DANGERS OUTSIDE THE HOME 



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ing aboard after the train has started is responsible for many injuries, 

 and always involves great danger. 



Street Cars. In most cases people enter and leave on the right- 

 hand side of street cars. For this reason, the left hand must be used 

 upon entering or leaving a street car. By using the left hand in 

 alighting from a car, a passenger is always facing the direction in 

 which the street car is moving. A good rule to remember is " The 

 right hand is the right hand for packages and books. ; ' Sometimes 

 people enter by the rear of the car, and alight from the front. Here 



FIG. 392. 'He paid with his life for a short ride. It was not worth it. 



is a great element of danger, for the person who does not alight 

 properly leaves a car so that his back is toward the direction in 

 which the car is traveling. 



If any part of a passenger's clothing catches on the steps and the 

 car starts before it is disengaged, he may be thrown backward, with 

 the possibility of having an arm or leg injured by the wheels. In 

 the case of such accident he will have a greater opportunity to save 

 himself if he is facing the direction in which the car is moving. 



Stealing Rides. A great number of children are killed each 

 year by wagons and cars because of the " stolen ride." A boy 



