Chicago eagle., 1917-09-15
Ordinance Regulating Speed Of We.
hicles Near Schools, Public Play.
grounds and Churches - Passed


July 10, 1915.
Section 1868. No motor. electric or
animal drawn vehicle of any kind
shall proceed, while within four hun.
dred t400) feet of any schoolhouse In
the city, at q greater speed than five
t5) miles an hour, between the hours
of s o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. IN.
on any day during which school is in
session in such schoolhouse;
Sec. 1963a. or within four
hundred (40O) feet of any public play.
ground in the city, between the hours
of o'clock a. IN. and Z o'clock p. m.
on any day during which playground
is open and in operation;
Sec. 1864. . or while within
four hundred (4OO) feet of any church
| in the city during the time or times
that persons are customarily entering
or leaving churches on Sundays or
holidays, or any other day set apart
by such church for religious worship.
Article viii-Keeping to the Right,
Passing, Turning, Crossing and
Stopping.
Section 1. A vehicle, except when
passing a vehicle ahead, shall habit.
ually keep as near the right hand curb
as possible.
Sec. 2. A vehicle meeting another
| shall pass to the right.
Sec. 3. On an avenue or street di.
vided longitudinally by parkway,
walk, sunken way or viaduct, vehicles
should keep to the right Of such di
visions.
Sec. 4. A vehicle turning into an.
other street to the right shall turn the
corner as near the right hand curb as
practicable.
Sec. 5. A vehicle turning into an.
other street to the left shall circle
around the center Of the street inter.
section.
Sec. G. A vehicle crossing from one
side Of the street to the other side
shall in doing so keep to the right.
Sec. Z. No vehicle shall stop with
left side to the curb.
Sec. s. No vehicle shall stand
backed up to the curb, except when
actually loading or unloading, and II
said vehicle Is horsedrawn and has
four wheels, the horse or horses must
stand parallel to the curb and faced
In the direction OF the traffic.
Sec. .. A vehicle waiting at the
curb shall promptly give place to a
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 a crossing.
Sec. IL. No vehicle shall back to
make a turn in any street II by SC
doing 1t interferes with other vehicles
but shall go around the block or to q
street sufficiently wide to turn / with
out blocking traffic.
Sec. 12. Vehicles will enter North
and South and all a." 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
sengers. II 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 cal
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 ter
10) 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 Passing-Motor We
Tracks. All vehicles shall keep as
close to the rlght-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
tion 24Si hereof. An overtaken We
hicle must at all times be passed or
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 We
hicles moving in the opposite direc
tion, but shall pass to the right OF
such street car of vehicle 50 over
taken.
Headlights on Vehicles.
The following ordinance regulating
headlights on automobiles, motorcycles
or other vehicles was passed by the
City Council on March 30, 1914:
Be 1t ordained by the City Council OF
the City of Chicago
Section /. 1t 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 parabolc 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 it difficult or unsafe
for them to ride, drive or walk there
on.
Article lx-vehicies.
Section /. No one shall drive a We