Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-17
Police Department Promulgates Rules
to Govern Motor and Horse Drawn
Vehicles in Streets of Chicago.

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of street traffic in Chicago:
Article I--DeHnitions.
Section j. 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. 3. The word driver" includes
the rider or driver of a horse, the
rider of wheels and the operator of a
motor vehicle or street car.
Article ii-obedience.
Section 1. 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 /. 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 al
well.
Sec. 2. Pedestrians should never
step from the sidewalk to the stree,
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 fol
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-privers' Signals.
Section !. Before slowing up Of
stopping drivers shall signal to those
behind by raising the whip or hant
vertically.
Sec. 2. In turning while In motion
or in starting to turn from stand
still. a signal shall be given by ind
eating with the whip or hand the ID
rection In which the turn is to b.
made.
Sec. 3. Before backing or slowinl
up ample warning shall be given. ant
while backing unceasing vigilance
| must be exercised not to injure thos
behind.
Sec. 4. One blast of a police sigma
indicates that East and West tram
must stop and that North and Soutl
traffic may proceed.
Two blasts that North and Soutl
Traffic shall stop and East and Yves
traffic may proceed.
Three or more blasts is q signal Q
alarm and indicates the approach Q
danger.
Article Wright Of Way.
Section 1. Police, Fire Department
Fire Patrol. Traffic Emergency Repair
Ambulances and United States MAJ
vehicles shall have the right Of wa
In any street and through any process
sion.
Sec. 2. Horse.drawn vehicles sha
have the right Of way over power
driven vehicles, street cars excepted
Sec. 3. The driver Of vehicle, o
the approach of any fire apparatus
shall Immediately draw up said "
hicle as near as practicable to tn
right hand curb and parallel theret
and bring 1t to a standstill.
Article vI-street Cars.
Section ]. The driver OF stree
car shall Immediately stop his ca
and keep 1t stationary upon the. al
proach OF any fire apparatus.
Sec. 2. Street cars shall have tn
right OF way, between cross street
over all vehicles.
The driver Of any vehicle procee
ing upon the track in front OF stree
car shall turn out upon signal of II
driver or conductor OF the car.
Sec. 3. No vehicle or street CT
shall so occupy any street as to \
terfere with or intercept the passat
of other cars or vehicles.
Sec. 4. During blockades or sto
pages a clear space Of ten feet sha
be kept open between cars opposi
the alley or the center of the bloc
II there be no alley.
Article vii-Speed.
Section /. No vehicle shall procet
at any time at a greater speed tha
the law allows and which Is safe al
proper under the conditions then o
tanning.
Sec. 2. No vehicle shall cross ar
street or avenue or make any turn
: a speed rate exceeding one-half !
legal speed.
Sec. 8. No vehicle shall emerl
from an alley, stable or garage at
pace faster than a walk; at the Ia
ter places an attendant should pr
cede the vehicle to give warning.
Sec. 4. Horse-drawn vehicles al
pedestrians should habitually GRO
the street intersections as prompt
as circumstances permit. Teams mo
ing at an unnecessarily slow wa
across street intersections greatly II
l pede traffic.
| Sec. 8. On all thoroughfares Il
heavy and slow moving vehicles sha
as far as conditions permit, keep