Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1914 — Public Too Careless. [ARTICLE]

Public Too Careless.

People are incredibly careless in regard to crossing railroad tracks. A statistical study of accidents states that out of 32,079 casOf only 298 persons in vehicles or on foot fully obeyed the “Stop, Look and Listen’’ sign, or waited for the watchman’s signal before crossing the tracks; 8,776 persons looked both ways, but neither listened nor stopped. The “safety first” campaign is surely a timely one in the face of such conditions.