Evening star., 1921-03-02

drcd and seventeen. the commissioners VI ,ne
District of Columbia be, and they are heIep!
authorized and empowered to make ana ENFORCE
NIL regulations governing the spe"a o' NV. Mu.o
ychIrlrs in the District OF Columbia. s.oJe'' ,,
to ,n,, penalties prescribed in tn" ACT ap,
proved June twenty -ninth h'hetee" h""u'e e~
aud sin
y, person shall, drive or pr"rel or cause !"
", driven rr propelled. louicd or unl"aded. any
automobile truck or other motor vehicie; us''a
IN hauling rr delivering merchandise ana nav
ing a carving capacity Of one ton or more:
uIon any public highway in the DiS'r'. oi
t,Nun,ld. NJ greater rate OF spec" '"''
tw,i,r miles nm hour between interserting or
connecting highways: nor at greater fh'. OK
,rcrd than rirh, miles an h"ur crossing lntrr
sr,ttus ar connecting highways nor hr"und 'ie
corners nf any highways: nor nj n efeater ia''.
~ ,n,,, thgu eight miles hour over any
rrnixc WITH wooden door. nor at erea'er
rate or speed than SIX miles an h"ur lh'o UT
ont " any alley.
No rrr<or shall drive or rropel. or cause to
n, driven or propelled. any motor vehicle other
thau those described in the preceding para
grarh ut this SECTION. upon any ruhlir h'eii-
Nsv ,f the District of Columbia Mt greater
rate "f speed than eighteen miles an hour De-
tween lntrr>r"ting or connecting hiSnwa!s =
u,r nj u greater rate Of SIeri than twelve
mics mn hour crossing an intcrSrcting or con
rrcIjuE highway. nor around the corners or
any highway: nor Mt a greater rate "l Spetu
than tw"lv" miles an hour over any bridec
having wr"den floor: nor at greater rate OF
speed than >iN miles an hour int" or out OF any
alley. Provided. however. that outside of parks
and on portions Of highways between interSect-
inE connecting highways where there ar"
not more than two houses. rate Of sp'<N not
"\'""d'ns twenty TWO miles an hou1 VIII ue
permitted for vehicles described III this para
graph.
The driver ar operator Of n vehicle arSl the
owner or proprietor riding thereon. rinE ting
snv .f tho provisions of this section shall b%
>uhj"ct l." the following penalties prescribed
in In" Act of Congress approved June 20, 1906,
rrcuiatinC tn" speed of automobiles in the Dis
trirt of Columbia. namely
Upon conviction for the frat o!fense. a, fine
not less than tive dollars 5000 nor more than
fifty dollars $50 OOl: upon conviction for the
second ofrcuSe within one year from the com
mission Of the first of-n>e. fine no. less
tiian ten dollars tSlon", nor more than one
hundred dollars ,SltOUOb. or imprisonment
!"r not loss than five days nor more than
thirty day~. nj The discretion "f the CH,rt
and upon conviction of the third nffense within
y"Hr from the commission Of the first Of
fer>r. and for any and all subsequent offenses
mn not less than fifty dollars $50 90, nor
NOR" than two hundred and fifty dollars
'S2-'o tHn. and Imprisonment in the worl-pusc
for not less than thirty days nor more than
sin months.
SECTION 3.
RIGHT WAY
'al Except a> hereinafter prov ided. wien
1--WE more vehicles reach a highway inter.
section in any part of the District of Colum-
hia at approximately the same time the
hicle approaching said intersection from the
right shall have the right '-of-way over the We
hicl" or vehicles apron ching from the left
th, Vehicles of the Police department,
Fire Department. Water department and
traf'i' emergency vehicles and ambulances
shaIi ., at an timGs have the risht-of way over
cars moving at the lawful rate Of speed shall
have the ri=ht-"f. way upon their Respective
tracks. except as t" vehicles of the FSrc Po-
lice. Water and Health Departments. hospital
amhuanceS and funeral PROFESSIONS: Provided
'hat where traffic officers stationed they
shall have full power to regulate traffb. ire.
sp""tive of the foregoing provisions
'rt \ vehicle on the track in 'front.' OF A
street car Shall immediate tely turn out upon
signal
I'd, :. vehicle. upon the approach Of frc
arIaratns, shall immediately draw near to and
parallel with the curb and stop
tel street upon the approac oh Of fro
apparatus shall stop so as not to interfere with
its passage.
