The Washington times., 1925-04-22
APPROX Al.
|SG|VEN
CODE
Commissioners Make Little
Change in Rules Prepared
by EIdridge

The District Commissioners to-
day formally adopted, after max
ing minor and unimporta1t
changes, the new traffic code
drafted by NJ. o. Eldridge, direc-
Tor of traffic, which becomes eff
fective May 8.
81 am hoping that these regu-
lations viii have the effect of ie-
ducing accidents in Washington"
Director EIdridge said. "The
rules were drawn up after very
thorough study Of conditions here
and are not, in my opinion, un-
reasonable.
81 ask for the cooperation Of
the pedestrians and motorists Of
Washington in seeing that these
regulations are obeyed. If such
cooperation is forthcoming, am
confident that the near future
viii see fewer accidents and less
congestion in downtown and other
sections of Washington
Old Rules Repealed.
Director Hdridge announced that
the present regulations will be re-
peaIed on May 8. Copies Of the
law win be furnished to police for
study in a few days. Orders viii
be issued for strict enforcement or
every traffic regulation.
The adoption Of the regulations
was announced today following
conference between Commissioners
Rudolph and Bell; Director Ed
ridge; Assistant Traffic Director /.
g. Moller, Inspector Charles Evans,
acting superintendent OF police, and
Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the
board.
The changes made in the regula-
tions by the Commissioners follow:
Parking Provisions.
The section which proposed that
no vehicle be parked within thirty
feet of the curb Of any street was
changed to twenty feet. The Com
missioners eliminated sentence
providing that no vehicle shall park
within twenty feet Of any safety
some.
The section which prohibited
parking on Connecticut avenue on
the west side from s to the Con-
necticut avenue bridge between 8
& to was changed to prohibit park
ing during these hours between
the bridge and Cathedral avenue,
extending the prohibited zone.
In brief, the regulations provide:
New Speed Limits.
The present speed of eighteen
miles an hour is changed to mot
TO exceed twenty-five miles an
hour in every part of Washington.
Later the regulations will be amend
ed to provide greater speed on
certain streets.
For trucks the limit will be
eighteen miles for those with pneu.
matte tires and fifteen for those
with solid tires.
Pedestrians are given right of
way at all corners; vehicles be-
tween intersections.
Parking will be prohibited be-
tween 8 and 9:15 a. m. and to
p. m. on twenty-four streets. At
other hours in the congested zone
q one-hour parking rule will pre-
vail. This regulation IL designed
the congested zone and to eliminate
the all-day parker.
The regulation which prescribed
certain speed limits for going across
Intersections, around corners and
into alleys has been repealed. the
new rules providing a reasonable
speed" An unreasonable speed will
be considered reckless driving.
Right of Way.
For right OF way, the following
regulation will prevail:
"A vehicle approaching a street
intersection shall slow down and
be kept under such control as to
avoid colliding with other vehicles
Operators Of vehicles approaching
an intersection from the left shall
look out for and give the right of
~y to vehicles approaching from
the right, provided that a vehicle
making a right or left hand xurn
shall give the right of way to
through traffic"
The regulation affecting brakes
provides that foot brakes must be
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