Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
NEW TRAFFIC RULES"
NOW IN OPERATION; PUT
MOTORISTS ON METTLE
Revised Regulations Differ Great
ly From Those Formerly in
Vogue Digest of
Routes
NJ A K E TRAVEL SAFER

The new tramc regulations went into ef-
feet this morn ng They arc vastly different
from those previously in vogue. and among
other things prevent the parking Of auto
mobiles in the central section OF the city.
For the information of automobilists and
chauffCurs the EVENING LEDGER today pre-
sents through its columns the salient fea-
lures OF the new law, together with the
new regulations
There is to be no unnecessary sounding
Of horns bells or signals Every auto
mobile must have two white lights visible
not less than 200 feet away, a motorcycle
to he equipped with one Of these lights
visible at the same distance
The speed limit is Is miles an hour
throughout the city Where streets are
marked with white lines from curb 10
curb all vehicles must stop on the near
side of the lines when travel at angles mas
right of way. Whenever a trolley car
stops at street crossing all traffic going
in the same direction shall stop with the
car and not proceed until the car starts or
upon signal from a policeman
All vehicles overtaken by others. when
latter are travelling at the legal rate OF
speed must when signaled to do so' turn
to the right of the center of the street.
leaving free passage to the left Tor the
more swiftly moving vehicles ana the
operator of the faster vehicles must pass
to the left.
n n driver wishes to stop or change the
direction of his vehicle he must, at point
1O feet from where he intends to stop OF
turn, extend his arm beyond the outside
limit of his vehicle in a horizontal POSI-
ton
PARKING REGULATION.
Regarding the marking of vehicles, the
law saws that no vehicle will be permitted
to remain on the following streets longer
than the time actually necessary lot lo"u'
ing and unloading passengers ana iher'
chandise between the hours OF O'CLOCK IL"
IN. and 6 o'clock p. m:
on Rroad street from Race to Spruce
street, on Walnut street from Twelfth TO
Sixteenth street; on Chestnut street from
Eleventh to Sixteenth street; on fltteenth
street from Filbert to Walnut street on
Juniper street from Filbert to Walnut
street; on Market street from Broad 70
Fifteenth street; on Filbert street from
Juniper to Fifteenth street and on South
Pcnn Square from Juniper to Fltteenth
street
Vehicles must not remain on the follow
Ing streets longer than 10 minutes IL any
tlmo OF the day:
Market street, from Seventh to Juniper
and from Fifteenth to Seventeenth street;
Arch street from Seventh to tltteenth
street: Chestnut street, between Seventh
and Eleventh street and between Sixteenth
and Seveteenth streets, and on Walnut
street. between Seventh and Twelfth
streets.
Vehicles must not remain longer than 30
minutes on Market street between Della
ware avenue and Seventh street and from
Seventeenth to Nineteenth street. Chestnut
street between Delaware avenue and Sew
enth street and from Seventeenth to Nine
teenth street; on Walnut street. from sew
enth street to Delaware avenue; on Broad
street. from Race to CalloVhill street; on
Twelfth street, from Walnut to Arch street;
on Thirteenth street, from Walnut 10 Arch
street; on Sixteenth street from Locust to
Arch street; on Filbert street, from Elev-
enth to Juniper street; on Fifteenth street,
from Walnut to Spruce street; on Locust
street. from Broad to Fifteenth street. and
on Spruce street. from Broad to Fifteenth
street.
Vehicles will not be permitted to remain
longer than an hour on the following
streets: Fibert street. from Seventh to
Eleventh street; on Walnut street. from
Sixteenth to Twenty.third street; on Chest
nut street, from Nineteenth to Twenty-third
street; on Market street from Nineteenth
to Twenty-third street.
This rule also applies to all principal
streets from Front street TO Twenty.third
street, between Arch and Walnut streets.
Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of these rules shall be subject to a
fine of S25 for the first offense, $50 for the
second offense and 500 for each later
offense. The police are authorized to ar
rest those who violate these regulations
anu lHc Illto dIS " 10 NoliS~NNN IA 'AAS
usual way
RULES WORKING WE'LL.
Director Wilson, of the Department of
Public Safety, today expressed himself as
much pleased with the early working of the
new traffic regulations Look around City
Hall now" he said. "and notice the differ
ence Automobiles used 10 be piled up at
the curb and in front OF the buildings so
that II was impossible to get a clear view
across the street. II is different now and
much better. No cars are allowed to park,
except long enough 10 take on or 10 let Off
passengers The single exception Is in the
case of city physicians who come here in
their cars for the purpose of reporting cases
of infantile paralysis We realize that they
cannot put their cars in garages for a mat
ter of l 5 or 20 minutes, so have instructed
the police TO grant them a little leeway in
this matter.
mo other exceptions are granted. Direc-
tors. Assistant Directors and other city
officials using automobiles are not allowed
to park their cars in the vicinity OF the |
building They must unload, then go away |
I'VE are strictly enforcing the new rule
The advantage is apparent already. Every
body has chance to get an unobstructed |
view of the street, and II is now possible to |
cross without the necessity OF dodging |
through the line Of parked cars at the curb. |
So far the operation of the new law has |
been successful"