DODGING CARS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18905, 21 January 1927, Page 5

DODGING CARS.

RULES FOR PEDESTRIANS. "Latest figures show that American pedestrians are now dodging 20,051,276 motors of all styles and dispositions," says Harry Daniel in the "Thrift Magazine," "and the quota for each car is six pedestrians, running, walking, or lying down." Then he suggests these rules, which certainly have a Gilbertian touch:— Rule 1. —All persons desiring to engage in the regular pursuit of crossing s+rects must take out a license and leave a statement showing name of their favourite hospital. This permit will be revoked after holder has been knocked down and run over three times, unless he gets & license entitling him to additional accidents. Rule 2.—Pedestrians who start across the street in the middle of the block are allowed three downs. If they can't make the morgue at the end of the third down they then have the rieht to take a sun and shoot themselves. Rule 3. —In being knocked down by an eastbouiul car, pedestrians must make a left turn. If driver fails to shout "Look out, there." after he lias run over a pedestrian, the latter is liable to tine and arrest, and may, at the discretion of the court, have his name misspelled- in the telephone directorv. Rule 4.—hi crossing a street, slow down to p. rui'. The driver's score does n"t cov.y.i unless both sbouldar-hlndes-of thn pedestrian tow!: lh c oavoment. llule 5. —Pedestrians v.iio find themselves unable to get nattered out in another way have the right to try orossiu.'T a street corner diacronal'v. Evry man ' trust-stand up for his to'hs knocked down. No on-yot has ever been -lisappoiiit ed in "NAZOL," the -.vm-rier remedy for coughs and colds. Pecorrating aus powerful. Is 6d buys 60 fioses —2