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Friday, Dec. 13, 1940
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Pedestrian Fatalities One
Of Chief Highway Mishaps
Not long ago, two jM*drstrians
sturtcd to cross n busy thorough-
fuif in mi Oregon illy It Wim
chirk, and un they left the curb,
oik * noticed u car approaching, but
■till apparently half a block away
I Hiciding they hud time to reach
the center of the street before the
car would reach the intersection,
the pedestrians walked on, but be­
fore they hud taken more than
four or five steps, the car win no
close they realized their Ilves were
in danger. They darted back
toward the curb, but the driver of
the car, seeing them at that mo­
ment, swung his car in the same
direction In an attempt to avoid
hitting them One win killed ami
the other seriously Injured
Tills accident Is typical of many
|>edestrlan accidents in this state,
according to Earl Snell, secretary
of state and sponsor of the state­
wide program for traffic safety,
who today announced results of a
pedestrian study made recently by
the traffic safety division of the
state department.
The study disclosed that cars
moving at 25 miles an hour, cover
ground five times as fast ai the
average pedestrian under 35 years
of age wulks, six times as fust as
the pedestrian from 35 to 55 years
of age and seven times us fast as
the pedestrian over 55 yrars of
approaching from their left, es­
pecially nt night,” Snell declared
"Many persons simply do not real­
ize the difference In speed of an
automobile ami the average walk­
er, if the car seems fairly well
up the block, they proceed In the
belief It is not near enough to
constitute a hazard It was for
the purpose of |s>intlng out the
difference In the rate of travel
that our study was made”
In chcr king the walking pace of
pedestrians, walkers were classi­
fied In three general age groups,
those under 35. those between 35
and 55 ami those over 55 years of
age
Investigators checked the
time it took these persons to walk
across an intersection of a given
width try means of a stop-watch
By this means, the average walk­
ing rate, as expressed In feet cov­
ered jrer second, was determined
Pedestrians were timed at inter­
sections controlled by traffic sig­
nals, nt uncontrolled Intersections
and nt different times and on dif­
ferent days
In the age group under 35. pe­
destrians took from II to 23 sec­
onds to cross a street, the average
time for this group being 13 8 sec­
onds, The average time for the
j age group 35 to 55 was slightly
higher, 14 4 seconds while the time
, for those over 55 years of age
was several seconds higher, 19 1
'Tiic results of this study indi­ seconds Expressed in feet per sec­
cate clearly the danger pedestri­ ond. the first group walked at a
ans incur when they start across pace of 7.17 feet per second, the
a street when they can see a car middle group walked at a pace of
GOING HOME TO HELP SANTA
THIS CHRISTMAS?
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CLYDE
L. CATON
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Are jou pl.inning a trip home this holi­
day season 7 If you are, then NOW is
the time to hair your brakes checked,
your motor tuned up, your headlights
adjusted, those dented fenders straight-
ened out. Thrrr is Just time to check
your car tor safety, for |M*rformancr
ami for u > pm rance before that “big
trip" and we will be glad to help you
pre|»arr for u trouble-free drive, flash
starUng on frigid mornings. We can
cars for your cur from tires to battery,
radiator to paint. Take time now to hr
safe and sure over the holida.i a—you’ll
I m - glad you did! (Our W raver Safety
lame tests your brakes accurately and
instantly, without charge—another of
our modern services for motorists.)
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CLYDE L.CATON GARAGE
AT THE KI.AMAT1I JUNCTION
(Siskiyou Boulevard und Indiana Street)
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0.H7 feet per second while the
older group proceeded at a pace of
5.18 feet per second
Compared to the pace of a car
going 25 miles an hour and cov­
Dr. George W. Bruce, Minister
ering 366 fret per second, It was
found that the car traveled five
Sunday church school, with Al­
times as fast as the younger pe­ len O. McGee as general superin­
destrians, six times as fast as the tendent, meets at 9:45 a. m. each
middle-aged group and seven Sunday Ln any church the Sunday
times as fast as the older group.
school is the vital spot. Here is
The significance of these fig­ builded the youth of today, the
ures, Snell pointed out. lies In the manhood of tomorrow.
