The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05
THE BICYCLE ORDINANCE
orders VIII Soon Be Issued to En-
force the Measure to the
Letter.


The bicycle ordinance recently passed
by the Board Of Supervisors seems to be
lmperfectly understood or to be ignored by
the many new wheelmen and wheelwomen
who develop each day, and while the po-
lice are lenient and have thus far made
few arrests under the new measure, orders
wi II shortly be issued to enforce the ordi-
nance to the letter.
The regulations, which are too simple to
be misunderstood, are as follows:
Order No. 2932-Providing regulations to be
observed In the use OF bicycles, bicycle tam
dems and vehicles and machines of q similar
character.
The people of the City and County of San
francisco do ordain as follows:
RATE OF sPEED-BELLS TO BE SOUNDED
SECTION 1. No person shall immodera tely,
carelessly or negligenty ride or drive bicycle,
similar character upon or along any public
street or highway; or at d rate of speed faster
than six (6) miles per hour, over or upon any
street crossing or intersection; nor at any time
without having warning bell, which must he
sounded while approaching and passing over
a street crossing or intersection, or when ap-
preaching pedestrians who may be on or pass
ing over the roadway of any street.
PROHIBITING sCoRcHING OR coAsTING,
Sec. 2. No person shall ride or drive a
bicycle, bicycle tandem or. other vehicle or
machine OF similar character upon or along
any public street or highway unless the feet OF
the person so riding or driving shall be kept
on the pedals of the machine at all times while
the machine is in motion, the practice of
scorching or coasting being hereby Inhibited.
RIDING PROHIBITED ON SIDEWALKS
Sec. 3. No person shall ride or drive a bicv.
Gle, bicycle tandem or other vehicle or ma
chine OF similar character upon or along the
Sidewalk OF any public street or highway
within the City and County.
PROHIRJTING THE cARPJAGE r. oE rrITrppz>z
Sec. 4. No person riding or driving bicy-
Gle, bicycle tandem or other vehicle or ma
chine of similar character shall carry on the
same upon or along the streets, highways or
child under the age of ten (10) years.
RIDERS SHALL KEEP TO THE RIGHT
Sec. 3. Any person using and propelling
bicycle, bicycle tandem or any similar ma
chine shall keep to the right. of the center OF
the roadway of the street and shall keep to
the right at all times when approaching and
passing vehicles.
CHIEF OF POLICE TO ENFORCE.
Sec. g. The Chief ofPoliee is hereby charged
with the duty and required to enforce the pro-
visions OF this order.
Sec. z. Any persons violating the proyis-
ions OF this order shall be guilty of misde-
ing five hundred $500 dollars or imprison-
ment in the County Jail of this CITY and
County not exceeding six f6) months or by
pOth Sucn Hue ana imprisonment.
In Board OF Supervisors, San Francisco, No
vember 25, 1895.
After having been published five successive
the following vote: -
Ayes-Supervisors King Scully, BENJAMIN.
Hirsch, Dimond, Hughes, bunker, Taylor'
Morgenstern, spreckels, Hobbs. Wagner.
JOHN A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
Approved, San Francisco, November &c.
1895. ADoLPH SUTRo.
Meyor and ex-officio President of the Board of
Supervisors