Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21


Police Department for the regulation
of street traffic in Chicago:
Article i-Definitions.
Section 1. The word vehicle" in.
cludes equestrians, led horses and
everything on wheels or runners, ex.
cept street cars and baby carriages.
Sec. 2. The word horse includes
all domestic animals.
Sec. 8. The word driver" includes
the rider or driver of horse, the
rider Of wheels and the operator of a
motor vehicle or street car.
Article ii-obedience.
Section /. Drivers of vehicles and
street cars must at all times comply
with any direction, by voice or hand,
Of any member of the Police Force,
as to placing, stopping, starting, ap-
preaching or departing from any
place; the manner Of taking up or
setting down passengers, loading or
unloading goods in any place.
Sec. 2. Ignorance of these rules
shall furnish no excuse for disregard.
ing them.
Article iii--Pedestrians.
Section 1. Pedestrians should re-
member that while they have the
right to cross the street in safety, the
streets are primarily intended for We.
hicles, and they should therefore
cheerfully conform to all the traffic
rules and thereby contribute not only
to their own safety and comfort but
facilitate the movement Of traffic as
we'll.
Sec. 2. Pedestrians should never
step from the sidewalk to the street
without first looking In each direction
for approaching vehicles.
Sec. 3. Pedestrians should never
cross streets except at regular cross
ings and at right angles.
Sec. 4. Pedestrians should wait for
the signal Of traffic policeman wher.
ever one Is stationed and move in the
direction OF the traffic only.
Sec. s. Pedestrians should be par.
ticularly cautious in crossing alleys.
Article iv-Drlvers' Signals.
Section /. Before slowing up or
stopping drivers shall signal to those
behind by raising the whip or hand
vertically.
Sec. 2. In turning while in motion,
or in starting to turn from q stand.
still, a signal shall be given by indi.
eating with the whip or hand the di.
rection in which the turn is to be
made.
Sec. 3. Before backing or slowing
up ample warning shall be given, and
while backing unceasing vigilance
must be exercised not to injure those
behind.
Sec. 4. One blast Of police signal
indicates that East and West traffic
must stop and that North and South
traffic may proceed.
Two blasts that North and South
Traffic shall stop and East and West
trafhc may proceed.
Three or more blasts is a signal Of
alarm and indicates the approach Of
danger.
Article Wright Of Way.
Section 1. Police. Fire Department,
Fire Patrol, Traffic Emergency Repair.
Ambulances and United States Mail
vehicles shall have the right Of way
In any street and through any process.
sion.
Sec. 2. Horse.drawn vehicles shall
have the right of way over power.
driven vehicles, street cars excepted.
Sec. 3. The driver Of a vehicle, on
the approach of any fire apparatus,
shall Immediately draw up said 70
hicle as near as practicable to the
right hand curb and parallel thereto
and bring II to standstill.
Article vI-street Cars.
Section !. The driver OF a street
car shall Immediately stop his car
and keep It stationary upon the ap.
proach of any fire apparatus.
Sec. 2. Street cars shall have the
right of way. between cross streets,
over all vehicles.
The driver Of any vehicle proceed
ing upon the track in front of street
car shall turn out upon signal of the
driver or conductor OF the car.
Sec. 8. No vehicle or street car
shall so occupy any street as to in.
terfere with or intercept the passage
OF other cars or vehicles.
Sec. 4. During blockades or STOP
pages clear space of ten feet shall
be kept open between cars opposite
the alley or the center Of the block
II there be no alley.
Article vlI-speed.
Section /, No vehicle shall proceed
at any time at greater speed than
the law allows and which is safe and
proper under the conditions then OBJ
tanning.
Sec. 2. No vehicle shall cross any
street or avenue or make any turn at
a speed rate exceeding one-half its
legal speed.
Sec. 3. No vehicle shall emerge
from an alley, stable or garage at a
pace faster than a walk; at the lat
ter places an attendant should pre-
cede the vehicle to give warning.
Sec. 4. Horse.drawn vehicles and
pedestrians should habitually cross
the street intersections as promptly
as circumstances permit. Teams NOV.
ing at an unnecessarily slow walk
across street intersections greatly i'm.
pede traffic.
Sec. s. On all thoroughfares the
heavy and slow moving vehicles shall,
as far as conditions permit, keep to
the right I'm order To allnW the rand