New-York tribune., 1916-01-30
TRAFFIC RULES
TO BE STANDARD
Safety First Society Pre-.
pareS Model Code for
All Cities.

The street traffic committee q. z.
Safety First Federation Of A-srla
New York City, has compiled .:s.s
ard code Of traffic regulations as =.
result Of the growing sent-e:
throughout the country for uniforms
in the regulation Of street ,rs.Ec.
The committee. which vas headed =
John Gillespie, Commissioner o. z.
lice Of Detroit. has studied rs 81.
ject for one year. Heretofore a,.
city has drafted its own traffic reg.
lations. and the rules in sdio.,il
districts frequently have been ygI
different. Sometimes i. was .c.,.
that the regulations OF a city w0s-
clash with those of the state, ar! ~
result has been confusion.
Among the important Features Of 2,
code that has been compiled By ~
committee are the following:
Prohibiting the use Of the ns.s
cut out.
Prohibiting excessive emission &
smoke or gases.
Prohibiting the unnecessary .. e
warning signals.
Providing that all vehicles 81
carry lights from one hour after S.
set 10 one hour before sunrise.
Approval of the near side stop 's'.
lation for streetcsrs.
Providing car stop safety zones
persons getting on or OF stFse,csn
Providing for protecting the car 81
safety zone from encroachment o. 70
hicles. either moving or standing.
Requiring that all vehicles -;s
come 10 a full stop at least I'VE e
behind streetcar when stopping
which has stopped. 10 receive o.
charge passengers.
Requiring pedestrians 20 Gro"
stree, at the regular crossing % o.'
with the traffic and comply Hi.a (
signals Of traffic officers.
Requiring the locking o. uri',si,
motor vehicles 20 prevent taeR q
moyal by unauthorized persons
Requiring properly illumnsHa
cense tags on automobiles ana ls,
ing the adoption by automobile rs
facturers Of uniform. tiraahsp''
Illuminated license tag holder
Requiring IN the event o. a.
dent that the driver must sop
render all possible assistance y
sons injured, giving name and az.
TO any person concerned OF any Y.
requesting same, and, ~ the a9ss-.
a police officer, the driver saal1 ..
the accident 20 Police Headqsshs'
Recommending the licensing "
motor vehicle drivers, subIecI "
pension or revocation oy me ~
authority. The chief requisite .o
curing the license shall be proper
tai. physical and moral qualiAea..o...
Ii is urged that wherever ,.' ,n'"
NOT sufficient light within me li'a.~
the highway location clearly ~
all persons. vehicles or suoslSl,....,.,~
iects within said limits for s.,es., e.s.s
Of ~ least i50 feet, the headNt--
all automobiles IN motion sasH
sufficient light to reveal any ?"
vehicle or substantial ooJee. &C., y,
road straight ahead for g. c. 30. *
at least l5O feet. The heaGliga@
be so arranged that no portion y
beam of reflected Light. wnen u'e
scventv.fve feet or more aaea1 .
lamps. shall rise above forly-'~o
from m the level surface on Tal.a l.s
Vehicle e'c stands. Such heat.isas.
also give sufficient side i.lunia.~. q.
mai indicate ate any person. vehicle or u.
stantial object zen iect 20 l.e
said motor vehicle az po'n' "
ahead OF the lamps . ss,,a
II is proposed further 20 80. sIi |
standard street .gnsls and ....5 med
dealing with traffic at eons'',, os
ners. The semaphore 10 Use use isr
Avenue. New York, IS APPROVE
purpose.