The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-28

mobile motor cycle motor bicycle, |
carriage buggy or other vehicle used, |
propelled or driven upon the streets
OF the City of Richmond, shall con- ;
form to and observe the following
rules of the road upon all such streets,
alleys. avenues. and public places in
said City. The word VEHICLE in
cludes equestrians. horses hitched to
a vehicle. and led horses; but this
ordinance shall not be held to apply
to vehicles of the Fire and Police De-
partments and vehicles run upon rails
or tracks.
Section 2.-Vehicles shall be driven
in careful maner and with due re-
gard for the safety and convenience
of pedestrians and all other vehicles.
Section 3.-Vehicles shall keep to
the right side of the street except
when necessary to turn to the left in
crossing or in overtaking another
vehicle, provided that in the contested
districts no vehicle shall turn to cross
in street between street intersect-
ions unless he does so without back
| ing to make the turn.
Section A vehicle meeting an
other vehicle shall pass to the right.
i Section 5.-A vehicle overtaking an
other shall pass to the left and shall
not pull over to the right until clear
Of the overtaken vehicle; except in
overtaking street car when the over
taking vehicle shall pass to the right
! Section 6.-Vehicles moving slowly
shall keep as close as possible to the
curb on the right; allowing more
swiftly moving vehicles free passage
on their left.
| Section 7.-Drivers of vehicles. be-
fore turning, stopping or changing
their course shall make sure that such
movement can be made in safety and
shall extend and wave the hand or
give some visible signal outside of
the vehicle as signal to persons
driving vehicles behind them of their
Intention to make such turning or
|stopping movement.
Section S.-Vehicles turning to the
right into another street shall turn
the corner as near to the right hand
curb as possible. Vehicles turning
to the left into another street shall
pass to the right of and beyond the
center of the street intersection be-
fore turning unless otherwise directed
by traffic police officer.
Section 9.-Vehicles crossing from
lone side of the street to the other shall
lido so in accordance with provisions
lof Section 2 of this ordinance, and in
addition to the provision therein made
shall turn to the left so as to head in
the same direction as the. traffic on
that side of the street toward which
the crossing is made.
Section 1O.-No vehicle shall stop
with it's left side toward the curb.
Section 11.-Vehicles going on main
IthorOughfares shall have the right OF
Hfh inf in q
lstreets.
: Section 12.-Vehicles going on main
thoroughfares running in general
EAST and WEST direction shall have
the Right of Way over those going on
lintersecting main thoroughfares.
Section 13.-No Vehicles shall cross
any main thoroughfares or make any
turn thereon at a greater speed thar
one-half the speen limit upon such
thoroughfare. In all other cases
vehicles going in general EAST and
WEST direction shall have the RIGHT
OF WAY.
Section 14.-The driver of every
vehicle shall observe the instructions
of the official TRAFFIC SIGNS, these
signs designate parking spaces. SAT
tey Zones, Quiet Zones, School Zones
and Right & Left Signs.
SectlOn l5.-NO Venlclo snail remain
parked on any main thoroughfare
where the distance between curb lines
is less than Is feet for a greater time
than Is minutes.
Section 16.--No vehicle shall remain
,, standing within any street intersect
ion or within G5) fifteen feet from
the property line at the corner of sucf
intersection; nor within QO) ten fee
of any fire hydrant. No vehicle shall
stop in such a way as to interfere with
the passage of pedestrians at cross
ings, or to obstruct and croswalk ano
no repairing of vehicles shall be done
on any sidewalk, street or alley excep
emergency repairs or changing tires
Section 1.-THE driver of ever.
vehicle shall stop such vehicle and re
main at the rear of any street ca
which is stopping or has stopped t.
take on or let off passengers, so as tt
) allow passengers free passage between
l the street car and the curb, and thu
! driver shall cause his vehicle to re
main standing until such passenger
shall have alighted from such car o
until such street car has resumed
motion. This section shall not appl.
to vehicles passing street cars headed
in the opposite direction.
Section 18.-In case of accident t.
e or collision with persons or propert.
+ upon any of the public streets, parks
J, or parkways of the City of Richmond
2 due to the driving or operation there
on of any vehicle, the person so drivin,