At 11 o'clock the adult choir
revelation of the distance a car |
will travel while a person on foot will give the Christmas cantata.
is taking two or three steps For "King of Kings," by Daniel Pro-
the oliler group, for example, the theroe. This Is a very beautiful
study shows that while the aver­ and appropriate cantata for the
age pedestrian was walking 15 Christmas season
At 6:15 p. m the Epworth a. I
feet, a car traveling at the speed
of 25 miles an hour would cover Wesley leagues meet for worship
At 7:30 o’clock will be the eve­
108 feet In other' words, a car
traveling at this speed would con­ ning sermon on the subject
stitute a hazard to an elderly pe­ "Christ or Not." The young peo­
destrian starting across an inter­ ples choir will sing the anthem.
section while • the car was still "Angels We Have Heard on
High
over 100 feet away
The prayer meeting
_ is held
Jn view of the fact that approx­
imately three-fourths of the pedes­ Wednesday evening at 7:30 and
trian fatalities in Oregon involve the lesson for next Wednesday
elderly persons, the difference in evening is the eighth chapter of
walking time of the two age the book of Revelation.
groups also is significant, Snell
said The difference of approxi­
mately six seconds in the walking
pace of persons under 35 and
those over 55 may well mean the
difference between safety and
danger on a busy thoroughfare,
he declared.
During the first 11 months of
this year, a total of 120 pedes­
trians died In traffic accidents in
this state. Eighty percent of these
fatalities occurred at night and In
about 60 percent of the accidents,
the pedestrian involved was com­
mitting some such unsafe action
as crossing the street between in­
tersections, walking on the wrong
Savory, tempting, to make
side of the highway, stepping out
Chrintmae a grand surer»»»
from between parked cars, start­
for the entire family! Our
ing across the street when ap­
tsikery delicacies are the
proaching cars too near for safety
final touch to a fine meal.
and improper walking at inter­
sections
The secretary of state s office
has started distribution of pedes­
trian protection cards, pointing
out the dangers of unsafe walk­
ing and driving practices as they
apply to the person on foot, and
urging both drivers and pedestri­
ans to avoid those actions which
may lead to traffic accidents.
These cards are suitable for dis­
play as small posters, or may be
passed out to individuals or placed
in cars
Distribution
throughout
the
state is being effected by police
chiefs, sheriffs, city officials, safe- ,
ty council members, service clubs
and other groups interested in the .
traffic safety campaign
PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW
As a further means of stressing
FOR CHRISTMAS
the need for safe driving and
NPECIALS!
walking practices during the hoii-1
day season, these various groups
are cooperating with Snell's office
in conducting local campaigns
which include radio talks and
speeches before various groups,
pointing out the dangers and sug­
gesting ways of avoiding acci­
dents.
A short movie trailer, featuring
You will find the largest
the voice of Secretary of State
variety
of
home-baked
Snell and showing the dangers of
bakery goods in southern
careless pedestrian practices dur­
ing the winter months, is now be­
Oregon at the
ing shown in many Oregon thea­
ters
Principal efforts of the state
safety campaign during the month
of December are directed toward
383 East Main—Phone 4051
I cutting down pedestrian accidents
and
preventing
other
traffic
WE APPRECIATE
I crashes common during the holi­
YOUR ORDERS
day season, it was said.
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Church
Fruit Cakes
Stolen Kisses
Santa Clauses
Honey Cake
Pepper Nuts
Rolls--Any Variety
Scotch Shortbread
The Church Universal will hold
Sunday services at 278 Idaho
street, according to Philip Scribe,
preacher From 10 to 11 a m. he
will talk on "Behold, for paltry
gain you have sold out the temple
of the Lord Jesus Christ." "Come,
I will not always cal) to the hearts
of men."
The public is Invited to attend.
• Mrs. Charles Mack Sunday re­
turned to her home in Klamath
Falls following a visit here at the
home of her parents, Mt and Mrs.
George Rose
• Mr. and Mrs. Jim Purves .if
Hilt visited here last week-end at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Callahan
• Mrs Gerald Donnigan of Rollo,
Mo. arrived recently for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Orpha
Milhoan.
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