The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-26
RAILROAD DoN'rs.
Safety First Movement of Boston
& Maine Railroad.

The safety first movement of the
Boston & Maine railroad established
some time ago has passed through the
experimental stage and is now 4 hXcd
and working part of the activities of
the men on the system, The commit
| tee in, charge feels that the public
should cooperate III this movement to
| further extend it's benefits and have
drawn up a series of . don Is to in
struct the public in what not to do,
| that the number of accidents may be
| decreased They also ask that the
public not only learn and obey these
| suggestions but that they instruct
their children in them as well.
! Mass meetings have been held dur
| ing the past two months on all the
divisions of the road from Boston to
Rotterdam ~ v, there having invari-
ably been large attendauces, and the
organization is well established. Only
the co operation of the public is now
required to complete the success. The
list Of - don is follow:
Don t cross railroad track, any
where, at any time, without looking
in both directions for what may be
coming. This suggestion followed win
rot q few lives.
Don t use the railroad tracks or the
right Of way as 4 path to or from any
point. The railroad statistics shoy
i've times as many trcspassers killed
in :. year rs are killed on grade cross
inss.
bon lcaye Jour train from the left
hand Side The possibilities for a ter
nil aFa
appalling. Some day from some cause
or another a train on the other track
may piow through a crowd leaving a
suburban station from the wrong side
of the train. Don t do il. The short
DELAY is as nothing compared to INJURY
or death.
II YOU arc a woman, don / 20 from
) one ear to another on moving train.
1t IS dangerous enough for man TO
undertake this. but on unSestibuled
trains III motion conditions are such as
to warrant the gravest warning against
. a woman trying il.
Don I. under any circumstances, put
vocr hand Or any part Of it, on tbs
iamb q car door There are too many
eases on record already of lost finger
tips and permanently manned hand.
from this cause.
|, Don { leave newspapers on the door
, OF The car. II you leave paper, leave
Il on the seat. Simple as this admoni
ton may seem. many painful injuries
hive resulted from the fails incident t
stumbling over or slipping on news
papers on the floor or steps of cars
t Don t cross the tracks III terminals
Keep to the walks. Train movement.
! alc too frequent 10 afford 10 ncglec'
T Itis request.
S ben / put your head or arm or body
$ our OF u ear virdow at any time.
bon Z abnsc a gatenrau for cuttin;
. Oh your road over crossing. lie Z
I there to protect you, and the yer,
delay fhat annoNs YOU momcntarli'
b may well bc the precaution that save
( your life.
) Don't crowd INTO Tie aisIes of Tia
), cars when approaching "A terminal. o
necessity there are many curves Jus
!. there, and u standing passenger ma.
. not resist the luich which to one seate
I Is not noticeable Painful falls ar
;. avoided. and no time lost, by staying i
i. Your seat.
Unless the occasion is extraordinar
!, don t enter the ear when you see you
- friends of on a trip. This request l
: made in no effort to be brutal, but I
y :, stem the great number of minor II
: iuries that are found to have been du
to the hurry and anxiety to leave
- departing train.
Don t ever attempt to get on OF o
= train in motion.
u Den [ step on rails or flangeways q
crossings. Step over them, II Yo
he neglect this caution and your foot
III caught, don I try to pull your heel CT
$. of the flangeway. 1t is almost impo
h