The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-20

under Way. The first was successful. II made both RAILWAY men
little precautions ass tend to reduce the ts'm number 4 Of s sudden sns u a%pr
and orphans and the mnbsr Of the manned and crippled who become
e sS shsnss lsss ''"s . rS''"'sa =. lrsno'-'nd always burdens
This second accident prevention campaign is being broadened TO
iaeipde more than railway traffic; TO include the use Of automobiles
and bicycle riding and the use Of the streets By pedestrians. The
IL nert. the mast cordial support everywhere in a careless land, be,
cause the sust majority Of accidents Of an kinds in which men and
cause someone faded TO do q little thinking At the right time, or was
lndeisnt &c plain lazy. Incidence is lack Of thoushtfulnes. No man
We can back the national accident prevention drive in AIbu.
s, stance instruct the city manager, or the police o. both. 70 issue some
oe issued both to owners and drivers Of motor vehicles, and to the
public generaly-to pedestrians.
There y ~ much earelessness on the part Of pedestrians a on the
There Is this difference: The careless pedestrian cannot run over
a sixeyiindsr sourng ear and kin IL. The sixeylnder ear, when il
runs over the pedestrian, generally intietes permanent injury Z not
But the obligation upon the pedestrian to look out for his own life
and limb /. as imperative as is the obligation Of the automobile driver
toproteet him hy driving at safe speed
AN AUTOMOBILE OWNER, commenting N recent Herald edi.
toriais about reckless driving, approved them bat said that the Herald
srS LOADED d al ,a, the rsspp E. san;yd for automobile 10. bile. accidents upon the
equally at fault; that the man II woman who crosses a "jay'' corner,
u block instead Of at crossings violates traffic laws as openly and
hsgranty as the automobile driver who exceeds the speed limit, or
who turns a reckless corner, or who turns to talk TO those in the back
This automobile owner is right. The pedestrian who deliberately
exposes himself 70 accident is as eulpalle as the automobile driver
who rs careless We should have a penalty for jay watkins, Just
forced with equal vigor.
SEEKING LIGHT on this automobile owners criticism the writer
spent the better part Of two hours on Central avenue during the rush
period Saturday night. Stirred by recent automobile accidents the
police we're exceptionally active. Officers at crossing stations were
warning drivers and pedestrians alike who we're violating traffic
rules
within a period of thirty minutes an officer at the corner Of
Fourth and Central stopped nine automobiles whose drivers turned
Jay eorners-ane he turned back and properly rePimanded
twenty grown men and women who deliberately exposed themselves
to inJusy--and automobile drivers to the calamity Of injuring them,
by SAY walking.
An effort was made during that two, hour period TO count the
number of people who crossed Central avenue in the middle of a block
who crossed Jay" corners, or darted out from behind parked auto.
mobiles to dodge back from In front of passing cars and then ng-zag
between cars across the street After a very short time the count was
lost and the writer settled down to watch the officer at Fourth street,
with the result stated,
1T rs WE'LL ENOUGH to damn the reckless automobile driver
some o. them merit IT, But it is up 10 m who do not own automobiles
and who must walk, to take proper precautions for our own safety.
IL is up TO Us IS well as the automobile owners to obey the law.
WE CAN CONTRIBUTE our ron share to the accident prevention week
campaign By giving peTsonai thought each TO hso ~ safety. as yell AS TO the
safety Of others We an fix firmly In our minds that the saving of two
mlnutes BY enting across a corner. or running across a street in the middle
In the hospital O n lifetime In a wheel chair. pr an account fr the family
at tbs undAaakers
THOSE or US VINO have children have a special duty to perform during
accident prevention week We car give "a Inue time 10 discussion with our
children OF simple rules or safety IN the ueo the streets. Most OF us II Is
20 be feared. p with a simple. blunt command to be careful to Bobby or
Jimmy or Tommy. Blunt anna 10 no get far with the average young
ig the kid tina IL pays TO pol both Ways. In front behind; to use
crossings only and to keep tut Of the middle OF the street in play.
The caution Is especially desirable % youngsters who ride bicycles. The
terror q all careful automobile drivers and the vas majority are careful Is
ar o. % cut half circles IN he street OF to dash around corners We cannot
pot tnouEhuess children n jail Of fine them heavily, but We AN make them
ordinary caution zoe not take the pep" out OF him; the theory that a boy.
and cracks IN his skull Is az anuquated And as wrong a n once generally
"hoopins cough and mumps while yet in childhood.
THIS NATIONAL accident prevention task is one KIND u ~drye" that
attention and thought 70 the object sought