Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
NEW TRAFFIC RULES
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pose of takingon or discharging passengers
and shall remain standing until such car
has taken on and discharged passengers;
provided however, that operators or
drivers may pass strect railway cars
where a safety zone has been established,
or where the street car can be passed AT n
distance Of at least eight feet thercfrom,
and he shall slow down and proceed
cautiously.
The foregoing provisions do not apply
tn street railway cars operated on tracks
which are laid at the side of any street
or roadway, where the operators or
drivers of vehicles may pass at a distance
of not less than eight feet from either
the right hand or the left hand running
board of the strest car as the case may be
Operators and drivers of slow moving
and heavily laden vehicles shall keep
~ close To the right hand curb as possible
SO as to allow free passage for faster NOV
ing vehicles.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ZONE.
Commercial vehicles OF all kinds arc
not allowed on Market street between
Front and Eleventh except such vehicles
rs have business on that street. The
exception provides for vehicles loading
and unloading passengers or merchandise
No person shall ride on n vehicle with
out tho drivers consent, and when so rid
ing no part of the persons body shall pro-
trude beyond the limits of the vehicle
Holding on to the rear Of vehicle or
street railway car is prohibited
The following streets are made onc-way
traffic streets in n southefly direction:
Shipley street between Front and Tenth.
In n northorly direction: Orange between
Il l.. A.
and Tenth and Madison between Front
and Ninth on Wednesday and Saturday
of each week between the hours Of n. m.
and p. m. In an easterly direction:
Second between French and TatnaIl; Fifth
between French and Tatnall; Seventh
between French and Washington; Ninth
between Market and Washington.
Parking Of vehicles is prohibited on the
westerly side of Market street between
Front and Eleventh and on the easterly
side between Front and Tenth for a longer
time than IS consecutive minutes between
the hours of s a. IN. and 6 y. m
Vehicles parked ON the easterly side ~
Market street between Tenth and Elev-
enth streets. the northerly side of Tenth
street between Market and King streets,
the westerly side of King street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets and the
snuthcrly side Of Eleventh street between
King and Orange streets shall be placed
backed TO the curb at an angle of forty
five degrees headed in he direction Of
traffic on the side Of the street upon
which they arc standing.
CAUTIONS.
Operators or drivers Of vehicles are
required 10 comply with these rules IN
order 10 facilitate traffic, prevent block
AIDES. avoid accidents, loss of life. and
minimize loss of time and money due To
failure 10 observe rules Tor the regulation
Of street traffic.
Pedestrians must avoid careless walk
ing and especially observe the following
directions TO insure personal safety and
avoid interference with vehlcular traffic:
Observe traffic before stepping from
curb and keep off roadway except when
crossing.
Cross roa dway at a right angle never
diagonally) and if reasonably possible on
a crossing.
Watch for traffic officers signal and
heed traffic signs and limit lines.
Stand on sidewalk or within safety
zone while waiting for a street railway
car or bus
When necessary 10 pass behind a
street railway car watch out for traffic.
On ahghting from a street railway
car or vehicle, observe traffic before
moving.