That was how it began or should I say and.
I was very home to my wife and kids and I guess I didn't look too closely
when I crossed the intersection then John Smith who was driving a car was not just
told me that he was thinking about
that Big deal with the US it hurt pretty bad at first
that soon passed a lot tougher on my wife and kids and on John Smith
and his family.
Well anyway I'm an expert as we are now i'm not so exclusive group of thirty four
thousand people who are killed each year by automobile over a million
or injured in making newspaper reports of automobile wrecks
and statistics on the mounting poll taken by accidents are not particularly
impressive to six Don't leaders agree with me.
You can cripple a statistic or smash it speaks to a jelly
or keep it scared to speak don't care what happens
when children are under the wheels of a car or when one of the drums
or a windshield recently paraded accident victims
go to the main the dying here
is not a peaceful death but rather not quick death
that comes as a mercy to torn ragged bodies two out of every three accidents are
caused by errors in human judgment.
If you will the living will drive in love with courtesy caution
and common sense this needless clutter can be a MAJOR be reduced.
But that's reason enough for us must respect each other's rights.
There are several important safety rules that for that.
Must bear in mind always cross streets
and intersections where drivers expect you wherever traffic is
controlled by signals a police officer a PE the signals or officer
and do not attempt to cross until the go signal is good.
Stand on the sidewalk when waiting to cross intersections.
Don't try to save a few seconds by stepping down from the curb
or this may happen to you.
Be extremely cautious when crossing intersections where there are no signals.
A pedestrian must be constantly alert.
Look to your left to your right and behind you.
Got down from the hind is one of the most frequent but that's been an accident.
The same precautions should be taken
when crossing from the opposite direction a car may be coming up the street behind
you
and turn into the street you are crossing to
the unexpected drivers are not mind readers if you change your mind about which way
you want to go do it on the sidewalk not in an intersection where changing your
mind may be fatal.
When you are determined to safely past you so quickly and with certainty
that the lights were in intersections.
A lot being at the most hazardous possible means of crossing rather than doubling
your chances of being run down by.
Concern not only with looking out for but as green
but also with watching signals and other vehicles.
Adult was not the old bad that's been habits in children by leading them across
street passing
and signals another unsafe practices simply because it is expedient to do so.
Traffic Safety must be taught by word
and action to our children as soon as they are able to many municipalities in
conjunction with schools are doing excellent work.
Children should be cautious not to play in the streets.
Last year nearly nine hundred children were killed and several thousand injured.
Getting rides on the back of trucks three cars
that automobiles is another dangerous practice through which many children have
been badly injured
or killed.
Blind spots where visibility is impaired for either a motorist offer that's been by
other vehicles or similar abstractions are danger areas.
When the motorists are pedestrian approaches a blind spot they should proceed with
caution.
Safe visibility for pedestrian and motorists under these conditions is nonexistent.
Many states give the thing that's real right of way across what I don't entirely
rely on the motorist to look out for you before you cross.
The most but that's a tallit these are caused by the protest. Own negligence.
Crossing in front of a bus from which you have just lighted is generally surefire
for a ride in
and never get out of your car on the street side unless you are absolutely certain
there are no cars approaching.
Entering and leaving your car on the curb side is the safest practice.
Crossing in mid block is dangerous driver of a parked car may suddenly back up
and crush you against the other car.
Or you may be run down by an approaching car the driver seldom see human time to
stop
if you walk along the highways where there are no Cyclops walk facing the flow of
traffic so that you may see an approaching car
and step off the roadway never
walk with your back to approaching traffic.
You might be hit
or cause a car to swerve causing a bad accident due to
the driver must constantly be on the alert to not exceed a safe rate of speed.
You are driving a line of thirty miles an hour.
Suddenly a child runs out ninety feet in front of you.
She's paralyzed upright you slam on your brakes
and come to a halt just seven feet from the truck.
But if you were going just five miles an hour faster you would have traveled thirty
five or you would have stopped the child
and traveled twenty feet beyond the time of these
among older people are high due to their slower reactions
and their misjudging of distances travelled by the.
Use of motorists must be especially courteous when handicapped persons
or children are in or near the roadway their safety is your responsibility.
I think at night. It is very hazardous for pedestrians.
But that's
when he steps out into the path of a car at night is suddenly splashed with what he
feels to be ready until lumination it is difficult for him no matter how often he
himself drives a car at night to avoid feeling
that the headline glare makes him stand out clearly
and boldly.
To the driver of the pedestrian illuminated by his headlights is just another
object in the midst of a Another such a big keeps the car new covered clothes
reflect very little light so
that it is almost impossible for a motorist to see a pedestrian until he is within
a few feet up in whatever the pedestrian wears like colored clothing
or carry something
that reflects light like a newspaper the driver can instantly see the spot to
reflected light. That's happening at night is consider yourself invisible.
And according And speaking of being invisible.
That reminds me that my time is about to go.
I thought you might like to know what happened to Joe Smith.
The driver of the car that ran me down. Well.
The court ordered my wife fifty thousand dollars of course Joe hadn't got
that kind of money.
So we'll have to pay some each month for a long time as a family of his own to.
These things.