THE LAST PEDESTRIAN!

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 81, 5 April 1930, Page 8

THE LAST PEDESTRIAN!

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —Motorists seem firmly obsessed by the idea that the only way to improve traffic conditions is to eliminate the pedestrian. Good! I have struggled along taking risks, firmly believing my destiny is to be the last pedestrian. It1 seems tho only way in which I shall achieve publicity, as the killing or maining of two or three weekly has ceased to be exciting news. When I see the traffic constables in graceful pose calmly passing along the perpetual vehicular procession without giving a thought to the nervous walkers, waiting a chance to cross, I rejoice greatly, and encourage the poor simps to give it a go, to risk it, to back and fill, as it makes my game of being the final pedestrian more certain. If the men on point duty were to be instructed to hold up vehicles occasionally, giving women and children a chance to cross, it would be disastrous to my endeavour, and I should protest against it stoutly. Confirmed pedestrians are too numerous anyhow, and their lack of enterprise is likely to make business dull for motor salesmen. All motorists, especially ladies bound for the cooked ham shop, or hair-waving parlours iv the rush hour,' should be encouraged to uso the busiest streets, even if the ultimato destination be in quite the opposite direction. —I am, etc., ■ , LET MOTORISTS FLOURISH.. 4th April, 1930.