The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-09-25

Q AUTOMOBILE OWNERS AM
RIVERS q 144. CITY OF DUl UT|
Since the automobile has come, Duluth has been dis
tressed by number Of accidents all involving financial loss
many resulting suffering and fewcasing loss of hui
man life To ward against further accidents and with tile
hope Of preventing them the Duluth Street Railway Com
Pany oespeaks your intelligent cooperation We
eousy beg to call attention the few rules following
the observance Of which will greatly lessen the danger Of
disaster: -, :" - 49,
RULE NO. Remember that street car weighing TWEEN
tyve tons cannot be stopped instantly even when
ing slowly Therefore do not dash upon the track ahead
OF moving You may have miscacuated it's speed,
or that OF your own CAR and thus into collision The
moment OF time you may not worth taking such
risk. ~" :"~:~*~ -~-- .. r. i. <
RULE NO. 2Remember in rounding corners into street
that has car tracks on it that there may be ap
preaching h9 1 mot9man may not have been able to
must go straight ahead along the track You should be
able to control your machine and its movements easily
and yet automobiles frequently into street that
standing STILL Take moderate speed and
xkeep2yoqr eyes open in rounding them. ::
RULE NO 3Remember that the city ordinance now for
which has stopped to take discharge passengers
Pedestrians have to count this ordinance being
obeyed, and no longer watch for automobiles when
terng or leaving They ghfully regard the space
around the open gates Of the safety zone and
while they this safety the responsibility for
their safety from being struck by automobile
: y: wholly with the driver. .":,:.- 49,
RULE NO. Remember that though motorman, if given
tme control the speed of his car he cannot control
- its dreeon therefore do up from behind car
and across the track ahead of it. If your way Is
blocked and your power dies while you in the path of
the mishap will surely follow.
DO not get the track in front of and make
asudden stop there to take friend from the sidewalk
The motorman may be able stop before striking
you and even he u.s. it is hardly fair delay carload
of passengers in that way A: street 90
OF its to strike you to avoid being struck by
your You have that great advantage the
orman besides having vehicle which easier to
STOP If you will consider these things thoughfully and
fairly you will be forced to the conclusion that in any
collision between heavy body confined to fixed course
and lighter body free to take any the presup
ton of negligence strongly against the latter In
other words, you will think fairly you will conclude
that in such collisions the motorman really not
to- blame. ~@ "..: - :. 49,. = :':.-#.
The above applies collisions between street cars and
all kinds of vehicles and pedestrians we'll auto
mobiles. -~**~ &~..5
Another thought-When a collision results from one or
both parties in hurry which, to be perfectly fair again,
has the most to hurry the street carrying 80
people to business including physicians urgent calls
and going to trains or the automobile carrying
only two persons similar business OF more
, likely party out for pleasure. :z#- "#< ~ $~=
RULE NO. $50 operate with us in helping protect the