The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-09


IS. ~. No vehicle shall be stop
ped. parked or left standing with the
left side to the curb. except in streets
where traffic moves in only one direc-
ton.
(2). No vehicle, unless in an smer-
gency or to allow another vehicle or
pedestrian to cross its path, shall stop
/ in any public street or highway ex-
lcept at the right-hand curb thereof.
a. No vehicle shall be parked or
stood or left standing within ten (1o)
feet OF a fire hydrant. or in front of
any fire-engine house.
ca. No vehicle shall stop or be
left standing SO as to prevent the free
passage of traffic on streets or pedes-
TRANS upon cross walks, except in
obedience to the signal of a traffic Of
1Cer
80. No vehicle shall be parked
within fifty 500 feet of the property
line on those corners at which street
cars stop.
3d. Whenever a motor vehicle is
left standing on an incline II shall be
so parked that when the brake is re-
leased it will run into the curb.
, %. Two motor vehicles shall not
stand side by side parallel to the curb
(8}. The driver of any vehicle
HI ine CuTD III lFOnt OIL tHS
entrance to any building shall i'm
mediately give way to any vehicle
wishing to stop for the purpose of re-
icetying or discharging passengers
freight or merchandise.
/ t9). No vehicle or motor vehicle
shall be parked or left standing in
/ front of the entrance OF any PUBLIC
/ BUILDING.
/ u0). No motor vehicle shall he
parked or left standing at curb I'M
attended unless the emergency brake
Is applied and left in that position.
Whca so parked or left. the motor Of
a gasoline-driven vehicle shall be STOP
/ ped, and in case of the electrically
driven vehicle the controller switch
shall be locked and the key with
drawn.
! GD. No moter vehicle shall be left
unattended in any street without being
! locked or made fast so as to prevent
its being set in motion.
! t12). AT all public stands and
wherever SO designated by the police
! department, all motor vehicles shan
be parked at an angle of approximate -
Tfy forty-ffve ts5J degrees to, and with
( the right front wheel resting against
THE curb line. No such vehicle shall
/ be parked nearer than two CD feet
/ from another such vehicle so parked.
t$), Ne vehicle shall remain back
/ ed up to the curb except it be actual
~ loading or unloading, and in no
case longer than the actual loading
a or unloading requires. If the vehicle
! be horse drawn the horse or horses
/ shall be turned al right angles to the
vehicle and in the direction in which
traffic on that side of the street is
moving. The shafts or poles OF I'M
hitched vehicles backed up to the curb
! shall be turned to the right
/ t1G. No street car shall be delay
/ ed longer than three minutes by per
sons loading or unloading a vehicle
| G5). Vehicles taking part in a
funeral procession may start from or
stop on either side of street.
General Provisions.
| II. BLOCKADE. No vehicle shall
/ be allowed to remain upon, or be
driven. conducted or loaded In such
manner as to be likely to blockade or
ohstruct traffic in the street. or to
cause accident, breakdown or injury
to man, beast or property.
| IS. SLOW MOVING VEHICLES
Slow moving vehicles shall be driven
as near TO the right hand curb as pos
| sible and in single file, and a distance
of at least twenty 900 feet must be
kept between every such vehicle
10. CONTROL. The drivers Of
vehicles shall at all times keep control
of their vehicles by having their hands
ron the retns. steering gear or handle
bars, as the case may be, while the
same is in motion.
20 TOWING DISABLED vEHI-
Giles No vehicle unless confined to
tracks shall tow-more than ne-tits~
abled vehicle. and the connection be
tween such vehicles shall not be long
er than twelve Gay feet.
| 81. CLOSED VEHICLES. No per-
son shall drive a vehicle that is so
closed in or constructed as to prevent
the driver from having a sufficient
view OF the trafRc at the side or rear
/ OF such vehicle. No person shall drive
| a vehicle that is so closed or construct
ed as to obscure the view of the driver
thereof of the street behind such We
hicls, unless there Ia attached to the
same mirror of such kind and so
| placed that such driver may see
| therein the reflection OF the street
| for a distance of at least two hun
bred (200) feet behind such vehicle
| 20. BARRIERS. No person shall
drive any vehicle over or across any
newly made pavement in any public
street, across or around which pave
ment there Is a barrier, or at, over
or near which there is person or a
or across such pavement, or a sign
stating that the street is closed
80 WIDTH OF VEHICLES. No
vehicle the Width OF which. with or
without it's load. exceeds nine feet shall
be driven or conveyed through any OF
the streets of this city without per
NIT therefor from the police depart
ment.
"a. AGE OF DRIVER. No per-
son under the, age of sixteen (16l
years shall drive motor vehicle in
this city.
rs SAFETY ZONES Where safe
| ty zones are provided such zones shall
be designated in visible and suitable
manner. When so designated ii shall
he unlawful for any person to drive a
vehicle within the safety zone.
| 26. HITCHING ON. No person
shall hitch on to, hang on TO, or jun .
upon any vehicle or street car which
| is in motion.
| q. BICYCLES No person sha,i
ride a bicycle on any street without
having his hands upon the handle
bars. nor shall any person ride a
bicycle upon any sidewalk, pavement
| or walkway within the city.
| IS. INTOXICATON. No person