The Detroit times., 1911-05-17
COMMON COUNCIL
(Continaed from Page Eighty

s automobile or motorcycle upon any
. OF the parks or boulevards OF this
Z city for the purpose of testing any
8 such vehicle.
Sec. 10. Testing vehicles within
Z the meaning OF this ordinance is
or driving of any such vehicle for
the purpose OF ascertaining their
ntness for service and before it's
sale by the manufacturer or Others
owning or operating the same.
z violation Of this ordinance for any
8 person In charge or control OF any
vehicle TO make with such vehicle
or any device connected therewith
any excessive noise to annoy the
public. or TO open the muffer on
any vehicle. or to permit such
vehicle or any device thereon TO
y emit smoke. gas or steam within
the streets, highways or public
2 places OF this city.
Sec. II. Each automobile and
motor cycle upon any OF the streets,
) highways or public places OF this
city shall be provided with ade-
. quate brakes, and with a suitable
signal OF its APPROACH
Sec. is. II shall be unlawful for
any person 10 use upon any auto
mobile or other vehicle warning
signal similar To that used by the
8 City OF Detroit.
Sec. 49, All persons using bicy
cles shall conform TO the general
rules as In this ordinance set forth.
! The rate OF speed shall be the
s same as provided in Sections IL
6 and l3 hereof.
Each bicycle shall be eouipped
s with suitable bell or horn for
y giving warning or signal OF its an
0 preach. and during the hours when
i ha
2 lighted shall be equipped with a
3 suitable headlight.
IL shall be unlawful for persons
5 TO ride bicycles on the streets.
nlshways or public places curving
z TO and fro thereon, or to ride BIZ
s cycles without having their hands
. on the handlebars or foe more thar
Q two persons TO ride abreast upon
such bicycles.
. No person shall ride any bIcvola
3 upon any sidewalk In this CITY ex-
cept upon sidewalks borderinp
3 upon unpaved streets, the road
. ways OF which are In an impass-
I able condition for such vehicles:
: provided that no person shall ride
= upon any sidewalk upon any such
0 street at rate OF speed exceeding
l Ave miles an hour.
IN. B.-lf Sec goa stands. Sec 20
lay be stricken out)
Section goa. The driver or on
orator OF every vehicle shall give
; some plainly visible or audible signal
Z OF his approach. The drivers or on
3 orators OF motor propelled vehicles |
shall bring their machines 10 a com
plete stop at all street railway
crossings for sufficient length OF |
time to take proper precaution in |
crossing street railway tracks When !
l street car has started 10 make a !
crossing, going east or west no driv- |
er OF any vehicle. going north or |
south, shall make the attempt TO
cross the street railway tracks be- |
8 fore the street car has passed en- |
tirely across the street. Also. when |
street car has started 10 make a |
crossing. going north OF south. no |
= driver OF any vehicle, going east or |
west shall make the ATTEMPT 10 |
cross the street railway tracks be- |
fore the street car has passed en- |
: tirely across the street. The drivers I
Q or operators or motor propelled |
s vehicles followin street cars shall |
bring their machines 10 stop when |
: the street cars that they are follow |
3 Ing stop to take on or let on pas
. sengers.
Sec. 20. The driver OF operator OF
2 every vehicle shall give some plainly |
3 visible or audible signal OF his approach !
4 and shall keep his vehicle at not
s less than six feet from the running
8 board OF lower step Of any street |
8 pose Of taking on or discharging
3 passengers; and IL by reason OF the
0 presence OF other vehicles at the
place where such car IL stopping, or
2 by reason OF the narrowness OF the |
3 street, IL Is not possible TO preserve
the distance OF six feet from the
) running board herein prescribed. !
. then the driver or operator OF such
vehicle shall stop the same until such
= car has taken on OF discharged It's
2 passengers and again started The
0 distance OF six feet from the running
i board or lower step OF any street
2 car above mentioned, may be desig-
3 mated by proper monuments laid In
the streets, OF other marks or OBJ
5 jects Indicative thereof may be put
s upon the streets at or near the
points where street cars stop 10 take
on or let OF passengers
Sec. II. No vehicle shall be
driven through procession ex-
3 cept WITH the permission Of q po-
lice officer.