The Washington herald., 1911-02-05

ucle, the driver Of any vehicle standinR
or proceeding upon the track in front of
street car. shall immediately turn of
upon signal by the motorman. driver or
conductor Of the car.
| Sec. Z No vehicle or street car shall
So occupy any street as to interfere or
Interrupt the passage Of other street cars
! or vehicles
Sec. l. A vehicle waiting at the curb
| snail promptly give place to a vehicle
about to take on or let of passengers.
Sec. s. The driver Of a vehicle. On the
approach Of a fire engine or any other
fire apparatus. shall Immediately draw I'D
! said vehicle as near as practicable to the
| rlght-hand curb, and parallel thereto and
bring II to a standstill.
Sec. 6. The driver Of a street car shall
stop said car and keep it stationary upon
the approach Of fire engine or other
| fire apparatus.
Article IV-speed.
No vehicle or horse shall at any
time proceed At . greater speed
than the law allows or than IL safe
and proper under the conditions
then obtaining, and the driver or
rider of said vehicle or horse shall
exercise due care to slow down
where safety demands 1t, especially
In making turns and In crossing
other highways; in narrow street.
and in passing other vehicles, par
ticula1l,s At night.
Article V-OvertakinE Street Cars.
A driver of vehicle overtaking a
street car shall exercise due caution not
TO interfere with or injure passengers
getting on or Off said car
Article VI-COntrol of Horses.
Section l. No horse shall be left un-
attended in any street or highway un-
less securely fastened or unless the
wheels Of the vehicle to which he is
harnessed are securely tied, fastened.
or chained. and the vehicle is of suffi-
Gent weight to prevent its being dragged
at a dangerous speed with wheels so
secured.
Sec ?. No horse shall be inhibited in
any street or highway unless secured by
a halter.
Sec. 3 No one shall remove a wheel,
pole. shaft. whiffle-tree. splinter-bar. or
any other part of a vehicle, or any part
OF harness. likely to cause accident if
the horse or horses start, without first
unhitching the horse or horses attached
70 said vehicle.
Sec 4. No one shall cease to hold the
reins in his hand while riding. driving
or conducting a horse.
Article HII-Vehicles.
Section l. No one shall drive a vehicle
that is SO covered in or constructed as
10 prevent the driver thereof from hav-
ing sufficient view of the traffic fol-
lowing and at the sides of such vehicle
Sec. :. No one shall drive or conduct
any vehicle in such condition, so con-
structed. or so loaded, as to be likely to
cause delay in traffic or accident or in
jury to man, beast, or property
Sec. 3. No one shall so load a vehicle,
or drive vehicle so loaded, with iron
or other material that may strike to-
gether without its being properly deaf
ened, so as to cause no unnecessary
noise
Sec. 4. No one shall drive a public.
numbered. licensed. or business vehicle
who is less than sixteen years of age.
Sec. .. No one shall ride upon the rear
end of any vehicle without the consent
CT the driver.
Article VIII-Condition and Treat.
ment of Horses.
Section l. No one shall ride or drive a
horse not in every respect fit for use
and capable for the work upon which it
is employed and free from lameness or
sores calculated to cause pain. or any
vice or disease likely to cause accident |
or injury to person or property.
Sec. >. No one shall ill-treat. overload, |
Cverdrive., override, or cruelty or un-
necessarily beat any horse.
Sec. ,. No one shall crack or so use
whip as to annoy interfere with or en-
"a n
other than that which he is using
Article IX-The Respective Rights
and Duties of Drivers and Pei
destrians.
The roadbeds of highways and streets |
are primarily intended for vehicles, but |
pedestrians have the right to cross them |
in safety. and drivers of vehicles and |
street cars must exercise all possible care
not to fnjure pedestrians. Pedestrians |
should. on their part. never step from the |
sidewalk TO the roadbed without first |
looking to See what is approaching and
should not, needeSsly. interfere with the !
passage of vehicles or street cars.
By crossing a street as nearly as pos
sible at right angles. preferably at a
regular crossing. and when a traffic po-
iceman is stationed there, by waiting
for hfs signal, pedestrians will greatly
add to their own safety, facilitate the /,
movement of traffic, and make it much
eSs difficult for the horses, which often
have to be rened in suddenly and pain
FULLY to avoid careless and unthinking
Nothing in the foregoing
should excuse drivers from constant vigf-
ance to avoid injury to pedestrians un-
Ter all conditions.
Pedestrians on sidewalks should keep
o the right and when stopping, do so at
,ne side and not in the way Of a street
or of people going into or COM
ng out OF theaters or other places Of
assemblage.
Will Seek Full Authority.
The committee thinks that the police
rave already full authority to enforce
such regulations. But if not they have
proposed a bill which, il Congress will
lass it. will confer all the needed power
Ipon the department. Education Of the
,ublic is the keynote Of traffic regula-
IONS" says the report. To further this,
street signs and other inexpensive equip
nent Is suggested that will quickly make
he system almost automatic in its
It is said by members Of the committee
hat the District Commissioners are in
nil sympathy with the movement and
re anxious to help out in every possible
vay. The excellent work that has al
eady been done without equipment or
roper aid is regarded by those inter-
sted in the movement as sufficint proof
+ the ability of the police to control
he traffic If the recommendations are :
he