Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-01-05
Ordinance Regulating Speed Of We.
hicles Near Schools, Public Play.
grounds and Churches - Passed
July IS, 1917

grounds and Churches - Passed
July IS, 1915.
Section 1868. 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 a greater speed than five
(5) miles an hour, between the hours |
Of o'clock a. m. and s o'clock p. m.
on any day during which school is in |
session in such schoolhouse;
Sec. 1963a. - or within four
hundred (4O0) 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 (4O0) 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 vlIi-Keepins TO the Right,
Passing, Turning, Crossing and
Stopping.
Section 1. 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 a 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. s. 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 one
side Of the street to the other side
shall in doing so keep to the right
Sec. Z. No vehicle shall stop with
left side to the curb.
Sec. 8. No vehicle shall stand
backed up to the curb, except when
actually loading or unloading, and II
said vehicle Is horse.drawn and has
four wheels, the horse or horses must
stand parallel to the curb and faced
in the direction Of the traffic.
Sec. Q. A vehicle waiting at the
| curb shall promptly give place to q
vehicle about to load or unload
Sec. 10. No vehicle, unless in an
emergency or to allow another vehicle
or pedestrian to cross its path shall
stop in any street or highway, except
near the right hand curb thereof, and
so not to obstruct a crossing.
Sec. II. No vehicle shall back to
make turn in any street II by SO
doing II interferes with other vehicles,
but shall go around the block or to q
street sufficiently wide to turn , with
out blocking traffic.
Sec. ~. Vehicles will enter North
and South and all ~" shaped or right
angled alleys from the North and
leave from the South; Eass and West
alleys, from the East and leave from
the West.
Sec. 24S4a. Vehicles to stop when
street cars discharge or take on pas
sensers. Il shall be unlawful for any
person driving or having charge, pos
session or control of any vehicle be
ing driven or propelled or operated
upon the streets Of the City Of Chi
cago. upon overtaking any street cal
which Is stopped for the purpose Of
discharging or taking on a passenger
or passengers, to permit, or cause sale
vehicle to pass or approach within ter
(l0) feet OF said car as long as the
said car Is so stopped or remains
standing for the purpose of discharg
ing or taking on q passenger or pas
sengers.
24s3. Vehicles PassIns-Motor We
hIeles Not to Run on Left Hant
Tracks. All vehicles shall keep a,
close to the right.hand curb as safety
and prudence shall permit, excep
when overtaking and passing another
vehicle, and except when running with
In the car tracks. as provided in Sec
: ton 2487 hereof. An overtaken We
hicle must at all times be passed OF
its left side, except that In case o
motor vehicles and motorcycles pass
ing street cars Of other vehicles wheI
: running within the car tracks; in sucl
case such motor vehicle or motor cy
Gle shall not turn to the left into tn,
track reserved for street cars and We
hicles moving In the opposite direc
, ton, but shall pass to the right o
I such street car OF vehicle 50 over
taken.
HeadIi ghts on Vehicles.
| The following ordinance regulating
| headlights on automobiles, motorcycles
or other vehicles was passed by thu
City Council on March 30, 1914:
Be 1t ordained by the City Council o
, the City Of Chicago:
| Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful To-
, any person operating any automobile
motorcycle or other vehicle, whil'
operating the same upon the public
streets and highways within the City
to use acetylene, electric or othe
bright headlight. or any headlight thu
rays from which shall be intensified
, by any parabolic or condensing refec
. tor, unless such headlight shall b.
, properly shaded so as not to blind
dazzle or confuse other users of thu
, highway or make II difficult or unsaf,
for them to ride. drive or walk there
on.
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