The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-09
KEEP TO THE RIGHT
FOR ALL PEDESTRIANS
New Body Of Traffic Ordinances Pre-
scnted to Committee Last Night
Will Prescribe Many Changes.
SPEED LIMIT BROADENED
Lights On Vehicles of Every Kind,
and Persons Under Sixteen Barred
From Driving Cars--Many Citizens
Will Oppose New Regulations.

Pedestrians shall cross the street
tions at designated cross-walks," Is
one of the radical specifications laid
down in the new set of traffic laws
presented to the ordinance committee
last night by q subcommittee OF that
body. The subcommittee was COM
posed Of Edgar b. English. Ordway
Fuller and T.. Lee Roden, and after
diligent application of several weeks
to the formation of the new ordinances,
presented to the committee a document
that contained more than forty Sec
tons. and consisted of many radical
changes In the existing laws resulat-
ing traffic.
Realizing that the bulky paper could
not be acted on without mature de-
liberation on the part of all members
of the committee on motion of L. I,
Christian the clerk was Instructed to
have Ave hundred copies of the ordi-
nances printed for distribution. when
they can be fully digested and per-
sons having objections may be allowed
to appear before the committee and
give voice to their claims.
Prohibits "Jay-WalkinG."
One OF the chief changes In the
ceived much informal opposition. is tho
-egulation in regard to "jay-walking"
across the streets. The new ordinance
to the effect that pedestrians must
Keep to the right I'm walking on Broad
street from the east side of Jefferson
to the west side of Ninth street, and
must cross Broad street between these
limits only at prescribed and desig-
mated crossings The penalty for
violation Of this ordinance ss nxed at
not less than 50 and not more than S..
The speed limit for vehicles Of all
kinds is changed to fifteen miles per
hour In the territory bounded by
Adams to Nineteenth street and CLAY
street to the James river. and in South
Richmond from Mayos bridge TO HUH
street to the corporate line. and from
the Free Bridge on Seventh street to
Huh street. Twenty miles an hour
IL the limit in the other parts OF the
city, and the penalty for violation of
the ordinance is from $40 10 siAo.
Driving permit s revoked on the third
oTense Every rlotcr-driven vehicle
is forbidden the use Of a muHler cut
out, and must lee equipped with two
adequate brakes
Lights Ali Vehicles.
Lights on vehicles of ali Kinds are
FeQnAfFH from one HoGT AlNrF sdnSSk
to sunri,e. whethttr the vehicle be
standing Of moving. Motor vehicles
roust- have lights on the front and rear.
and plain glass headlights or motor
cars arc prohibited. No vehicle can
he PARKED for more than one hour at
& time between : 4 NJ and r. NJ on
Main street between Eighth and Thtr-
tesath streets. or on Twelfth stree;
.,et~cen Main and Cary streets.
section that viii be wide TN its
sge Get Is the provision that no person
rider the age of sixteen Will be al
lowed to drive an automobile in the
CIV. Permission must be granted by
the chief OF police. and a penalty ia
ts34eed cav AIRY violation of the reEu-
iatton If an auto driver be found
drunk. While driving his car. the ane
= fixed at $50 to slee The right OF
way on the citN streets AT all time
Is given to vehicles of the FIRE. police
and traffic emergency repair depart
ments to the United States mail and
the city ambulance.
An effort was made to incorporate in
the ordinances a provision giving the
street cars right of way both north
and south and ~ and west, but IL
lacked support. The car company now
has the east and west right OF way.
Many Citizens Opposed
a number Of citizens were present
when the new document was presented
last night and were prepared TO ex
press themselves against number of
its provisions and II is thought that
when the latter is brought up for A.
nal settlement there will be a num-
her Of voices raised against many fea-
lures OF the new program.
Members of the committee stated
last night that, 1t was the intention
OF the body to produce a set of traffic
ordinances that would be- sonewfaa In
keeping with laws In other cities. In
this way, a Richmond citizen accus,
toned to the traffic rules here win
not feel at a loss when he enters an
other city other members said that
they wished time In which TO compare
the proposed laws with similar ordi-
nsrces OF other cities. in an effort TO
correct any misfts they may find In
the new paper, The next meeting OF
the ordinance committee Ia next
Thursday, but IL Is not expected to
have the matter In shape for hnal dis
cussion at that time. called meet
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