The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-19
AFFAIRS OF The DISTRICT.
Road Rules in Germany for Auto
mObiIists and Cyclists.
The Information Cleaned for the
Benefit of the Com misSioners-A
Citizen Thinks the GeOrgetuyvn
Market Is Sufficiently Large.

George Sawter the United States Con
sui at GIauchau, has transmitted to the
Secretary of State, for the Commissioners
of the District OF Columbia, a statement
relative to the new road rules for bicycles
and automobiles in Germany This in
formation was sought by the Commis-
siouers with a view to drafting certain
rules and regulations for the city OF
Washington upon the same subject. Mr.
SawteT says:
Cyclists contemplating 4 tour in Ger
many would do well to note the fact that
on the LIST of June. 1901 two re regulations
affecting Iocomotion Win cycles and au-
tonohiIcs on public highways came into
force. The regulations with regard to
cycling IocoTaot5on with the exception of
a few slight deviationS, remain the same
as those previously reported The main
exception is that henceforth al! racing on
public highways is forbidden. and as re
CARDS the question of legitimation, the
necessity of having q name and address
plate on the cycle is dispersed with, but
every cyCIfst must carry with him a cy-
siist card bearing his name and valid for
the current calendar year.
The cycling cards are issued by the
local police authorities at a charge Of >
pfennigs. In order TO avoid a fine it is
advisable that every cyciist should ac-
quire such a cycling card. The military
and city officials in uniform who are pro-
yided with card or letter denoting the
service to which they are attached need
no cycling card.
Vehicles propelled by motive power
are, from the aforementioned date, only
allowed to go on public highways upon
being licensed thereto after previous test
ing and trial trips by the issuing Of a
certificate of permit and a so-called diStin-
gushing number. The certificate of per
mission must at all times be carried by
certificate of permit and a so-calied distin-
gushing number must be affixed to the
body Of the vehicle and be of sufficient
size 10 be recognizable at q distance OF
fifteen meters.
In addition 10 this number every mo-
tor carriage must bear a shield, or plate.
showing the name of the maker, the fac
tory number the number of horsepower
of the machine, and the actual weight Of
the complete working vehicle. Moreover,
every motor carriage must bear on the
front thereof as follows, namely 4 mo
tor cycle at least one and motor car
rias &c at least two lanterns with white
light which are capable of lighting up the
road TO be trayersed al least fifteen me
tiers in advance and. at the rear, second
or in the latter case. a third lamp for
white light at the back serving for the
iishtiug-up of the Distinguishing mum
Der Moreover. every motor carriage must
be provided with signal
horn Such horn must not pro
duce any excessive or otherwise
alarming sound and the sound thereof
must be so distinct from the sound usu-
ally adopted by the State railways and
fire departments as to obviate the posi-
bflity of confusion
ON the other hand. motor cycles must
not be at:ed with signal horns. but with a
cIear-soundirg alarm bell Motor car
riages exceeding 250 kilpgrammes IN
weight must also be capable of going
backward.
1T is. however, provided that as re
CARDS motor carriages which were al
ready in use at the date when the present
REGULATIONS came into force a contrivance
fey retrograde motion can only be re
or1ircG on condition Of the vehicle IN CUES
ton exceeding 600 kilogramrnes IN
weight