The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-16
TRAFFIC RULES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE
announced IN SYNOPSIS OF REGULATIONS

Following is a synopsis of the pro-
posed traffic ordinance as presented
Monday night by the ordinance COM
mittee to the city council:
Sec. /. Defines the terms Vehicle,
Horse, Operator" "Congested Dis
trict", Person, Street" and Park"
as used in the proposed traffic ordi-
nance
Sec. 2. Creates and defines the
"congested district"-bounded on the
north by the north line of North A
street, on the south by the south line
of South A street, on the east by the
west line of North or South Twelfth
street, and on the west by the west
line of North or South Fourth street.
Sec. 3. Forbids pedestrians, with
In the "congested district" to cross
street intersections diagonally.
Sec. 4. ta) Forbids vehicles, turn
ing to the right from one street into
another, to go beyond the center line
of the street from which it comes or
into which it goes. (b) Requires We.
hicles, turning to the left, to go be.
yond the center line of the street it
enters before turning. (c) Forbids
vehicles to turn around except al
street intersections
Sec. (a) Requires vehicles tc
stop on the right hand side of the
street parallel to the curb, and with
the near wheel thereof not more than
one foot from said curb. (b) Forbids
vehicles to stop or park within twenty
feet or any fireplug, or within fiv,
feet of any alley intersection, O
twenty feet of any street intersection
within the city; providing further tina
no vehicle shall stop within fifty fee
of the intersection of any street hav
ing a street car track upon it; and pre-
viding further that no vehicle shall
park on Main street between Eight
street and the first alleys east an,
west thereof, or upon any street il
| front of the buildings of any fire de
partment. (c) Provides vehicles ma
park at an angle of thirty degrees t
the curb on North A street between
Seventh and Twelfth streets, bot
sides.
Sec. 6. Provides that traffic with
in the "eongested district" upon cas-
and west alleys shall be westwar
only; upon north and south alley
ohoh DC SOulAW o1u OA1y ANO pdI hll
in alleys.
! Sec. Z. Requires the driver or. OF
orator of any vehicle, desiring to stoI
back or turn, to extend his hand on
beyond his vehicle to warn approach
ing traffic in the rear.
/ Sec 8. eff two or more vehicle
approach a street crossing within sal
City of Richmond at an angle, the v,
hicle on the right has the right-of-wa
to proceed, turn to the right or lef
In making left turn at street inte
section the vehicle coming from tn
opposite direction has the right-o
way
/ For the purpose of this ordinance
the words "On the right" is meant o
the right hand side of the driver {
any vehicle and assumes the driver t
be faced in the direction his vehicl
is travelling"
Sec 9 Requires vehicles so loade
that any part of it's contents pr
trudes to the rear of such vehicle I
carry red flag in the day time an
red light at night
Sec. 10. Requires vehicles haulin
a trailer or other vehicle to displa
a red flag in the rear in the day tim
and a red light at night.
Sec. H. Gives the motor-drawn fiji
and police department vehicles tt