Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
=)OT TRAFFIC
TO BE FIXED
BY STATUTES
Law Framers Are Turning Their
Attention to the Man in the
Street.

And now the pedestrian is becom-
ing the target OF legislation. Having
passed voluminous laws regulating
the motor car. the statute trainers are
turning their attention TO the man in
the street
A code for the regulation OF foot
traffic- has been prepared in Mary
land A copy with the following sec
lions was received in Atlanta yester-
dayt
Pedestrians shan keep to the right
and shall not stop or stand on side
wnll1s OF road crossings so as to OBJ
struct their free use by others,
Pedestrians shall not stand or walk
On or IN any way occupy roads or
ruaaways except while crossing same
- Indicated crossings.
Pedestrians shall not step upon
roadway from a sidewalk or at cross
frgs or elsewhere without first look
ing TO see all traffic approaching that
point from either direction and they
SHAH not cross the roadway diagon-
ally or at any other point except
ct regular indicated crossings. Neg
lect to observe the requirements Of
this section shall be prima facie evil
dence OF gross negligence and care
Iessness and, IN case Of accident re-
sulting in injury, the responsibility
for said accident shall be placed upon
the person so injured unless 1t can
be proven otherwise.
Drivers on Alert.
Nothing IN this regulation, however,
shall relieve drivers Of vehicles from
being constantly vigilant. exercising
all reasonable care to avoid injury to
persons and property.
Pedestrians shall have the right OF
way over all vehicles at designated
road crossings only. but IN crossing
they shall not loiter and shall con-
tinue to cross the road without stop
ping.
No person shall Jump. hang or ride
upon any vehicle while standing with
cut the consent of the owner. ard
under no circumstances while IN mo-
tion, while the vehicle is on a road
or roadway.
No person SHAH use roller skates,
casters. tricycles or any other vs-
hicle, toy or other article on wheels
OF runners (except bicycles) or oper-
ate the same on any road or roadway.
No one shall carry children on BIZ
cycles under the age of Ave years.
All persons intending 70 enter a
street car shall not leave the side
walk until the car has arrived Mt the
point where passengers are received
Where standards are erected, they
shall enter the space behind the stan
dards from the street crossing and
not from the sidewalk, In all cases
first looking both ways TO see that
the passage Is clear.
All Dereona Ieaufpu raru haN
so directly from the street car to the
pavement on the right-hand side of
the street in the direction the car Is
going. Where standards are erected
they shall pass from the space behind
the standards to tho street crossing
and not to the sidewalk
No person alighting from a street
car shall pass in front of the car TO
the left-hand side of the street until
sitter the car has started and passed
the crossing.
Other Cities Act.
Several cities, notably Kansas City,
have adopted strict measures which
apply to pedestrians. Those afoot
have to follow prescribed lines on
crossings. as much as the automo-
biles, and Jay walking in general
is ridtculed.
Atlanta, with its heavy motor traf-
nc has been pointed out by Eastern
visfttors as unusually lax in the regu-
latioM Of foot traffic The policemen's
whistles areN ignored scores OF times
daily by pedestrians who shoot out
from the curb and try to save time
by lodging tfaf1c.
1T is not ONLY fair TO the drivers
b put some Jestraint on the pedes-
tI1ans but IT is protection to the
pedestrians themselves to force them
to observe safety rules" said a vet
eran aut0mobilist yesterday.