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

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ling such vehicle shall stop and give
such assistance AZ he can, and shall
give his name and address to the per-
son injured or any other person re-
questing the same; and In event that
no police cfiicer In present Mt the
scene OF the accident, the facts shall
Immediately be reported to police
| Headquarters by drivers or chauffeurs
concerned in the accident.
How Vehicles Are to be Drtven-Rate
OF Speed.
IL. G). Vehicles shall at all
times be driven upon the streets of
this city in a careful manner. with
due regard to the safety of other vehi-
Giles and persons and with proper re-
gard for the width, trafilc, condition
and use OF the street. and SO as not
to endanger the life, limb or property
of any person; and in no event shall
they be operated at higher rate Of
speed than fifteen u5) miles an hour
No vehicle shall cross any car track.
turn any corner. or turn in any street
at rate exceeding one-half of the
speed permitted by this section; pro-
vided. that vehicles mentioned in SUBJ
section ! of section IL hereof may
proceed on any street at rate Of
speed not greater than twenty coy
miles per hour, and only then, when
actually responding to calls or alarms.
And any person who shall violate the
foregoing provision as to the manner
IN which or the speed at which vehicles
may be driven shall be fined not less
than $1,000. nor more than $4,000
! and upon the third conviction In adj
dition to said fine the police justice
shall certify the fact thereof to the
chief of police OF the city OF Rich
lmond who shall thereupon revoke
the permit of the person so convicted.
CD. A vehicle, except when pass
ing another vehicle ahead. shall keep
az near the right hand curb as posi-
Bile.
divided by parkway, walk, sunken-
way. or viaduct vehicles shall keep to
the right of such division. Provided,
that Chamberlayne avenue from
lGraham road to Brookland Park
boulevard is excepted from this pro-
vision until the east side Of Chamber
llayne avenue is put in such condition
as to make 1t passable for vehicular
traffic
i t4. A vehicle passing around a
circular roadway or street shall keep
to the right from entrance to exit.
90. Every person in charge of a
: vehicle shall pull to the right side OF
the street when slgnalled from vehi-
Gle behind desiring to pass.
/ go. No horse shall be inhibited in
any street unless secured by halter
/ %. No person In any street shall
remove a wheel. pole. shaft, whiffie-
tree, splinter bar, or any part OF q
vehicle, or any part of a harness OF
the horse likely TO cause an accident
il the horse should start, without first
,unhitching the horse or horses at
tached to said vehicle.
/ (8). Before backing. drivers OF
vehicles shall give ample warning. and
, while backing unceasing vigilance
shall be exercised SO as not to in1are
those behind.
4 Right OF Way.
IL. %. Vehicles of the police
department, Are department. fire
patrol, traffic emergency repair, United
States mail. and city ambulances shall
have the right OF way at all times In
any street or through any procession
provided that no vehicle other thar
those mentioned in this section shall
have the right of way through any
funeral procession.
ca. All vehicles and street cars
going in an easterly direction or west
erly direction shall have the right OF
way over all vehicles and Street cars
subsection. going in northerly or
southerly direction.
(3). The driver or person in con.
troll of any vehicle proceeding upon
a track in front of street car shall
Immediately turn out upon sigma
from the motorman or driver of the
lear.
f4). The driver or person in con,
troll of vehicle shall. on the ap-
fproach of fire engine or other APP
paratus. Immediately draw up said
vehicle as near as practicable to the
hight hand curb and parallel thereto
, and bring it to standstill. Street
.. ears shall be immediately brought &c
IA standstill upon the approach of such
lenEine or apparatus from any direc.
ton: and such vehicles and street cars
shall not proceed until such fire en-
CINE or other apparatus shall have
passed.
, Meeting. Overtaking and Passing
Ets@G9..A .rshsefe- meeting an
, other vehicle shall pass to the right
i (2). vehicle overtaking another
vehicle shall pass to the left side o.
the overtaken vehicle, and shall no
pull over to the right until entirely
iclear OF the overtaken vehicle, excep
stthat when overtaking a street car thu
. !overtaking vehicle shall not pass sucf
!, car on the leIt out Ohly on the FiSH
side thereof.
) (3). Every vehicle shall be brough
to full stop five CD feet from tht
rear of any street car. headed in tht
same direction. which Is stopping OF
has stopped for the purpose of taking
on or discharging passengers, ant
shall remain standing until such cal
: has taken on or discharged its pas
sengers and again started; provided
that such vehicle may pass such stree'
lear, but not nearer than eight tS)
feet from the running board or lowest
istep thereof, and then only at hall
speed and with great caution.
Turning.
H. ID. A vehicle turning into
another street to the right shall turr
the corner as near the riRht-hand
. [curb as possible. thus:
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