Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16

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curb shall promptly give place to o
vehicle about to load or unload.
Sec. 10. No vehicle, unless in an
emergency or to allow another vehicle
or pedestrian to cross It's path. shall
stop in any street or highway, except
near the right hand curb thereof, and
so not to obstruct q crossing. a.
Sec. IL. No vehicle shall back to
make a turn In any street II by SO
doing 1t interferes with other vehicles,
but shall go around the block or to a
street sufficiently wide to turn In with.
out blocking traffic.
Sec. IL. Vehicles will enter North
and South and all 81" shaped or right.
angled alleys from the North and
leave from the South East and West
alleys, from the East and leave from
the, West.
Sec. 24s4a. Vehicles to stop when
street cars discharge or take on pas.
seneers. It shall be unlawful for any
person driving or having charge, pos.
session or control Of any vehicle be-
ing driven or propelled or operated
upon the streets of the City Of Chi
cago, upon overtaking any street car
which is stopped for the purpose Of
discharging or taking on a passenger
or passengers, to permit, or cause said
vehicle to pass or approach within ten
uO) feet of said car as long as the
said car is so stopped or remains
standing for the purpose of discharg.
ing or taking on passenger or pas
sensers.
24s3. Vehicles Passins-Motor We.
hieIes Not to Run on Left Hand
Tracks. All vehicles shall keep as
close to the right.hand curb as safety
and prudence shall permit, except
when overtaking and passing another
vehicle, and except when running with.
In the car tracks, as provided In Sec.
ton PAST hereof. An overtaken We.
hicle must at all times be passed on
Its left side, except that in case of
motor vehicles and motorcycles pass.
ing street cars of other vehicles when
running within the car tracks; In such
case such motor vehicle or motor cy-
Gle shall not turn to the left into the
track reserved for street cars and ve-
hicles moving in the opposite direc.
ton, but shall pass to the right Of
such street car of vehicle So over.
taken.
Headlights on Vehicles.
The following ordinance regulating
headlights on automobiles, motorcycles
! or other vehicles was passed by the
City Council on March 80. 1914:
Be II ordained by the City Council Of
the City of Chicago:
Section I. It shall be unlawful for
any person operating any automobile,
motorcycle or other vehicle, while
operating the same upon the public
streets and highways within the City,
to use acetylene, electric or other
bright headlight. or any headlight the
rays from which shall be intensified
by any parabolic or condensing refiec.
tor, unless such headlight shall be
properly shaded SO as not to blind,
dazzle or confuse other users of the
highway or make 1t difficult or unsafe
for them to ride, drive or walk there.
on.
Article ix-vehieIes.
Section /. No one shall drive We
hicle that is SO closed in or construct.
ed as to prevent the driver from hav.
ing q sufficient view Of the traffic nj
the sides Of such vehicle.
Sec. 2. No one shall drive or con
duct any vehicle in such condition, sc
constructed or SO loaded as to be
likely to cause delay in traffic Of &c
cident or injury to man, beast OF
property.
Sec. 3. No vehicle shall be SO load
ed that 1t may not be easily drawn
over the most difficult portion of the
route.
Sec. 4. No one shall load or drive q
vehicle loaded with iron or any ma
terial likely to create loud noises by
striking together without using every
effort to deaden the load.
Sec. s. No one under sixteen years
Of age shall be permitted to drive any
vehicle.
Sec. g.. No one shall ride upon the
rear end Of any vehicle without the
consent Of the driver. and when riding
no part Of his body shall protrude be
yond the limits of the vehicle.
Sec. Z. No vehicle shall DO used OF
any street or highway unless provided
with lights and sound signals as pre-
scribed by law.
Sec. 8. All vehicles are required be
tween one and one.half hours aftel
sunset and one hour before sunrise t.
have on the left side light which
shall show white 200 feet to the from
and red 200 feet to the rear. Bicycles
etc.. shall have one white light tina
] shall be visible 200 feet.