Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-08
CAMP AIGN
SHOULD INTEREST
EVERY AUT0IST
Motor Car No Longer Craze.
But a Fixture and Public
Must Educate Itself to Con-
dItionS As They Exist

What the public can do to helm I'm,
motor car situation in Albuuuerone
their use and to reduce accidenie J.,
a minimum is pointed out in Inc nm.
pended outline
The child in the streets. admit no
destrlans, drivers Of horse-drawn ny
hlcles, the traffic gendarme at tbo
street intersections, newspapers tho
city authorities. street car motormen
the general public must join thea
powers, If success is TO crown tho clu.
SADIE for safety.
We are living In an age Of progress
and season Of hurry The autotno.
bile Is here. Moreover, it's going ia
stay and we must educate ourselves y
the conditions that now exist and not
I've In the days gone, and don't thinl.
that the automobiles goes out on tbe
street fer the express purpose Of ktli.
ing and iujuring someone. He doesn4
An accident is just as bad for them
as for you.
Fer the benefit Of the traffic ofe.
Ger II is suggested that courtesy n
pleasant smile and unpartisan moth
eds Of enforcing the law win net the
lest results
II you see an automobile being driy.
en- forty an hour, don't let the driver
so because you can't catch him Take
his number and swear ont a warrant
The police viii back you mp.
Pedestrian.
We are now living in an age of
progress and in an age OF hurry. The
automobile is here. II is going to stay
and we must educate ourselves 10 the
conditions that now exist and not live
IN the days gone by.
Don't think TINT the automobile
man goes out on the street for the ex-
press purpose Of killing and njurns
someone. He doesn't An accident is
just as bad for him as for you.
Don't dart out from behind stand.
ing vehicles, trees or poles into the
street, without looking You don't
give the motcrist a chance to avoid
striking You.
Don ,ross tho street in a dream
Remember you are in the great hus.
Ting city Of Albuquerque, where ev.
lYning Is moving. When you 90
this, IT is only the watchfulness and
llcr,uess of the auto driver that saves
You from injury or possible death
When crt ssing the street, look 10
the left 70 the center of the street.
then 10 tho right until the curb Is
reached and you will be safe
If cars are coming I'm different d.
reetions on two cars in one direction
stand perfectly still. The motorist wiz
get around YOU Don't start and rud
Lack into The path of another ear
Don't step suddenly in the middle
of the street and start back unless
YOU look for the traffic on the street.
Remember that the automobH,
driver has nerves, that he Will dn
everything possible TO avoid striking
you, nut he can't think and act for
himself and you at the same time.
Don't set the prevalent idea. lie,
him hit me, ] sue him" Some auto
mobile owners haven't got as much
money as ycu think and it might be
one Of those that you get in front Of
Get the habit of crossing the streets
Mt regular crossings, where you have
the absolute right of way
Don't slow down when you are
crossing the street ana see an auto
mobile coming, and look at the driver
as much as to say Hit me if YOU
dare The street may be slippery and
he might do il and a few weeks in
the hospital won't make mp for the
feeling that 'you made him put Oh
his brakes.
Don't forget that automobile owners
have rights the same as you.
Don't cross the street diagonailN
Don't just drop from o street
car without looking in the direction
from which the traffic is approachins'
Which is ALWAYS from the right
Remember that by co-operation is
the only way we can eliminate acci-
dents.
Also remember that the great ma
jority Of automobile owners are law
abiding citizens. some Of them men
with whom yau would trust your
money or your health. mon who 90
not wish 20 cause an accident aud IL
You are just as careful uud consider
ate as they, accidents resulting from
Will be reduced TO a mil
imum
Automobiles.
Drive moro 10 the center OF the
street with the left wheel I'm the CEN
ter OF the right-hand car tracks Ih"
gives YOU more chance to avoid strik
ing persons, especially children WIZ
tart out from behind trees and poles
at the curb.
q When IL is necessary 10 drive el4e
10 the curb. drive carefully and WalN"
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