Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
CITY ORDINANCE
GOVERNS AUTOS
Rock Islands Statutes, if En-
forced, Would Prevent
Prevelant Abuses.
The ARGUS is COMMENDED
Article IN Last Evenings Paper Is Fa-
vorsbiy Received-Citations
From Ordinances.

The criticism in The Argus last
evening OF the abuses OF the rules of
n road and OF the city ordinances by
altOTobilists has met With so much
favorable comment that it seems ad-
vifsble TO follow it up with citations
OF the city's laws governing the use
o. autos and other vehicles. On page
81 of the revised ordinances OF the
city OF Rock Island, article "A. con
tsins the following provisions as TO the
speed which may be maintained:
"a A speed Of one mile In ten min
atea when turning corner OF inter
scctiug streets and a speed OF one
mile in four minutes where any street
o. avenue passes through the resi-
Couce portions Of the city
tbi 4 speed OF one mile in six min
Eies where such street passes through
t.usely built UP business portions Of
the city.
,cJ II shall be unlawful for any per
son having the control or management
OF any wagon, carriage automobile or
motorcycle TO cause the same to 20
hcfween a street car discharglng or re-
cOiyinE passengers and the nearest
curb toward which the passengers are
Icing discharged or received.
RULES OF THE ROAD.
beginning on page $50 OF the same
took OF revised ordinances are the fol-
forced would bring the abuses now
pIacticed 10 an abrupt end:
Article 25-Every person riding,
diving, propelllng, operating or in
charge OF any vehicle upon the streets
81 public places within the city shall
observe the following rules:
/ A vehicle. except when passi.s
q vehicle ahead. shall keep TO the right
and as near the right curb as possible.
. A vehicle meeting another vehicle
shall pass on the right.
. A vehicle overtaking another ve-
hicle shall in passing keep 10 the left,
but II shall not leave the line on the
right unless there is a clear way Of
NJ least 100 feet in advance on the
left
on a highway divided longitud-
iually by a parkway, viaduct, walk.
sunken way or subway structure. We
hicles shall keep to the right Of such
division.
8. A vehicle in turning 70 the right
into another street shall keep as near
Ia the right curb as possible
G 4 vehicle turning to the left into
another street shall pass to the right
~ and beyond the center OF the inter
sccting street before turning.
4 vehicle crossing from one side
" the street to the other shall do 80
nv turning 70 the left so as TO head in
the general direction Of trafic on that
side of the street
s. Slow moving vehicles shall keep
as closely as possible 10 the curb on
the right. so as to allow faster moving
vehicles free passage on the left
No person having charge Of We
hicle shall allow the same TO come
within 10 feet OF any vehicle in from
az him when approaching and passing
over crossing where a pedestrian is
about 10 pass
TO- Every driver OF a vehicle shall
In slowing up or stopping. give sig
nal 10 those behind by raising a Will
ur a hand vertically
o. In turning while IN motion. o.
iu starting to turn from a standstill. ;
signal must be given by the driver a
the vehicle about 10 be turned, BY rails
ing @ whip or hand indicating the al
roction in which the turn is TO b,
made
T. Before backing. ample warning
shall he given by voice or upliftet
hand. and while backing. unCeasin'
vigilance must be exercised by IN
driver not to iniure those behind
n. Drivers OF motor vehicles OF al
kinds shall in approaching a Crossin
or iu rounding a corner or curve OF