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Show Are Pedestrians Safe? By Dorothy Christiansen i North Sanpete Jr. High, Grade S ' In some places, pv.-ryone I seems to think that thf only! time a pedestrian has the right I of way is in an ambulance. That isn't true anywhere, . Inr pedestrians must use their righ. of way with care to avoid ai i dents. If the student's in all of tin-town's tin-town's schools should not o:i!y learn how to cross safely, but also do it, there would he a lot of drivers whose hair would stay colored much longer. In a large city, the red light says "go" to the pedestrian, hut in a small town like Mt. Pleasant, Pleas-ant, it is common sense which takes place of a red light. There are not many rules a person must learn to be safe. Just stop, look and beware, n: be wary. People should realiz;- that it isn't safe to jay walk. It mighi cost a minute to walk to the pedestrian lane, but it migh' cost a life if you don't. If wo older students do it, the younger young-er set will naturally follor.' on. .ample, so we are responsible. Remember you arc in danrre from the moment you sitv from the curb until you rea.-r-the other. If you cut uiago.v ally across the street you are in that danger zone that much, longer, instead of two shorter and safer crossings. Some things a bike ridei should know are: (It A bicycle is a vehicle and should be lidden wher o:!.c. vehicles move, on th- outer edge of the right lane. (2 1 A person on a bike shou,. use hand signals to ua.i: iu; drivers so they may know he-forehand he-forehand to apply brakes, .in stead of slamming them on jus in the nick of time. 3 The marshal can gve Vv: riders more instructions if thi- want them. Winter, too, is more dang r our because of slippery roa''-slush, roa''-slush, and excess school trnf: Til is world is in too much c: a hurry to look out for ec, : body, so if you ';-ke time d, ' to watch yourself, you may ! longer. |
