The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-17
take WARN IN C,
AUTO DRIVERS
/ BICYCLISTS AND
ALL VEHICLE
DRIVERS
THE POLICE ARE
WATCHING YOU
The Traffic Ordinance Must
Be Observed.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE
REGULATIONS.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE
REGULATIONS.
How to Pas. . street Car.

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every vehicle shall give some plainly
visible OF audible signal OF MS APP
proach 10 other vehicles and peuos-
TRANS upon the streets and shall keep
such vehicles at not less than feet
from the running board or lower step
CT any street car which Is stopping or
has stopped for the purpose or taking
on or .dlscharging passengers
In This Case-stop.
IL by reason OF the presence OF other
xehicles at the place where such car
- stopping or mas stopped or by reason
OF the narrowness OF the street u il not
possible TO preserve the distance or
Feet from the running board or lower
step as herein prescribed. Then the
driver or operator Of such vehicle shall
stop the same at least q feet from the
rear az such car and remain standinE
until such car has taken ON ar dis
charged ITS passengers and ngain
In passing n car which Is stopping
or has setopPed fer the purpose OF taxi
ing onsor discharging passengers. the
cheek said vehicle to one-haif the law
fui speed and pass said car at no great
er speed.
How 20 Cross a street Car Track.
The driver OF any ouch vehicle shall
when crossing any street, railroad
track OF steam railroad track cheek his
vehicle q" one-haif the lawful speed
steam railroad track at no greater
speed.
Persons Under influence of Liassrs
MUST NOT DRIVE.
Sec 9. No person while under the
influence or liquor shall drive any kind
OF vehicle upon the streets. highways
or public places OF the city,
Lights and License Numbers.
Sec. To- Lights on automobiles be-
Ing operated or standing upon said
SiSeets. must be kept burning In front
aqd rear during the time the city
each OF such automobiles, shaft carry
the Michigan State License exposed In
front and rear.
speed Limit for Motor Vehicles.
Sec ~. Automobiles and inotorcy-
cles shall be driven at rate OF Epeed
upon said streets tand upon Belle Isle
bridge and It's approaches) not 10 ex-
coed twelve miles per hour In the busi-
ness portion OF said city (which busi-
ness portion IL hereby defined TO be
rSne-mile circle, so-called); and outside
OF the business portion OF said city, Mt
q rate or speed not to exceed fifteen
miles per hour.
bicycles Must Garry Headlights.
Sec. 10. All persons using bicycles
Ashaif conform TO the general rules as In
NILS ordinance set forth. rhe rate OF
speed shall be the same as provided In
Section AZ.
Each bicycle shall be eauipped With
a suitable bell or horn for giving warn
ing or signal OF It's approach. and dur
Ing the hours when the city lights on
the streets are lighted shall be equip
ped with suitable headlight
Crossing Thoroughfares and Making
Turns.
Sec. 3. No vehicle shall cross a main
thoroughfare or street upon. which
rehere Is a street car track. or make n
turn thereon at a rate OF speed ex-
ceeding one-half the legal limit.
slow Moving Vehicle. Must Follow
Each Other.
Sec. 20. Slowly moving OF heavily
laden vehicles shall not be driven up
on the streets and highways abreast,
but one must follow behind the other
and keep as near to the right hand
curb as possible.
on Main Thorouxhfares.
Sec. 20. Vehicles being driven on a
main thoroughfare, such as Woodward.
Jefferson. Fort, Grand River. Michigan
and Grat'ot avenues. shall have the
right-of-way over other vehicles being
driven on interesting streets.
Fine and imprisonment for Violation
Ordinance.
Sec. 81. (Penalties) Any person or
persons violating any OF the provisions
OF Sections IL or (2o) OF this ordinance
lshall for the FIRST offense be fined not
more than $500 or imprisonment In the
County Jail or Detroit House OF Cor
rection for a period OF not more than
30 days. or both; and shall for the sec
ond offense against any OF the provis-
ions OF either OF said sections be fined
not more than $500 or imprisonment in
the County jail or Detroit House OF
Correction for a period Of not more
than 30 days. or both: and. shall for the
third or any subsequent offense against
the provisions of either OF said sections
be sentenced TO the Detroit House OF
Correction for a period OF not more
than 6 months
~ Any person or persons violating my
cf the other provisions OF this ordi-
nance, shall be fined not more than
$500 or Imprisonment In the County
Jail or Detroit House OF Correction
for q period OF not-more than 90 lays.
or both. I'm the discretion OF the court,
for every such violation.
Published by order Of the Common
Council.
Complete copies OF the ordinance are
required to be posted In garages and
other places. These may he obtained
upon application at this office.
CHAS. a. NICHOLS.