Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-22
REVISION or TRAFFIC
CODE IS OUTLINED
Committee in Main Favors Re.ula,
lions of Snfcty-FirSt
Federation.
WILL INCREASE SPEED LIMIT

| License for Automobile Drivers and
More Rigid Restrictions to Curb
RcckicSSncss Held More Essential
! to Safety Than Rate OF Speed.
After hearing suggestions from
| chief Of Police Werner, Fir. Chief
4 Joyncs. motorists and other persons
! interested. the subcommittee OF the
I Council Committee on ordinances. APP
pointed FOR the purpose. last night re
i fcrrrd to the heads of the Police and
+ Fire Departments the whole question
I OF the revision Of the traffic law. with
instructions To make any changes
deemed advisable. ana to report eek
| tn tn" committee
/ With certain minor changes '" erect
local conditions. II is believed hixhiv
probable That the committee will roc
"nmcnd for adoption an ordinance, ON :
hrhcinS the traffic rules and rcgnln-
! ttnns as recommended by the safety.
/ FIRST Federation % America. now in
/ effect In many Important cities Of Tho
country. George W. Iiuucrs. chairman
OF the traffic committee Of the Ro,rr,
! Club. suggested To III" committee that
! th's course be pursued Stain. that
I snch MAS the unanimous wish of the
ihc'hh"is OF the organization he rep
! resented The IHchniond Automoh!ln
| club. through Claude l.. Batkins. prc
scented n tentative n,di,.,, 60,
! guidance OF the committee. which was
almost Identical With the safcty.firsi
measure.
/ ESSENTIAL FEATURES
or PROPOSED ORDINANCE,
''"'h oi '"cs" ordinances apparently
| cover all conditions which mus, he
I mot. The essential features arc az
! follows:
!" nav. special instruction Of po-
,...n"h h"i"re assigning them for
! rahh" dutN.
standard cpd" Of hand signals TO be
"Noh ny trhiiir officers.
:; ,''' '''is '"f h""'h"nhi iiaf-
{ ,i,,.,i ,,,>''a ~ intersections to b" dis
! Elimination of Il,rc ., ho,1 ,
/ sid" lights
Csc of muller cut -nt!ts 10 lao nrn
} hihitcd
Stauda Rotation of left hand turns "a,
: Intersections.
N"hr-sidc stop for stree, cars
Rear Lights ON ali horsc.drayvn yc-
hiclos
Elimination OF steps on an horsc
drawn ana m"tor trucks
7'ah'"I" siHc. color. design and
/ means 81 attachment for all street
/ 't"nlr s'Sns. including school hospital.
| '"Hr'h' S"f"'S zones. iir" hydrau' rail
20" "l'' street railway crossings.
"'''N' ''''l h"N""' playground. cross
wax h"h p"rEint
''S'Gn"u"n "f safety zones and
! ',"''"a '"s rs 'ihno"leh III III" Detroit
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r;Ng'us.I' us" %' Slr"h Whistles on
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Major Werner requested the com
| iniitc"'. when ii reports the new ordi-
! nance. not to neglect 10 specify the
/ character ~ the norm to be permitted.
""" not L" leave ~ l" MS discretion.
- .'"M ~ 80 W. az" IVY ErN'e'
nigh, In brirhtIx lirbtad s.c,i,rs b.
no, required to leave their car lirh,s
! burning
Chicf ,Ioyu.s and .r,oiu. Scroc.,,,
! Hr,d,.v y,nrc o,nosd 40 m, ,,,,,i,,
( of cars I'm p,rrov. .,r..,. -, 10 n,,;0
4 ness sections such ne Ninth .r.ntb a.,
| Eleventh streets AZ :, rcmodv thny
| suggested tina, motorists IA. ,l1oy..,i 10
! leave their machines st,ntin., only an
! one side OF the street. either cas, M.
west TO hc desirnatea Ly ,hc owl
nance chief Jovncs declared th.t
| under existing conditions (, would lac
! imuossiblc for nr. ,,,o,,,,, -, 49,.
/ along some of these streets nsnccinlIv
| Ninth street. from Broad to Carv.
| without dong drlnap. Ia sou,c ,,,,o-
mobiles parked along hotb .id.. az ~
! curbing.
Ii Was agreed ne ali ,l,,. r,,.L,.,,,l
! has reached surb nr,,,r,to, ~, -
! the public safety il has hccon,c ,.,..
. saly to pass :, law 70 br.oJ, nm LAY,
walking" In the or,liua,cc couir,,,,ln,
cd annie trovisio,, +. ma, f -,