New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-12

the accident was one of those unfortu-
nate occurrences for which no one is
to blame. The accident that occurred
on Minnesota street, in which a young
boy was struck by passing car, happen
ed near my place of business and I per-
sonally was on the scene within moment
after it had occurred. A large number
OF our citizens were present at the time
and witnessed the accident. 1t was the
unanimous opinion of those present that
there was no blame alta ched to the
driver in this instance. He was driving
well within the speed limit when a little
fellow ran out from the sidewalk between
parked cars and was struck Fortu-
nately the boy was not seriously hurt
The consideration we have given
this matter and the experience that.
we have had in handling the greatly
increased traffic in our city during the
last few years has convinced us that
while accidents will, of course, most
likely occur as a result of the careless
ness of drivers of automobiles, still
many accidents ould be avoided by the
exercise Of due care on the part Of pedes-
TRANS.
sit is on account Of this fact and on
account Of the further fact that I am
confident at you desire to do what
you can assist US in this matter that
l make the following suggestions as
to the matter in which I feel that you
can render assistance to the police de-
partment and render a service to the
public as well:
First: By taking this matter up
for discussion in your general meet
ings and by impressing upon all of
your members the fact that it is every
ones duty to become acquainted with
the traffic regulations and to scrupu-
lorsly live up to each and all of such
regulations.
Second: By having the members
OF your organization take it upon them
selves Individually to impress upon
their friends and acquaintance the
duty they owe the public to carefully
observe all such traffic rules and regula-
lions.
Third: By impressing upon your
members the great assistance that they
can render by cautioning the members
OF their families and of their friends and
acquaintance to use due care and pre-
caution while crossing streets and thor
oughfares. On account of the fact that
the automobile traffic has so greatly
increased it has become extremely dan
gerous to attempt to cross any street
excepting at the crossings, and it is be-
coming more and more dangerous to
attempt to cut diagonally across street
at any crossing
Notwithstanding this fact it is very
difficult to get the people generally to
realize the danger that they are as
stunning in crossing congested streets
between parked cars and in cutting
diagonally across crossings.
Il am confident that you will &C.
cept these suggestions in the spirit in
which they are given. We desire your
cooperation and assistance and if you
will take it upon yourselves to discuss
the matter in your meetings and impress
upon your members the great assistance
that they can render by following the
suggestions made herein you will have
rendered a real service to the comm unity,
IF your organization st artsthis good
work other organizations and societies
will be more likely to follow your ex-
ample. And if your organization and
all other organizations in the city is
together with the schools give the
matter consideration I feel that much
good will result.
THE police department has, l am
confident, always been trying to see
that the traffic regulations are lived up
to. We are all, however, liable to
make mistakes and if the police depart
ment has made mistakes we are glad to
have them pointed out so that they can
be corrected. can assure you, however,
that we are .conscientiously trying to
see that the people generally live up to
the traffic regulations"