The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-07-14
c. c. C.-WHAT DOES 1T MEANT

Under the auspices of the American Railway
Association. a national wide campaign is under way
which is known Careful Crossing Campaign
| The slogan is Crossing Cautiously he object is
to save human life, and there is consequently hu-
man appeal to this undertaking that should find i'm
mediate response in the hearts and minds OF every
inhabitant the country
Approximately eighteen hundred persons are
killed on railroad grade crossings throughout the
country each year and in round numbers approx
mately five thousand sustain painful and Gripping
injuries In the last thirty years the countrys popu-
lation has increased only 6S percent. while fatal
crossing accidents have increased 345 percent and
injury cases have increased 652 percent Just about
IS percent of the persons killed and injured in these
deplorable railway crossing accidents occupants
of automobiles.
There are at present over two hundred fifty-one
thousand railroad grade crossings in the United
States To eliminate all of these crossings by grade
separation would require OF money in excess
of twelve and one half billion dollars Constant work
is being done in this direction, and three hundred
and nnety-one grade crossings were eliminated in
1919. But at this rate it would take six hun
cred and twenty nine years to abolish all the
ngs in the country.
The immediate need therefore of some other
method of cutting down crossing accidents is appar
emit The only remaining solution Of the problem
is in Safety education. Accidents to railroad en-
ployes have been greatly reduced in the past few
years by Safety lessons designed to teach the men
working on the railroads how to work Safely II
is felt that If some of the spirit of cooperation which
the Safety movement has injected into those who
work on the railroads can also be injected into
motorists and others who railroad tracks at
highways many of these lamentable crossing scci-
dents will be prevented.
Remember then this-a railroad crossing no
matter whether it is protected crossing not, is
place of danger where chances should be tax
en- II you are driving a car slow down approach
ing every crossing look carefully both ways be
fore entering upon the tracks and do not proceed
until you have made that train is approach
ing in either direction. II train is coming-WAlT
Do not attempt to cross ahead of IT. Many lives
have been snuffed out because the driver of a car
thought he could beat the train to the crossing and
the race was a tie This to be an age OF too
much hurry People don't take the time to insure
their own Safety The old familiar slogan Stop.
Look and Listen is about the best piece of advice
that was ever written Few who heed it will come
to grief Remember it and practice it, Help the
campaign along by repeating it to your friends Pass
the word along that this bit of sef-caution is
ounce of prevention that will many loved ones
from the suffering and sorrow which inevitably must
follow serious grade crossing accident That is
what is meant by the slogan Gross Crossings
Cautiously" This remedy for crossing accidents is
sure and is within the reach of everyone. 1t takes
ONLY little thought a little care and perhaps
moments time to use it, Will you do itp Will
YOU help this humane movement by your earnest
cooperation and stop or slow down at railroad
crossings look both ways and listen for trains and
help save human fep"
We give the above editorial space because we
believe it is important, it has hearty endorse
ment. Heed the admonton of the writer and take
time enough to live a long time. Some time when
fellow is in such hurry he never gets where he
thought he wanted to go Apply the c. {. C.