SECTION 10.
th" left shall extend his arm in a horizontal
position and slow down.
,h, A driver intending to turn his vehicle
to the right shall slow down and drive as near
right hand curb as possible and extend arm
with the forearm raised at right angles.
&C., 4 driver intending to stop his vehicle
shall extend his arm and move it up and down
in n vertical direction.
Id A driver of a street car at street in
tersection shall indicate. by an unmista ka BILE
wave OF his harf 10 approaching pedestrians
and drivers of vehicles whether they NAV ma as
safely in front of the car.
SECTION II.
ovEITAKING STREET CARS.
No driver shall permit his vehicle to pass
or approach within fifteen feet OF my street
ear headed in the same direction and which
has stopped or is about to stop for the pur-
pose or taxing on or letting off passengers.
Provided. however. that this restriction shall
not apply where street car loading platforms
are established: in passing which, however
drivers shall exercise great caution and shall
not exceed speed Of twelve miles an hour.
ANY person violating the provisions of this
section shall he punished by fine Of not less
than five dollars $500 nor more than forty
dollars $40 OOJ '
SECTION II
PASSING. TURNING AND BACKING.
lRules Of the Road)
fa' vehicle meeting another shall pass
h' a vehicle orertaking another shall pss.
to the left Of the vehicle SO overtaken: pro.
vided; however: that at a street fnters.c ton
no venice snail pass another vehicle going in
the same direction. s""s ~
tcl A vehicle turning into a street ia III.
rieht shall keep as near the right hand curb
.d) A vehicle turning into a street Ia th.
f,t snail pass around or over the central point I
OF intersection Of the two streets
te) A vehicle passing aronnd = c,,c,. .,.u
Keep L" the extreme right from entrance to
~ A vehicle shall not he drive, .h,.. -.
an"ther vehicle except in pa assine Va
'gp vehicle shall keep over n near o..
practicable TO the right hand curb so as fo
iea.e sutiiclent space between same and the
cehter OF the street for overtakinr trafbc-
THE CURR." va MIN
Oh, A vehicle on a street divided lonritp.
dinaily by parkway, sunken way. yiadnet
or can stand or center parking space shall
Keep to the right Of such division, except as
provided in Paragraph hereof.
"a A vehicle shall not follow another vehicle
or street car closer than fifteen feet
CJ Within the congpsted section AZ d.a,.a
IN pa7graph J. section Of this Article no
driver shall turn his vehicle about between
building lines OF intersecting streets unless
such turn can be made without backing said
vehicle, Provided. that nowhere in the District
o. Columbia shall the driver of q sight -seeinr
automobile turn such vehicle about in a street
less than forty 900 feet wide between curbs
nor on which there Is a street car service Win
less than forty feet distance between curb and
nearest rail-
tk) Traffic under the Fl street yiaduct shall
hicies shall keep next to the curb: no vehicle
shall Use the middle OF the roadway between
the pillars except street cars and motor ye-
hicles.
SECTION ~.
PROHIBITED AREAS.
LEFT HAND TURN AND CROSSING OF GER
TAIN TRACKS NOT PERMITTED
fal Eetween the hours Of 500 o'clock A NJ
and $50 O'Clock AN. and 500 O'Clock PM.
and 100 o'clock Pm. secular days of the
week. no vehicuiar franic shall be permitted
on Mount Pleasant street, northwest, betweea
Lamont street and Park road
fb) At the intersection OF Fourteenth street
and New York avenue northwest, no vehicle
shall make a left hand turn
fcb At the intersection nf Fifteenth street
New York avenue and Pennsylvania avenue,
northwest, no vehicle shall make 4 left ha nd
turn. nor drive across the car tracks In apy
direction Provided, That this regulation shall
not be effective between the hours Of 1890
O'Clock / NJ. ard 700 o'clock An
tdJ At the intersection Of Seventeenth street
snd PennsyivAnM avenue. northwest no We
hic!e shall proceed either north or south across
III" Pennsylvania avenne street car tracks be-
tween the hours of $50 o'clock A. NJ and 40
o'clock AN. and 4:15 o'clock PM and $50
o'clock Pm. Provided. that this resuIa tion
shall only be in effect on secular days Of the
week.
(e, At the intersection Of Fourteenth and
~ streets. northMest. no west hound xehic.,-