Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
have been compiled in pamphlet form. and


are as follows:
No person shall ride or drive any horse
or any other vehicle drawn or propelled by
any mechanical motive power. in any
street. lane or alley, at a faster pace than
eight miles an hour nor shall any such
vehicle be driven around any corner at
faster pace than five miles an hour. This
provision does not apply TO certain Sec
ton of the city for a certain period Of the
year, nor to the fire department or police
patrol system; nor to any ambulance whose
driver shall have received a permit from
the chief engineer of the fire department
Nor Shall any person, except member of
the fire department or the driver of such
ambulance or patrol wagons, or the motor
men or conductors Of street cars, or per-
sons riding bicycles or tricycss, as here
matter provided. ring any bell or gong upon
the public streets from any vehicle.
No person shall ride any bicycle. tricycle.
or similar vehicle in any street, lane or
alley unless the same be provided with
bell fastened to the handle bar thereof
which bell shall not be less than one and
one-half inches In diameter. Such bells
shall be used when necessary to give warn
ing in cider to avoid a collision, but not so
as to create a nuisance. No person shall
ride bicycle or similar vehicle At a pace
faster than ten miles an hour, nor perform
any tricks or fancy riding upon such
vehicle upon any street lane or alley with
out special permit from the superinten-
dent of police. No persons are allowed 10
ride bicycle or similar vehicle faster than
eight miles hour in certain sections of
the city. Nor shall any person coast upon
| such vehicles or ride with both hands
simultaneously off the steering apparatus
of such vehicle within the business section
of the city.
No person shall ride or drive vehicles
abreast upon any street in such n manner
as to occupy more than one-third of the
travel roadway. No more than two hi
cycles and no other vehicles shall be ridden
or driven abreast on any street in which
car tracks are laid. No person driving or
having charge of any cart or other vehicle
shall stop such on any sidewalk or cross
walk of the city, or intersection thereof. in
such manner as to hinder or obstruct traf-
fc thereon. except when necessary 10 load
or unload therefrom, nor for a longer time
than actually necessary. and in no case to
exceed ten minutes. Bicycles are exempt
from this section, though no person shall
place or leave any bicycle upon any road
way or sidewalk in such manner as 20
hinder or obstruct traffic along or across
the same.
No person shall ride any bicycle or SINH
lar vehicle upon and along any sidewalk.
Tricycles ridden by children under the age
of ten years are exempted from the provi-
s!ons of this subdivision. except on such
streets or portions of such streets as may
he from time to time specified and desig-
mated by the superintendent OF police as
busy streets. All persons riding or driving
vehicles of any kind upon the roadways of
the city shall keep to the right and as near
the curb as practicable and shall pass We
hicles on the left of the vehicle passed. In
turning corners to the left they shall pass
the center of the street intersection upon
their own left and in turning corners to the
right shall turn as near the curbstone as is
practicable.