The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-01
NEW TRAFFIC
 REGULATIONS
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| (Continued from First Page.) Sec. 2-Police, fire department. fire patrol, traffic emergency repair, Um- l ted States mail vehicles and ampu-
 dances shall have the right Of way through any street and through any procession. | ARTICLE ". Age of Drivers.
 Drivers or persons in charge of vehi- cles other than bicycles shall not be
 less than fourteen years of age. | ARTICLE V. | Speed.
 No vehicle shall proceed at any time at a greater speed than the law allows and is safe and proper under the con ditions then obtaining.
 ARTICLE VI. Passing Surface Car. | No vehicle shall pass any standing street railway car upon the same slue discharged so as to interfere in any
 way with such passengers. | ARTICLE VII. Definitions.
 | The word "vehicle' includes eques- trians and everything on wheels or
 runners. except street cars or baoy 1 carriages.
 | ARTICLE VIII. Penalty. Any person, or persons, firm, part nership or corporation. who shall Vlo- l late any of the provisions of the sec I ton of this ordinance shall be f1ned not less than one dollar nor more than
 fifty dollars for each offense. ARTICLE TX. Printing and Posting. Sec. 1-The City Clerk shall see that this ordinance is printed. Sec 2.-The Department Of Police shall see that this ordinance is posted l in all public places, livery stables, garages and hotels and shall keep cop, 1 ies at all of it's stations and issue them 1 on application.
 It is the purpose of the club to present the above to the common lations be adopted. None of them is at variance with the statutes of the state or the new automobile law. It is not the purpose Of the club, say the officers to seek any special privileges for automobilists but to provide a simple set of rules that will be or
 benefit to all traffic and eliminate the reckless driver. whether he be in an
 automobile or any other vehicle. Many of the regulations are already in force in New York and other cities New Haven has just adopted a set or traffic regulations similar to the ones
 
 Bridgeport regulations ares made sim pier and are easier understood.
 The club believes no automobile in the center of the city should be allow ed to stand except on the right slde of the street This rule is enforced in
 Springfield and numerous other cities
 and saves much confusion. It has been the case at the theatres in the
 winter here, for automobiles and car riages to drive up to the entrance aft CT the show in direction they pleased.
 with the result that there have been
 many narrow escapes from COLLISIONS
 and many ruffled tempers. With this rule in force all the vehicles would come from one way. The club does not insist that these regulations are perfect but most or them have been tried in other cities
 with success. The right of way at intersenting streets is an interesting
 question. In New York and New Hat-
 ven vehicles going north and south have the right of way and that plan seems to work well. In Bridgeport II
 would work on Main street first rate but perhaps not so well on State street
 and Fairfield avenue. Some maintain
 that the rule of always keeping to the
 right would cover the intersection or streets sufficiently.
 This section is perhaps open to dis cussion and the committee is not sure in its own mind that the north and south idea would be the best in Bridge |, would be quickest understood and cas- fest followed. The committee expects a full and free discussion of the merits of regulations before the ordinance committee of the common council.
 The Automobile club has had the CO., operation of the police commissioners
 who keenly realize the necessity of new set of ordinances to meet the changed traffic regulations. At the present time the ordinances are woful- ly deficient in providing for the polid to act in case of traffic trouble.
 Other business transacted by the
 governors included the admission of the following new members: George c. Edwards, M. H. Ford, Henry Beutel- speacher and Mrs. Wm. Hunt Perry of of Newtown. Howard s. Hawley of Danbury. G. S. Jennings of Southport, Chas. H. Jockmus of Ansonia, M. L. Metcalf of Fairfield. and pr. w. H. Rider of Danbury.
 Three members have died since the last meeting. Goodwin Stoddard. Rod erick P. Curtis and Harold L. Baker, and the secretary was instructed to send letters of coincidence to the fami- lies. Assistant Secretary Lyon was in- Structed to call the attention of State Highway Commissioner Macdonald to side of Wallingford. Several of the members have been over it lately and found it strewn with large trap rock for a block. No screenings had been tires.
 A letter was read from the managers of the Frank A. Munsey Reliability | contest stating that the tour would not stop over night in Bridgeport, but would arrive here in the sa afternooa Ss3aaof of Prank F Staples presided at last nights meeting.