Evening star., 1928-03-29

it proceeded on the second zap OF It's
journey. out Georgia avenue into Mont
gomery County. BY the time 1t had
passed Silver Spring the schools had
been dismissed for the day and the
children were on their way home Out
side the towns there are no sidewalks
and the youngsters are forced 10 walk
In the roads. lunch pals in hand.
Sometimes they walk on the right side
Of the road with their backs to ap-
preaching cars Sometimes they walk
on the left facing trafic. They prob
ably have been instructed differently.
There seems 70 be no agreement among
parents and teachers as 10 which
method Is correct Walking on the left
however. Is the correct math0d-the
exact reverse OF what is proper for
motorists. Then the pedestrian knows
that the load is clear behind him and
has q clear view Of what Is coming In
time 10 jump 10 the roadside and
avoid II.
Dangerous Crossings
From Silver Spring the car turned
down the narrow country road that goes
past the National Park Seminary 10 the
Forest Glen railway station and thence
70 KenSington over the dangerous Baltl-
more a. Ohio grade crossing that has
cost the lives Of seven persons in the
past two years The gate was up and
the way clear But the driver made a
complete stop at the crossing and sur
veyed the track in both directions be-
fore Yenturing across There was just
the bare chance that an unscheduled
train might be coming with the watch
man of duty In any event said the
driver Il isn't safe To trust 10 grade
crossing Vatchmen. They are human
and liable 10 make mistakes. The mis-
takes usually are made just when they
cause trouble. II Is up TO the motorlst
70 look out for himself just IS II there
we're no watchman.
The car then doubled bark and pro-
ceeded 70 the Sixteenth street pike by
way of Wheaton and then turned of
1T korbccG for Rockville Here, with
the car tracks In the middle Of the main
street and cars parked on b0tn sides,
some parallel and come 1T 43~degfee
angles was encountered a similar bat
more dangerous situation than that seen
81 Clarendon earlier IN the daY Thr
motorlst must anticipate the sudden
stepping out of 8 pedestrian in front ~
MIN when going through Rockville and
take adequate precautions II Is not
sufficient % oBeY the lfaff1c rules He
always must Keep lu mind ne Golden
RUE aud BE- prepared ~ bring mis- car
~ IN instant stop
Rockville has one ~ ue most Danger
Gus corners Ia in.s par 81 ne c0tA1tiy
that a. the top Ot the H.il where the
GsllheTgbufg road turns on b. sharp
curve and the Potomac road goes
straight anead m the middle oi the
lat9eT IL fne street car track The
ulol0flal sDpfGae ming from the fIrec-
ton II CaJIhsrsbuTg cannot SEE around
fnr curve and always la ia danger 0f
smashing into another auigm0Blie
De0eEtfiaU ~ street raT Fortuna ely
however tH.s trouble has been reminded
Dy 4 signal ilgBt - ma all the motor
iei needs ~ O. nov Is 10 obeY ine
signals III other YeaIs his plscr mss
1esn ihe scene III serious accidents t0f
ne Ffrcefick pike has not always oeen
place ~ sIo# sno csfefuI driving
Ihs Golden Rule caT men went a.ong
o9eT = fairly straight fosd through
Hunting HiI ~ tr dangerous corner ~
J9lnof Crchbyo Wltb church and
cggntry sehogI cGncfalc0 from view
uHfI 'he moiGflat mas started ~ MAZE
tAe ufn Inls plsce illustrated the
need ~ constant pTfrsull0u ia ofylng
ou country roads 1He raj then pro-
,eeofo IL tile Q]feCtl.u ~ GalihersbuTR
sna m the way iaB into n situation hat
might have resulted IA serious acol-
dent y lie pilot nad not nan his wis
sGgJ' nm There ls sharp & curve
~ steep aiope mr. only warning
slgn S. striped ppie hhlcb migbi
mean anything ~ nothing Jbe Yiep
- sDaDiuEfiy gbatf1cLeo The ROAD j.
u5fIDB E4t hundred yards ~ ~
suead iDr driver iookiue sf1ohs lgit into
Inc valley BoioN. had detected nlh
coming 9 considerable speed 1hfn u
DISAPPEARED ~ the iui1naeles II the
curve The b4a DyunGsd 10 highaI
Inf Grlden Rule csT dilyef hHiHded
hls notH continuously and uHned the
esI ~ lbs ektfeHe figu' ~ lhe rasd
~ that iis wheels we're IN the ditch
Efound caH1s ihe bus Win moi much
iGog ~ spare i0 s,pid collision hhd
tnla happened a. tne face of eztTsHe
DtetautlSHa II was 0ue ~ thOae esaek
Whifh almost certainly WGuld bs9s 80
suited ~ = serious accident If anything
le6s nan ff4aprriDsry pfeaaHtion red
bAeB eEerGIAe6 ofi she par ~ one driver
~ 8ss q country foaa 10 . spsfseig