Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-03

| An abstract of regulations relating to
traffic in the District of Columbia. in adj
| ditior to those which appeared in The
! Star yesterday, has been issued by Mai.
| Sylvester. in which he points out the
| rules to be observed by drivers of all
kinds of vehicles on the streets, avenues
| and roadways of the District.
| The regulations provide that it is I'M
| lawful =
! To drive propel any vehicle across
any intersecting streets at greater speed
! than eight miles an hour.
To drive or propel any vehicle on the
east side of 18th street northwest. between
the south building line of G street and the
curb line of New York avenue: nor on the
| west side of 10Th street northwest. between
| the line which would be the south building
| line of u street II extended to the west
side of 18th street, and from said ex-
| tended line north to the north curb line or
| Pennsylvania avenue: nor at the intersec-
| ton of 9th and F streets northwest, be-
| tween the building lines of said streets; nor
at the Intersection of 9th and G streets
| northwest. between the building lines of
| said streets; nor at the intersection of 11th
and F. streets northwest, bet tween the
| building lines of said streets; nor at the
| intersection of 18th and G. streets north
| west. between the building lines of said
streets; nor at 18th and II streets northeast.
between the building lines of said streets
! for a distance of 200 feet east of the inter-
section of 18th and II streets northeast.
and for a distance of fifty feet west OF
| said intersection: nor in going south at
| the intersection of AZ street and Virginia
avenue, between the building lines of said
| street and avenue, and at the intersection
| of 7th street and Virginia avenue, between
| the building lines of said street and ave-
| nus" at a greater rate of speed than four
miles an hour
To drive or propel any vehicle on roads.
outside of the fire limits at a greater rate
Of speed than twenty miles an hour.
To drive or propel any vehicle when
meeting passing any other vehicle at
a greater rate Of speed than twelve miles
an hour.
To drive or propel any automobile after
the driver of horse-drawn vehicle shall
have signaled for same to stop by raising
his hand
To drive or propel any vehicle which by
its unsafe or inSanitary condition or con-
struction is dangerous to life or limb.
To operate any motor vehicle. bicycle or
tricycle. without a suitable gong or bell
Tor. in the case Of motor vehicles, suit
able horn.
To operate any motor vehicle, bicycle or
tricycle. between an hour after sunset and
an hour before sunrise without suitable
lights.
For the driver of a vehicle to leave the
same while it is In motion. He shall at
all times keep either upon the seat there
of or at the head of the animal or team
dra wing same.
more vehicles abreast on either side of
street car tracks. unless the roadway is
more than fifty (5O feet wide.
To drive or propel a vehicle on other
than the right-hand side Of the street.
Every vehicle when passing another We
hicle facing or moving in the opposite
direction shall pass to the right; but in
passing another vehicle moving in same
direction shall pass to the left.
When vehicle is to be turned around
IT shall have the right of way, if turned
TO the right. If necessary to turn to the
left. the person in charge shall see that
the way is clear before turning.
To drive or propel vehicle around a
corner into an intersecting street in turn
ing to the left without leaving sufficient
space between the vehicle and the left
hand curb to permit the safe passage of
another vehicle.
To drive or propel any vehicle so as to
crowd any person on a bicycle on or
against the curb or on or against any
other vehicle or object.
For drivers Of public vehicles to stop
or loiter with their vehicles, or solicit
passengers upon the streets.
For vehicles to- stop abreast of an
other vehicle upon any street. to the OBJ
structiOn of traffic.
To stop any vehicle upon "A street cross.
ing unpn the carriageWay of street
intersection.
To drive or propel vehicle so as to
collide with person other vehicle.
To remove the bride bit from the
mouth of any animal attached to a We
hicle. when being fed on the street I'M
less the animal is securely battered.
To leave. horse unattended upon the
streets unless properly secured by
weight.
For public vehicles to travel between
sunset and sunrise without lamps bright
ly lighted and to plainly indicate their
NUMBERS upon the SlueS Ol ramps al a us
lance of twenty COO feet.
To drive or operate any vehicle with
articles hung on the sides thereof pro-
jecting beyond the hubs of the wheels
not more than ten 90, feet in the rear
of the rear axle without permission from
the major and superintendent of police.
To transport telegraph or telephone
poles timber. etc. upon vehicles without
permission from the ma ior and superin-
tendent of police. which shall prescribe
the route and time of hauling
To parade in vehicles. except funerals
without permission from the major and
superintendent of police.
For one vehicle to unnecessarily OBJ
struct the free paSsageway of any street
or avenue. or hinder delay the passage
of any other vehicle. .
To drive or propel any vehicle across a
sidewalk.
To ride a bicycle with the lower end of
the handle bars on plane lower than
four inches below the top of the saddle
at its center.
To drive or propel vehicle faster than
a walk over the following bridges: The
Chain bridge. * street bridge. over Rock
creek \ street bridge over James Creek
canal and the Navy Yard bridge over
Eos hron