Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
Of THE LAW
FOR VEHICLE DRIVERS
What Section 80 of Traffic
Regulations Provides-Rec-
ord of Accidents.

Members of the police force express
surprise that so many arrests OF
vehicle drivers have been made for
violations Of section 80 Of the traffic
regulations. That section provides that
the driver Of vehicle moving in the
same direction as a street car shall not
allow his vehicle to pass, nor to ap-
proach within fifteen feet Of such car
while the car is stopping or stopped
for the purpose of taking on or letting
off passenger, nor within such distance
Of the place where a passenger shall
have left such car until the passenger
shall have reached place of safety"
Cases Before the Court.
Arrests were made yesterday for al
legged violations Of that particular sec
ton Of the regulation, however. and the
cases will be called for trial in the
Police Court tomorrow
Charles Alexander sos 9Th street
northwest; Gwynne Hall, 500 31z street
northeast: William T. Graves, 1910 G
street northwest, and Daniel Collins,
719 18th street northwest. were defend
ants in cases reported to the first police
precinct yesterday afternoon.
William Thompson, thirteen-year- old
colored boy, whose address was given
as 11O1 LIST street southwest, was ar
rested and charged with having violated
section 90 of the regulations.
Il didn't know you couldn't catch on
behind wagons" the boy is said to have
told the police.
Police Explain.
The police explained the provisions of
the law to him. 1t is set out in the
law that a minor is not permitted to
jump climb or hang upon or take hold
of vehicle or street railway or steam
railroad car or locomotive while in mo-
ton. Collateral for the boys appear
ance in court was deposited art the police
station.
Roy B. Newman. operating an auto
mobile delivery wagon for an street
firm will be called upon in the Police
Court to explain his alleged inatten-
ton when a crossing policeman sig
and street yesterday afternoon.
Three 81 bills left with the police pre-
vented the chauffeur's detention.
| Narrowly Escape Serious Injury.
Mrs. E. B. Chase and Miss Floride
| Cunningham of Columbia, S. c.. the
former a guest at the Powhatan and
the latter visiting at 1905 De Sales
street northwest. became sonfused yes
terday afternoon while crossing at
Pennsylvania avenue and l7th street
| northwest, and narrowly escaped De-
! ing run over.
| An automobile. owned and operated
by F. NJ Booth. 7O2 10th street north
west, came along and the ladies feared
they would be unable to get out of Its
path. When they started backward
they fell and were injured: They We're
i taken to Emergency Hospital. Neither
was dangerously hurt
! While playing on the street near his
home at 2SO1 Olive avenue northwest yes
| terday afternoon, Jacob Brodie. -four
| years old, was knocked down by an au-
| tomobile operated by Gus Queenan Ct
rs Massachusetts, avenue northeast He
suffered fracture of his foot. Brodie
| took him home, where he was attended
| by the family physician.
| horse attached to a buggy occupied
by Benjamin Redmiies. thirty-five years
| old, and Philip Redmiles, his son, resi-
dents of E street. East Washington Park
ran away yesterday afternoon on the
Suitland road. Redmiies and his son
jumped out and the former suffered an
injury to his shoulder. His son was
| slightly hurt. They were taken to Casu-
| atty Hospital.
! wagon belonging to the street clean
ing department and an automobile operat-
ed by William Bonsall of 406 nth street
| southwest collided on 11th street south
| west between B and c streets yesterday.
Both vehicles were damaged but the
| occupants escaped injury.
| William Petit. eos Fl street south
| west was required to deposit SIS col
| 'ateral at the first precinct police sta
| ton last night for his appearance in
| court tomorrow to answer charge of
operating his automobile on the wrong
| :ide of the street. Policeman Nc
Daniel charged him with having violat-
ed the law in the vicinity of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th street north
| west.