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Part ot the blame belongs to driver: and some to the kids themselves. A heavy share of responsibility. however, rests with mothers and fathers who failed to impress their child- ten with the fundamental prin- ciples of bicycle safety. Br cycles must share the road with other traffic. Every now and then, we hitch our soap-box a little to one side and have our say about how the young twigs are being bent in the way of safe ty training. Too often. when they reach school age they are uprooted from the home green house without much in.. struction in safety and thrust PLUMP into the Asphalt Jung- le ot traffic, to flourish or be out down all by themselves. Accidents happen to people and only people can prevent the. - not experts. Special- “: an bring these people of alert mind and goodwill in- tonation they can use in pre- venting accidents; but nobody can really prevent an acci- dent except the one it is lia- ble to happen to or on " count of. We parents strive to protect our children from harm, yet so often our teaching in safe- ty is by word not deed. We will never keep them from joy-walking unless they see us take the extra steps to the proper place for crossing. They will never learn to be court- eous drivers unless they see us let another car go through the intersection first even though we may have the right- of-way. They will never learn aelf.eontro1 until they hear us laugh at having to wait becau- se of another's rudeness in- stead of berating the driver that pulls out in front of us. No, the little boy doesn't know any better than to ride. his tricycle in the street. He has been warned not to, but little boys don't always heed warnings. Some adults don't either, especially traffic warn- ings; for example, the one lim- iting the speed of automobiles. I'm going to tell you something about that little boy. He has a mother who endured con- aiderable inconveniences, aet- iety and suffering to bring him into the world. He has a father who has worked hard and made many sacrifices to make him healthy and happy. The supreme purpose of their lives is to have their little troy grow up to be a useful man. Now atop a minute and think. If you should kill a child, how Md you feel facing its par- ents? What excuse could you comiine - to m chiidm I“, into tho -u. Medieq' give them for having robbed them of their dearest poem don? More important; what excuse could you possibly of. fer Him whose Kingdom is made up of little children? Parenis have the prime res- tritetaibilitr for their children’s safety in traffic because they have the care of the young- sters in their most formative years. Long before a child reaches school age he has been out in traffic with his parents, and the kind of safety training they have given him will greatly affect his traffic at- titudes. Children don't think. Cam don't think. So you must! A useful tuleM-thumh is when children are likely to be about, drive just the way you expect other driven to when your children are using the streets Life is a precarious thing these days for the average child. Doctors, nurses. and all the paraphernalia of hospitals Child's Safety Habits Parents Responsibility science and wonder drugs save them from the worst ravages of childhood diseases which used to carry them off by thou- sands. Children are healthier. if not happier, than the boys and girls of previous genera- tions. But their hold on life in tenuous indeed if they live, " most of them do, under the menace of motor cars and the people who drive them. “It is not in the nature of things that all children will act safely at all times. And one mis-step may mean death. Ali drivers should bear this in mind and operate their cars or trucks accordingly. Any driver with a sense of responsibility or humanity should take special care, even at the loss of a little time, when things indi- cate that the life of 3 child my be endangered." (Continued on 26 COLLEGE Your CHRYSLER - Itl.lfilaftl - SILICA - VALIANT - FARGO mit ihtltt , " SAFE USED CARS TO CHOOSE FROM MI 5-7347 407 HIGHLAND RD. WEST (Stratford Highway) KITCHENER, om. 40 LANCASTER SY. WEST ton run L. au, PEIERSON COAL tth l"). AUTOMATIC ”mt FOR SAFETY - OBEY TTIE Tllthmt lAWS SCARLET McKIE lTD. l3) SERVICE LIMITED you: among-o “INTERNATIONAL” own SpAllltT0lllil TRUCKS ("" LINE SAFEIX -- DEAL SAFELY PROMPT DEPENDABLE SERVICE COMPLIMENTS OF SH 2-0354 M MII Gllll$lllliillill run "I 1081' constant» 1 YR. or BAFE DRIVING " MCI.“ ml DRIVEN $6 MILLION In.“ “MIMIW‘I‘OJUNII‘IW onnwnuv and?“ BE A SAFE DRIVER I NO ACCIDENTS FUEL & 81‘0" SERVICE KITCHENER KITCHENER