Show What Should Drivers Fear When safety specialists tell us that more than half of ot the drivers driver killed in grade crossing accidents last year were disregarding warning sIgns and signals we cannot help wondering what Is so basically wrong with the psychology of such drivers Why Is It that a motorist who will stop Instantly at a policeman's i warning signal will o a moment later drive placidly through a red light and light and possibly straight Into a serious accident Various excuses are offered by motorists motorists motorists motor motor- caught violating traffic control de devices de- de vices vice the most common being that the driver didn't notice the light or that he was wall going too fast tast to stop when It I turned red Actually If It the truth were admitted the big difference was that he was afraid of the traffic policeman but not afraid of ot the red light i Pear Fear Is a powerful deterrent But nut Is le It possible that much energy la is being I wasted wanted running away from the wrong bogey Are some motorists perhaps more I I afraid of being arrested for a safety I 1 violation than of ot violating their own safety i 11 It that Is the case casc they are misI mis mis- I Interpreting the very reason for law enforcement and It la is high time to take takeI 1 I a different view of ot traffic policemen and highway patrolmen If It sometimes It appears that these guardians of safety enjoy bawling out traffic law breakers possibly It Is because they much prefer It to picking them up In a n basket after alter altera a fatal accident Motorists should prefer preter that too I I Traffic control devices are the outposts outposts outposts out out- I posts of the law They cannot prevent motorists from tram killing themselves they can only try Every motorist will find I that It pays to stop for them look at atI them and listen to what t they say I I I rote Fort I Tim Till PARK RECORD I |