Show School Safety Urged While weeks of summer Vacation vacation vacation va va- cation remain prior to the start of the new school year parents who have youngsters entering school for the first time this fall are urged to give their safety consideration consideration tion now THE UTAH Safety Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil urges parents whose children children children chil chil- dren will be walking to and from school scho l to see to it that their youngsters are taught how to get there promptly and safely The Council according to toLeo toLeo toLeo Leo H H. H Barlow Vice President President President dent for Traffic makes the following recommendations BEFORE school opens children children children chil chil- dren should be carefully taught how to recognize standard standard standard stan stan- dard traffic signals and how to obey them If special pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian signals are used they should understand these too Parents should make certain certain certain tain youngsters know the way to school walk through the route with them several times before school starts or for forthe forthe forthe the first few days of school MANY schools have student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent patrols at street inter inter- i sections Children should understand understand understand un un- that patrols are there thereto to help them and they are to follow the directions of the patrol of crossing guard Streets should be crossed only in marked crosswalks or at inter intersections in line with sidewalks I Impress press upon children chil chil- children hildren hil- hil dren that moving cars cannot cannot cannot can can- not stop immediately so they must look right and left for oncoming cars and check cross streets for turning auto auto- mobiles Dont Don't run across the street A fast walk is better Go directly t to the opposite side without any loitering in the street to call to or visit with friends While waiting to cross the street keep on or behind the curb Dont Don't stand in any part of oC the street Never run into it suddenly for any reason IF tF THERE are subways o or or r elevated crossing use them then rather than trying to cro cross ss I through gaps in traffic Children should be taught not not notto to fear ear the street or vehicles bu bli to be self sel reliant ant and con cond When he has determined deter deter- mined the proper time to cross th the e street he should d do so without hesitation j HE SHOULD understand that he is is never to accept accent gifts gUts or offers of rides from strangers Barlow said that if Parents parents par par- themselves always fol lowed these safe walking rules their children would lea learn them much better beller I |