The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-12
BAN PLACED upon
JOY RIDING HERE
: WITH MOTORCYCLES
Police Regulations Are
Amended to Prevent Flu
r ture Accidents.
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where as many as three children have
been Carried on a single seated motor
cycle. Often driver carries chree wo-
men, ne said. The only way to avoid
a repetition of last nights fatality he
said, is to make it prohibitive for single
seated machines to be Used in carry
ing persons other than the driver.
Rice Released on Bond.
released from Jail under $4,000 bonds
in the District Supreme Court.
ut was all an accident; the girl
jumped out suddenly from the side
walk right in front of my machine
which was riding slowly, and be-
came .bewildered, lodging around
until could not avoid striking her"
Rice stated at the City Hall, through
his attorney, George =. Hoover. The
attorney confidently expects Rice's
discharge by the Coroner's jury, which
meets about IL o'clock tomorrow.
Isadore Freund, a brother-in-law of
Rice, gave the 5000 bail fixed by JUS
tice Gould this morning at the request
of District Attorney Wilson. Rice was
brought to court from No. precinct,
where he spent the night.
No formal charge was 1led against
Rice this morning in the District SuA
preme Court. An infrequent court pro-
ceeQlng was UlcIely
Rice for the action of the coroners
jury and fixing bail to enable him to get
out of jail today until the hearing to-
morrow.
Have Power to Act.
Corporation Counsel Thomas was
asked to decide whether the Commits
sioners have authority to pass a regu-
lation governing such cases, and decid-
ed in the affirmative.
1.-The Commissioners" said the. Cor
poration Counsel, have the power to
make and enforce usual and reasonable
police regulations, and, among other
things, to regulate the movements of
vehicles in the public streets for the
preservation of order and protection OF
life and limb
The following draft of an amendment
to the police regulations was submitted
by the Corporation Counsel and adopt
ed by the Commissioners today:
mo bicycle or motorcycle con-
structed for use by one person only,
shall carry more than one person while
being ridden on the alleys, streets, ave-
nues, or highways or roads in the Dis
trict of Columbia; and no such bicycle
or motorcycle, which has been altered
or adapted so as TO carry more than
enc person thereon shall be ridden
without special permit therefor from
the major and superintendent of police;
provided that the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia reserve the right
to review the action of the major and
superintendent of police in all cases"
The regulation will go into effect
thirty days after its advertisement in
the newspapers.
Had Been Considered
A similar regulation was under con-
sideration by the Commissioners last
November. but was net acted upon. In
vestigation was made at that time Of
the number of accidents resulting from
two persons riding on motorcycles and
BICYCLES, and it was shown that there
had been only six such accidents with
in the last ten wears only two of which
were Of 4 serious nature.
In view of this record. the opinion
was expressed by Commissioner John
ston, who has supervision of the Police
Department that a prohibitive regula-
ton was not then necessary. During
the last few months, however, the prac.
tice of Joy riding" has constantly in
creased, and 1t is believed by the Com
missioners, in view Of the attending
danger, that 1t should DE prohibited.