The Detroit times., 1909-12-07
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tail district aCquir-
4 iug parcels ot varying degrees of uo
uieldiue,s and returning with stories
fof narrow escapes and sensational bar
-ainS. As rule the escapes mention
ed feature some reckless motor,st al
the wheel ot big red iUgsernaut a'ao
regardless OF The rights of pedestrians
guided his sareEuc vehicle down lhc
IaNcuUr as If Dee owned The Wl0'o
strcct
: Without u the least attempting I0
make this column guide for lads
shoppers very fcw ot those who
place themselves In the roie of fue
hunted. may chance ON this page and
perhaps learn something from the NJ
ittude of the average NAN az the
wheel of to-. big car Who has maHaS-
Jed TO oYajc them quite often hy tne
adoption ot recalls emergency methods.
M the pedestrian regards the motor
i-t as actually trying 60 inlurc and
MAIN the motorist about holds him
even ny considering the pedestrian an
udRidudl whose sole purpose II Is ~
come as near InuSSlng up his radiator
as he can and escape
The mOtori>t regards the streets rs
Ais up tu q reasonable rate OF speed
AND THEY ARE ~ a matter Of
fact the greater part Of N, thrilling
adventures current in an! family
circle ~ this festive season are due
10 the ondeavor ~ pedestrians 10 cross
streets where there are no establish.
cd crossings The crossing is th'
pedestrain's PROPERTY equally with
the mOtOrlst and The trafTiC con WIZ
see .to-.it that there is a fair division
Probably three-fourths Cf the close
shayes occur from the failure OF the
pedestrian 10 observe this rule Why.
in Paris. they arrest man who haS
been ran over al any place other than
% crossing and the law plainly dehEes
him the treSpasser that he l.
Perhaps the next fertile source ot
auecdotr comes from the habit of pcr-
sons stepping on street cars and starr
Ing for the curb without looking back
to take note OF the traffic IL would
ue perfectly safe for q pedestrian 20
descend without looking but it Is
,rimiualy reckless to start for t'v
sidewalks after the fashion Of q hen iu
panic Tagti like these have re-
suited i'm many suicides i'm our broad
on street car while II IL IN motion
and without looking back. he has ouly
himself TO blame for what follows
These are the main lines in which
the pedestrian can work togethel WITH
the motorist instead of expecting tae
latter 20 do it al. The resume does
not take coguiZanCe az The smatl boS
who shoots full speed ont of an aiieF
into the street and then stops 10 iooN
about him Nor does II give space ~
the school girl Who backs OF the walk
into the street fareWelliFg ilenc.
Until automobiles can be fitted wd1
an aeroplane apparatus which VIII
permit chauffeurs 10 soar over such
unexpected ana unreasonable JJ-
.tacles. there are going 10 be NOR"
accidents and more narrow escapes
But simple methods and the recogEi-
tion or the fact that the motorist hial-
self has rights viii he OF material
assistance for a couple Of weeks.
Now the time for anyone who @e
sire- "a make a saucy remark TO Mr.
Jenrles. lie has promised to fsat
nobody before July 4 1910
r. " q. THE Detroit TIGERS
Won II and lost. games from sept.
TO the seasons close This was Sr'-
eral better than they did In Cuba
The YER. idea oi oar rigcs Lein-
chased out OF town because they
idut win enough hall games Now
Philadelphia folk, never seemed io
feel that WAY