Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-29
Ordinance Regulating Speed Of We.
hicles Near Schools, Public Play.
grounds and Churches - Passed
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July IS, 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 greater speed than five
(5) miles an hour, between the hours
of 8 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 (4OO) feet of any public play.
ground in the city, between the hours
of 8 o'clock a. m. and Z o'clock p. m.
on any day during which playground
is open and in operation
Sec. 1864. = or while within
four hundred (400) 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 viil--keepins TO the Right,
Passing, Turning, Crossing and
Stopping.
Section /. 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. 5. 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 on,
side OF the street to the other side
shall in doing so keep to the right.
Sec. z. No vehicle shall stop will
left side to the curb.
Sec. 8. No vehicle shall stant
backed up to the curb, except whel
actually loading or unloading, and |
said vehicle is horse.drawn and ha
four wheels. the horse or horses mus
stand parallel to the curb and face,
in the direction Of the traffic.
Sec. Q. A vehicle waiting at tn
curb shall promptly give place to
vehicle about 10 load or unload.
Sec. 10. No vehicle, unless in al
emergency or to allow another vehicl
or pedestrian to cross its path. shall
stop in any street or highway, excep
near the right hand curb thereof. an
SO not to obstruct crossing.
Sec. II. No vehicle shall back I
make turn in any street II by s
doing 1t interferes with other vehicles
but shall go around the block or to
street sufficiently wide to turn II with
out blocking traffic.
Sec. ~. Vehicles will enter Mort
and South and all ~" shaped or righ
angled alleys from the North an
leave from the South East and Yves
alleys, from the East and leave fror
the West
Sec. 24S4a. Vehicles to stop who
street cars discharge or take on pal
sengers. It shall be unlawful for an
person driving or having charge, poi
session or control Of any vehicle b.
ing driven or propelled or operate
upon the streets Of the City Of Oh
cago, upon overtaking any street ca
which is stopped for the purpose {
discharging or taking on a passenge
or passengers, to permit, or cause sal
vehicle to pass or approach within to
(10) feet Of said car as long as tn
said car is so stopped or remain
standing for the purpose of discharl
ing or taking on passenger or pa
sengers.
24s3. Vehicles Passins-Motor VI
hleles Not to Run on Left Han
Tracks. All vehicles shall keep q
close to the right.hand curb as safet
and prudence shall permit, excel
when overtaking and passing anotht
vehicle, and except when running wit
in the car tracks. as provided in Sc
: ton 24S7 hereof. An overtaken v
hicle must at all times be passed @
its left side, except that In case ,
motor vehicles and motorcycles pas
ing street cars of other vehicles whe
running within the car tracks; in sue
case such motor vehicle or motor C
Gle shall not turn to the left into ii
track reserved for street cars and v
hicles moving in the opposite dire
, ton, but shall pass to the right
; such street car of vehicle 50 owe
taken.
Headlights on Vehicles.
The following ordinance regulatin
/ headlights on automobiles. MOTORCYCLE,
or other vehicles was passed by II
: City Council on March 30, 1914:
Be 1t ordained by the City Council
, the City of Chicago:
Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful II
, any person operating any automobil
motorcycle or other vehicle, viii
operating the same upon the publ
streets and highways within the Cit
to use acetylene, electric or 9th,
bright headlight, or any headlight Il
rays from which shall be intensive
by any parabolic or condensing refie
, tor, unless such headlight shall |
, properly shaded SO as not to bin
dazzle or confuse other users of II
highway or make 1t difficult or unsa
for them to ride, drive or walk Their
on.
. Article Ix-vehjcles