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title: Drivers... give pedestrians right-of-way at crosswalks
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/drivers-give-pedestrians-right-of-way-1941/
description: 'Type-only road-safety sheet: ''Drivers...'' in red above large black capitals telling drivers to give pedestrians right-of-way at crosswalks.'
section: Collection
---

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[![Drivers... give pedestrians right-of-way at crosswalks, 1941 US poster: Type-only road-safety sheet](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/drivers-give-pedestrians-right-of-way-1941.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/drivers-give-pedestrians-right-of-way-1941.jpg)

# Drivers... give pedestrians right-of-way at crosswalks

Type-only road-safety sheet: 'Drivers...' in red above large black capitals telling drivers to give pedestrians right-of-way at crosswalks. The technique is faint here; it is a plain directive with no illustration or argument.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
DRIVERS...
GIVE PEDESTRIANS
RIGHT-OF-WAY
AT
CROSSWALKS
Pedestrian Poster No. 3
AAA
COOPERATION FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION AND CONVENIENCE
```

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