Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-15 | Page 14 | Girl Has Best Safety Essay

GIRL HAS BEST SAFETY ESSAY Pedestrian d and Motorist L 1 Must Share Responsibility l ity A southern rn nia miMi a junior In the Santo Santa Maria Marlo high chool wrote t the he but best sway essay on safety safely among the 1 1000 students who competed comp d In the state stale euay elsoy content conducted by the nl C nit niL public safety safely conference under th the auspices of at the women's der de de penmen nt or of o the tha California devel devel The young winner Is la Ida Ida- IdaS S Wilson who was Wal awarded the first nul lr t prize ot of Hi 26 The essay easey or of o the young youn oun winner was DI a on the subject of ot Sharing Responsibility lIy and reads sI follows follow The ke key word In solving Boiling our trUth traffic situation li ti co operation co-operation Co op co-op between drivers an and Each liach must help the tho theother other When we go 0 to the root or of traffic troubles trouble It brings bring us to the Golden rule rula Do Do unto others aa as you would have others do unto you Therefore I 1 as asa asa asa a pedestrian should do every every- everything every thine thing In my power to to help the driver and whon I change hange front fronta roma a pedestrian to 10 a driver my ree- ree r s-pon s becomes even enn greater creator There are many ways as by which I can help my fellows whether a as a driver or as all a pedestrian When 1 I think of or a trip I 1 usually see ICe that hat hal my ln Insurance urance Is II still good lood However Insurance does not prevent accidents but It II I is the only r real sate safe protection we weun un can from their results But Butor Butof Butot or of greater Importance Is II the question ot of o whether my brakes and lights are In good food condition or not nOI Probably I 1 should put off my trip at times a a day dllY or two Iwo and see that everything Is In condition LJ n THE TIlE lAW I-AW Last Laft but ul not not least do I know my traffic rules rulf's To share hare mY traffic responsibility I must mull larl G myself with all or of o the trat trat-fis trat fis laws law For Por Instance when one holds out hi his hand do I know wh what t he means And alter after I learn earn the law laws Is my will III power strong trong- enough to put them Into action operation Co-operation between driver and pedestrian will solve our troubles but bul It must bo be a 11 operation aco-operation co operation co-operation operation based baled on knowledge ot of law laws and a willingness nesa to 10 obey them Ih m