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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1948
The Editorial Page
What Should Drivers Fear?
When safety specialists tell us that more than half of the drivers killed in grade-crossing accidents last year were disregarding warning signs and signals, we cannot help but wondering what is so basically wrong with the psychology of such drivers. Why is it that a motorist who will stop instantly at a policeman's warning signal will, a moment later, drive placidly
through a red light—and possibly straight into a serious accident?
Various excuses are offered by motorists caught violating traffic control devices, the most common being that the driver didn't noise the red light, or that he was going too fast to stop when it turned red. Actually, if the truth were admitted, the big difference was that he was afraid of the traffic policemen but not afraid of the red light.
Fear is a powerful deterrent. But is it possible that much energy is being wasted running away from the wrong bogey? Are some motorists perhaps more afraid of being arrested for a safety violation than of violating their own safety?
If that is the case, they are misinterpreting the very reason for law enforcement and it is high time to take a different view of traffic policemen and highway patrolmen. If sometimes it appears that these guardians of safety enjoy bawling out traffic law-breakers, possibly it is because they much prefer it to picking them up in a basket after a fatal accident. Motorists should prefer that, too.
Traffic control devices are the outposts of the law. They cannot prevent motorists from killing themselves, they can only try. Every motorist will find that it pays to stop for them, look for them, and listen to what they say!
The union and John L. Lewis were fined,heavily for recent actions. The bottom seems to be dropping out of Lewis's union suit.
Man should now feel a little prouder of his ancestry. An anthropologist has stated that if man and ape did have common ancestors, it was 29,000,000 years ago and that should be sufficient time to remove the stigma.
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Three To One
In a feature article in the Sunday Kansas City Star, Howard Turtle wasted a shower of tears on the "dateless" men at the University of Missouri.
In a line beneath one of the pictures illustrating the article, the Star said "The ratio at M.U. is 8,784 men to 2,014 girls. It's almost as bad at the University of Kansas, where the figure is 7,718 men to 2,-440 women."
Mr. Turtle has undertaken a noble crusade, but he could have picked a more worthy group of recipients for his sympathy.
It isn't necessary to dispute Mr. Turtle's figures, but his adding is lousy. Beneath another picture, he admits that in the same town, Columbia, there are an additional 2-247 girls at Stephens college and 340 more at Christian college.
Thus, the totals for the two college towns are Lawrence, 7,718 men to 2,440 girls, and Columbia, 8,784 men to 4,601 girls. By ratios, these figures mean, three men for each girl in Lawrence, and 1.9 men for each girl in Columbia.
Mr. Turtle, in picturing the suffering at Missouri, quoted one young man in a tavern as saying that he could "just hear the money jingling" as he walked down the street with his rich Stephens date. This same thwarted young man said that he had quit dating because the Stephens and Christian girls cannot go into the taverns where beer is served.
We have a feeling that most of the extra men at K.U. would swallow their prides and get used to the "jingling."—Gene Vignery.
Lawrence Honored For Traffic Safety
A National Safety council award for completing 1947 without a traffic death was given to the city of Lawrence at the regular meeting of the city council Monday night by C. A. Bliesner, chief of police and local representative for the national organization.
"The tremendous increase in traffic in Lawrence has made driving hazardous and the public must be given much of the credit for this record. We particularly appreciate the help and co-operation given us by students in keeping down the number of accidents. However, we hope, that in the future, students and townspeople will observe traffic regulations even more closely so that we may keep this fine record." Chief Bliesner said.
4,000 children under 15 years old were killed in automobile accidents in America in 1947. Innocence is fatal if you don't drive carefully!
The award, which is in the form of an "honor roll certificate." will be on display at the city hall, he added.
Faculty To Talk At 70 Schools
University faculty members will deliver baccalaureate and commencement addresses at 70 Kansas high schools this month.
The University will supply nearly a fourth of the speakers to schools having principal addresses, according to an estimate by Guy V. Keeler, director of the lecture course bureau Engagements for 20 speakers have been recorded.
Rose Lee's LUNCH
Nearly half of the 650 high schools in the state have replaced the main address with short talks by outstanding students.
Teaching schedules have forced most speakers to accept only two or three engagements, but one expects to fill ten.
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Forty per cent of all 1947 traffic deaths occurred on week-ends. Drive carefully on Saturday, Sunday—and every day!
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