Evening journal., 1911-11-07
TRAFFIC RULES
FOR THE CITY
tcontInued from FIrst Paeol

standstill, signal shall be given
by raising the whip or hand indicatt
ms with II the direction i'm which Tho
turn is to be made.
Section 3. Before backing annie
warning shall be given. and while
backing unceasing vigilance must be
exercised not to injure those behind
Section 4. Ono blast Of police whis-
tie indicates that north and south
traffic shall stop and that east and
west traffic may proceed. Two blasts
that east and west traffic shall ston
ara that north and south traffic may
proceed. Vehicles and street cars
shall stop so as not to interfere with
the passage of pedestrians at the
crossings Three or more blasts is n
signal of alarm and indicates the ap-
proach of fire engine or some other
danger
Section 8. No vehicle shall. be used
on any street or highway unless pro-
vided with lights and sound signals
as prescribed by law
Article ilI.-Right of Way.
Section 1. Police. Fire Depart-
ment, Fire Patrol. Traffic Emergency
Repair u. s. Mail vehicles and Am
balances shall have the right OF way
In any street and through any process
sion.
Section 2. Subject to Sec. / of this
article everything being equal, all We
hicles and street cars going in a north
erly or southerly direction shall have
the right OF way over all vehicles
and street cars going in an easterly
or westerly direction.
Section 3. Subject to Sec. Of this
article. street cars shall have the
right OF way between cross streets over
all other vehicles, and the driver Of
any vehicle proceeding upon the
track in front of a street car shall
Immediately turn out upon signal by
the motorman. driver or conductor
of the car.
Section 4. No vehicle or street car
shall so occupy any street as to in
terfere with or interrupt the passage
OF other street cars or vehicles.
Section 8. A vehicle waiting at the
curb shall promptly give place to a
vehicle about to take on or let off
passengers.
Section 6. The driver OF a vehicle,
on the approach OF a fire engine or
any other fire apparatus, shall inn
mediately draw up said vehicle as
near as practicable TO the right-hand
curb and parallel thereto and bring
IL to a standstill.
Section Z The driver OF street
car shall Immediately stop said car
and Keep 1t stationary upon The APP
proach of a fire engine or other fire
apparatus.
Article Nv. Speed.
Section 1. No vehicle shall pro-
ceed at any time az a greater speed
than the law allows and is safe and
proper under the conditions then OBJ
tanning.
Section ?. No vehicle shall cross
any street or avenue or make any
turn at a speed rate exceeding one
half its legal speed limit.
Article v. Overtaking Street Cars.
A driver OF a vehicle overtaking a
street car shall exercise due caution
not to interfere with or iniure pas
sengers getting on or Off said car.
Article vi. Control Of Horses.
Section l. No horse shall be left
unattended in any street or highway
unless securely fastened or unless the
wheels or the vehicle to which he IS
harnessed are securely tied, fastened
or chained, and the vehicle is OF suf-
ficient weight to prevent its being
dragged at a dangerous speed with
wheels so secured.
Section @ No horse shall be un-
bitted in any street or highway unless
secured by halter.
Section 3. No one shall remove q
wheel, pole SHAFT. whifile-tree. splin-
ter-bar or any other part of vehicle
or any part of a harness, likely to
cause accident IL the horse or horses
start without first unhitching tho
horse or horses attached to said ve-
hicle.
Section 4. No one shall cease to
hold the reins in his hand while rid
ing. driving or conducting a horse
Article VII. vehicles.
Section 1. No one shall drive a
vehicle that is so covered In or con-
/ slructed as to prevent the driver
thereof from having a sufficient view
Of the traffic following and at the
sides Of such vehicles.
Section 2. No one shall drive or
conduct any vehicle in such condition,
so constructed or so loaded as TO be
likely to cause delay I'm traffic or ac-
cident or injury TO man, beast o.
property.
Section 3. No one shall so load a
vehicle. or drive a vehicle so loaded
with iron or other material that mas
strike together without its being
properly "deafened" so as to cause NO
unnecessary noise.
Section 4. No one shall drive q
public, numbered. licensed or business
vehicle who is less tnan sixteen years
of age.
Section 8. No one shall ride upon
the rear end of any vehicle without
the consent of the driver and when SO
riding no part Of the persons body
shall protrudo beyond the limits o'
the vehicle.
Article Respective Rights an'
Duties Of Drivers.
Sec. I. The roadbeds of highway
and streets are primarily intended 70
vehicles, but pedestrians have tn
right to cross them in safety, ant
. drivers of vehicles and street car
b must exercise all possible care not {
injure pedestrians. Pedestrians should
b on their part, never step from tn
sidewalk to the roGdbed. without frs
looking to see what is approaching
= and should not, needlessly interfer
with the passage of vehicles or stree
cars
Section 2. BY crossing a street a
nearly as possible at right angles pre-
ferably at a regular crossing, an