El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

| Pi4Se 70 lnose VINO nave not Kept IN
| close touch with the campaign first in
! auguarted by the Northweestern "a IL
i road and then taken uD and advanced
! 70 its present efficiency by the Safeyt
! First Federation Of America
safety First a Success.
! The enormous strides which have
; oeen made for the protection Of the
I travelling public. either afoot or awheeL
! by the different states and the various
! municipalities Of the country. can De
I realized only when one stops 10 thing
I now much more secure he feels when
J threading traffic today than he did
/ only a few years ago.
In the largest cities can be seen the
great Improvement in handling the
crowds on the mail nthsrOugnfares
One or two years ago, the man with
the heavy vehicle was the terror of
the street. if he desired TO monOpolfze il:
smaller cars had to give way while
the pedestrian took his life I'm his hand
wnen crossing the street at a busy
Now it is entirely different. Traffic
laws, with the blue-coated officers 10
/ enforce them, have changed II all. and
the small vehicles are given the same
rights as the large ones. The pedes.
TRAN also. If he will but learn to obey
the traffic officers signals. viii be as
saIe IN crossing the street as he is on
the sidewalk
Detroit Was First.
Detroit was the pioneer city in max.
ing and enforcing traffic regulations
but others did not await results from
The city of the straits. Traffic regula-
tons were made suitable TO each cftv's
needs and conscientious effort put forth
10 improve them as the need was seen
Gradually the entire population Of
the country is learning that those i'm
vehicles and those on foot have equal
right at street Intersections, and that
these rights are being protected. Be
tween intersections the street belongs
10 the vehicle, just as the sidewalk be-
longs to the pedestrian and the ac-
acknowledgements OF these rights will
eliminate the danger OF accident In a
great degree.
keep to the Right
First in the campaign for safety
came the slogan keep to the right
which next TO the caution, stop. look
ana listen is one Of the Oldest rules
Of the road As traffic increased the
need arose for regulation. Systems
were devised and the autocrat Of the
street took up his station at each busy
corner.
The traffic officer. while at first not
understood. is now not only obeyed,
but also appreciatde. The people have
come to realize that his sole duty IS to
protect them and to facilitate their
Live Up to the Law.
II becomes apparent, when one con-
slders the question Of safety from its Z
various angles, that no one man or set 3
of men or officials can keep the traffic I
safe; that responsibility lies with the
many The owner Of any car or vehicle 3
has certain responsibility as well as .
its driver The municipalities must do
their share by creating the proper reg
llatlons. while the local authorities
must see that they are obeyed.
Jntll that time when traffic reeula- Z
ions shall have become standardized I
throughout the country. it behooves us
III 10 live up to the present rules for
'nly by the complete cooperation OF
III concerned can the safety first
movement reach its highest state OF
Efficiency.