Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-28
AUTOS & OTHERS
Police Department Promulgates Rules
to Govern Motor and Horse Drawn
Vehicles i'm 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-Definitions.
Section /. The word vehicle in.
cludes equestrans, led horses and
everything on wheels or runners, ex.
cept street cars and baby carriages.
Sec. 9. The word horse" includes
all domestic animals.
Sec. 3, The word driver" includes
the rider or driver of horse, the
rider of wheels and the operator of a
motor vehicle or street car.
Article il--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 Ill-Pedestriars
Section /. Pedestrians should re.
member that while they have the
right to cross the street in safety, the
streets are primarily intended for We.
hiClcs, and they should therefore
cheoriully conform to all the traffic
rules and thereby contribute not only
10 their own safety and comfort but
facilitate the movement of traffic as
we'll
Sec. ., 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 whcr.
ever one Is stationed and move in the
direction of the traffic only.
Sec. 3. Pedestrians should be par.
tiCularly cautious in crossing alleys.
Article lV-Drivers' Signals.
Section /. Before slowing up or
stopping drivers shall signal TO those
behind by raising the whip or hand
vertically.
Sec. .. In turning while in motion,
or in starting To turn from a stand.
still, n signal shall be given by indi.
eating with the whip or hand the di.
rcction in which the turn Is 10 be
made.
Sec. 2. Before backing or slowing
up ample warning shall be given. and
while backing unceasing vigilance
must be exercised not to injure those
behind.
Sec. 4. One blast OF police signal
indicates that East and West traffic
must stop and that North and South
traffic may proceed.
Two blasts that North and South
Traffic shall stop and East and West
trafrc may proceed,
Three or more blasts Is a signal Of
alarm and indicates the approach OF
danger,
Article Wright OF Way.
Section !, Police, Fire Department
Fire Patrol, Traffic Emergency Repair.
Ambuances and United States Mail
vehicles shall have the right of way
in any street and through any process
sion.
Sec. ., Horse.drawn vehicles shall
have the right of way over power
driven vehicles, street cars excepted.
Sec, 3. The driver of vehicle on
the approach OF any fire apparatus,
shall Immediately draw up said We
hiclo as near as practicable to the
right hand curb and parallel thereto
and bring IL to a standstill.
Article VI-Street Cars.
Section /. The driver OF a street
car shall Immediately stop his car
and keep It stationary upon the ap'
proach OF any fire apparatus.
Sec. 9. Street cars shall have the
right of way, between cross streets.
over all vehicles.
The driver OF any vehicle proceed.
ing upon the track in front OF street
car shall turn out upon signal OF the
driver or conductor OF the car.
Sec. 8. No vehicle or street car
shall so occupy any street as to in
terfere with or intercept the passage
of other cars or vehicles.
Sec. l. 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 block
If there be no alley.
Article Vll-Speed.
Section /. No vehicle shall proceed
at any time at greater speed than
the law allows and which is safe and
proper under the conditions then OBJ
tanning.
See ., No vehicle shall cross any
street or avenue or make any turn at
a speed rate exceeding one.half its
legal speed.
Sec, 3. No vehicle shall emerge
from an alley, stable or garage at a
pace faster than walk at the lat.
ter places an attendant should pre-
cede the vehicle to give warning.
Sec. 4. Horse,drawn vehicles and
pedestrians should habitually cross
the street intersections as promptly
as circumstances permit Teams NOV.