Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-29
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Police Department Promulgates Rules
to Govern Motor and Horse Drawn
Vehicles in Streets of Chicago.

The following proclamation calling
attention to the city ordinances gov.
erning motor and horse.drawn We.
hicles has been promulgated by the
Police Department for the regulation
of street traffic in Chicago.
Article I-Detnitions.
Section /. 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 a horse, the
rider of wheels and the operator of
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 !. 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
well.
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-Drivers' Signals.
Section !. Before slowing up OF
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 stand
still, a signal shall be given by indi
eating with the whip or hand the di
rection in which the turn is to b.
made.
Sec. 3. Before backing or slowini
up ample warning shall be given, ant
while backing unceasing vigilance
must be exercised not to injure those
behind.
| Sec. 4. One blast OF police sigma
| indicates that East and West traffi'
must stop and that North and Soutl
traffic may proceed.
Two blasts that North and Soutl
| Traffic shall stop and East and Yves
trafiic may proceed.
| Three or more blasts is a signal o
alarm and indicates the approach o
danger.
Article Wright Of Way.
I Section 1. Police, Fire Department
Fire Patrol, Traffic Emergency Repair
Ambulances and United States Mai
vehicles shall have the right Of wa,
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
II Sec. 3. The driver Of vehicle, Of
the approach OF any fire apparatus
shall Immediately draw up said ve
hicle as near as practicable to tn
right hand curb and parallel thereto
and bring It to standstill.
/ Article vi-street Cars.
! Section !. The driver of a stree
car shall Immediately stop his ca
| and keep It stationary upon the ap
| proach Of any fire apparatus.
| Sec. 2. Street cars shall have thu
/ right OF way, between cross streets
| over all vehicles.
The driver Of any vehicle proceed
I ing upon the track in front of stree
! car shall turn out upon signal OF thu
driver or conductor OF the car.
/ Sec. 3. No vehicle or street ca
| 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 a clear space OF ten feet shall
be kept open between cars opposite
| the alley or the center of the blocl
| IL there be no alley.
! Article vil-Speed.
| Section /. No vehicle shall proceed
at any time at a greater speed thai
the law allows and which is safe ant
proper under the conditions then oh
tanning,
Sec. 2. No vehicle shall cross an!
street or avenue or make any turn a
, speed rate exceeding one.half it'
legal speed.
Sec. 8. No vehicle shall emerge
from an alley, stable or garage at {
pace faster than walk; at the lat
ter places an attendant should pre-
cede the vehicle to give warning.
Sec. 4. Horse.drawn vehicles ant
pedestrians should habitually eros:
the street intersections as promptly
as circumstances permit. Teams NOV
ing at an unnecessarily slow wall
across street intersections greatly i'm