets at the four foul points of ot the cross roads But these barriers must be ot of sufficient width to Insure stability stability ity height to prevent straddling and lowness to prevent conceal conceal- concealment concealment ment of ot small email objects such u as children NARROW STREETS Also shaped long and rather high their contour a di direct meet and destructive crash cruh And most moat Important they give a less confusing line of ot traffic and af- af af afford ford tord safety to pedestrians half half- halfway way half WilY way across the street Such barriers would practically divide a wide road rood Into two nar- nar Traffic barriers at crossroads row streets And the narrow street argues 1 Hobbs Is the safest An An c experienced traffic officer will tell iou ou that generally speak speak- speakIng speaking speaking ing fewer accidents occur on nar- nar narrow narrow nar narrow row streets than on broad ones The reason r aon Is that automobile traffic Is 19 flexible An automobile can circle around a 0 street car cut across move In and out perform all sorts otts of ot e exciting contortions on ona ona ona a wide ulde Ide street Where here there Isn't room for tor It to perform you have hae some idea IdelL a here It Is going and can keep out of ot Its wa way You know here Its way Is IB going to be There Is some certainty about Its direction 00 00 |