Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-21
SUGGESTS 'D0N'TS"
FOR PEDESTRIANS
Maj. Pullman Says Walkers
Have Duties to Pre-
vent Accidents.

| Coroner hewitt has sent to the Dis
trict Commissioners the recommenda-
ton of the jury in the case of Marion
Lavine Mcguire, the child recently killed
in traffic accident in Southeast Wash
ington, the. recommendation, including a
suggestion for the enactment Of regu-
| lation compelling pedestrians to cross at
street intersections and not in the mid
| die of a block.
! ''In other words" said a policeman,
| cit is intended to prevent jaywalking
| by persons who fail to exercise proper
care" .'.-
Several fatalities in this city in recent
weeks resulted from pedestrians Cross
| ing the streets at points other than IN
tersections. From time to time many
/ complaints are heard against motorists,
but, according to members of Maj. Pull
mans force. little is heard Of the pedes-
Maj Pullman today took occasion
again to remind members of his COM
mand that both motorists and pedes-
TRANS have a duty to. perform in the
matter Of reducing the number OF fatal1-
ties and serious accidents.
g. s'Don' ts'' for Pedestrians.
|. For the benefit of pedestrians he
suggested so-called "don'ts'' as follows:
Do not step off the cnrb and into
the street before you look to the left
! in direction Of -oncoming. traffic:
!, Do not fail to look to the right
when you reach the middle of the
street in the direction of oncoming
traffic. .., ~
Do not walk in the street. except
/, when necessary'to cross. and then you
should always cross At right angle
and, If possible, on a croSS-waik at the
! end of the block. t's>
Do not fail to watch traffic officers
signal and to move with the street
traffic at busy corners
Do not pass behind street cars with
out stopping, looking and listening to
make sure that you will not walk into
another vehicle. '--s-. - o.. =. 80
Do not fail to tell your friends and
relatives, especially your children, to
be careful when in the street. Be care
others. So: IL
For the benefit Of motorists he sug-
gested the following:
| Do not violate the traffic regulations,
especially the speed law. ...:--.'
| :. Do not forget that you must drive
more cautiously at night than in the day
time. Most traffic accidents occur after
sunset. --'r ~
Do not fail to keep your eyes open and
to- think about what you are doing all
the time. A, moment when: your mind
| is on something else other than driving
your. machine may mean that You will
be trying to climb tree, batter down
a wall. 60 through a bridge or crash
Into another machine. -
Do not forget that the old adage.
! more haste the less speed holds good
for automobile drivers as well. as for
pedestrians. A little more speed may
| get you somewhere few minutes
earlier, but it may increase your chances
i for accident hundredfold. 4--
| Do not forget that you can prevent
accidents to others by little friendly
corporation. Call to a man if he is
running with his lights out at night or
| II. there is something else the matter
\ with his machine which may cause him
| an accident.
| Do not forget to treat everv other man
on the road the same as you would
! want to be treated If you were in that
mans place. In other words, remember
that the golden rule has especial appli-
cation to automobiliSts.