The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-14
Thus

"a. Upon the approach Of appa-
ratus OF the Fire Department re-
spending to an alarm, the driver of
any vehicle shall Immediately draw
W, said vehicle as near as practi-
cable to the right hand curb, and
parallel thereto, ana bring his We
hicle to stop. At points where the
fire alarm semaphores are located,
when alarm bell rings and sema-
phore drops, the drivers of all We
htcles within sight of such sema-
phore or hearing of the alarm shall
and shall remain stationary until
the alarm ceases ringing and the
semaphore lifts, and then proceed
only in the event that there is no
fire apparatus approaching.
20. At all points except where
hicle shall pass along the right
hand side of any street car which
is being brought to a stop for the
purpose of taking on or unloading
passengers or which is standing in
any street taking on or unloading
passengers, without first coming to
a complete stop. after which 1t may
proceed past said car at speed
not greater than six miles an hour
and at a distance of not less than
six feet from the running board or
lower step of such car: and in no
case shall the driver of any vehicle
drive the same into crowd of peo-
pie waiting to board any car or
unloading therefrom.
All vehicles being driven along
the left hand side of any street car
standing in any street taking on or
unloading passengers shall be kept
at distance of not less than ten
feet from said car. and IL by reason
of the width of the street 1t Is i'm
possible to observe this rule they
shall be kept as far away from
said car as the width of the street
will permit, and driven at a rate
of speed not faster than six miles
an hour.
rs. Every automobile. motor ve-
hicle or bicycle shall be provided
with a bell or horn which shall be
rung or blown by the driver or OBJ
orator whenever there is danger of
collision or accident, or when cross
ing any street intersection upon
which there are other vehicles or
pedestrians.
81. No person under fifteen years
of age shall operate or drive a
motor vehicle upon a public street,
nor shall the owner of a motor We
hicle permit the same to be driven
upon a public street by person
under the age of fifteen vars, I'M
less such person is accompanied by
his or her parent, guardian, or the
owner of such vehicle.
2S. No motor vehicle shall be
operated for hire in the City of
Tacoma by person under the age
of twenty-one years
20. The machinery or motive
power of any automobile or motor
vehicle shall not be permitted to
run when such automobile or motor
vehicle Is standing in any street un-
less such machine is in charge of
some competent person.
80 Every motor vehicle shall
exhibit during the hours of dark
ness at least two lamps, one on
each side, showing white lights
visible 200 feet or more in advance
of said vehicle. Such motor vehi-
Gle shall have attached to the rear
not less than one lamp showing a
red light visible at least 200 feet
in the rear of such machine, and the
same light or additional light cast
Ing white rays of sufficient
strength on the reaY OF number
plate thereof so that such number
plate may be easily read at a dis
tance OF at least 60 feet; provided,
that motorcycles and bicycles shall
be required to carry only one light
In the front thereof which shall
show white rays visible at least zoo
feet in advance of such vehicle
Provided, further. that IL shall be
unlawful to display any light show
Ing red to the front Of motor We
hicle.
Every motor truck tho body of
which exceeds feet In width shall
exhibit. during the hours of dark
ness. in addition TO the above re-
n"ireh lights. while li~ht on the