Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-06
Police Department Promulgates Rules
to Govern Motor and Horse Drawn
Vehicles i'm Streets of Chicago.
Ordinance Regulating Speed Of We.
hicles Near Schools, Public Play.
grounds and Churches - Passed
july 10, 1915.


Section 1863. No motor. electric or
animal drawn vehicle of any kind
shall proceed, while within four hun.
dred (400) feet Of any schoolhouse in
the city, at a greater speed than five
60 miles an hour, between the hours
OF o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. m.
on any day during which school is in
session in such schoolhouse;
Sec 1963a, or within four
hundred (400) feet of any public play.
ground in the city, between the hours
of s o'clock a. IN. and o'clock p. m.
on any day during which playground
is open and in operation:
Sec. 1864. = = or while within
four hundred (4O0) 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 vlli-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. s. A vehicle turning into an.
other street to the left shall circle
around the center of the street inter.
section.
Sec. 6. 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 horse.drawn and has
four wheels, the horse or horses must
stand parallel to the curb and faced
In the direction of the traffic.
Sec. Q. A vehicle waiting at the
, curb shall promptly give place to Q
vehicle about to load or unload.
Sec. 10. No vehicle, unless in ar
emergency or, to allow another vehicle
or pedestrian to cross its path. shall
stop in any street or highway, except
near the right hand curb thereof, ant
SO not to obstruct crossing.
Sec. II. No vehicle shall back Il
make turn in any street II by 81
doing II interferes with other vehicles
but shall go around the block or to |
street sufficiently wide to turn !, with
out blocking trafiic.
Sec. ~. Vehicles will enter Nortl
and South and all az" shaped or right
angled alleys from the North ant
leave from the South; East and Yves
alleys, from the East and leave from
the West
Sec. 24S4a. Vehicles to stop wheI
street cars discharge or take on pas
sengers. II shall be unlawful for an,
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 ca
which is stopped for the purpose o
discharging or taking on passenge
or passengers, to permit, or cause SAT-
vehicle to pass or approach within tel
; (10) feet OF said car as long as tn,
said car Is so stopped or remain
standing for the purpose OF dischare
ing or taking on passenger or pas
sengers.
24s3. Vehicles Passins-Motor VI
hicIes Not to Run on Left Ham
Tracks. All vehicles shall keep a.
close to the righu.hand curb as safet.
and prudence shall permit, excep
when overtaking and passing anothe
vehicle, and except when running with
In the car tracks, as provided in Sec
: ton 24S7 hereof. An overtaken We
hicle must at all times be passed OF
its left side, except that In case o
motor vehicles and motorcycles pass
ing street cars of other vehicles whel
: running within the car tracks; In sucl
case such motor vehicle or motor cy
Gle shall not turn to the left into thu
. track reserved for street cars and We
hicles moving in the opposite direc
, ton, but shall pass to the right o
; such street car of vehicle 50 over
taken.
Headlights on Vehicles.
The following ordinance regulatin,
headlights on automobiles, motorcycles
or other vehicles was passed by thu
/. City Council on March 30, 1914:
Be 1t ordained by the City Council o
the City of Chicago:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful fol
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 othel
bright headlight, or any headlight the
rays from which shall be intensified
by any parabolic 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 ix-vehlcies.
Section /. No one shall drive a We