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Show DEFINES CARELESS CITIZEN AS JAY WALKER, BANE OF AUTOIST "Right now would be a good time to begin a war on the 'Jaywalker.' " says Don Hogan. a Denver auto dealer. deal-er. "As everyone knows, the Jaywalker Jay-walker Is the jrcntlcman. or perhaps the lady, who cuts corners or durts out from behind earn parked at the curb or from behind street cars and never looks either way when cross-, Inp the street in the middle of the block. "This person Is the bane of the motorist's existence, and I really believe be-lieve the time will come, when law will prescribe for him just the same as It prescribes for the motorist who drives past the "stop" signal or passes I a street car that Is loading or unload-! Ing passengers. "The Jaj walker i responslhle for many accidents and. as It often happens, hap-pens, he Is not the one who suffers for his carelessness and n-;lli; m e "It should be a violation of traffic 'aw for any person to cross tho street In the middle of the block In the downtown section during tho ru9hl hours of the day. "Lots of these Jay-walkers drive automobiles and their traits are here d. splayed by cutting in front of othori cars and hogging' the streot, by turning turn-ing sharply one way or the other without giving any warning whatever I and by running down the people who are trying to get across the streot at the- intersections "All of which brings us hack to the humus element In walking and driving. driv-ing. If. when wo are walking, we would cross the corner and go with the traffic; If we would let ths u-prpaching u-prpaching car know that we see him coming and wait for him to pass and I not dart In front of his car Just to. see If we can make It we would help matters a lot. When we change over and drive a car. If we would always give hand signals; 9low down at the crossings and give the pedestrian a chance: If we would remember that courtesy on the road is Just as desirable as in your home, then the number of wrecks and accidents would decreaso appreciably." on |