Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 33 | Snaps Showing the Most Important Traffic Regulations to Heed Them will Mean the Solution of a Great Problem

SNAPS SHOWING THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAFFIC REGULATIONS & jst & a TO HEED THEM WILL MEAN THE SOLUTION OF A GREAT PROBLEM1 (1) Do not pass street car on loft side. (2) Few motorists would -willfully harm those school lads, yet many of them are injured by failure to heed school district restrictions. (3) Children under 16 years of age are barred from driving. (4) Passing a standing street car, a common but inexcusable offense. (5) The correct manner in which to approach a street car discharging passengers come to a full stop within eight feet of car. (G) Don't "speed" a trip to the police station will result. (7) John McDonald, Jr., KisselKar official, who demonstrated the common regulations which are being broken daily. (8) Traffic Sergeant Lester Wire, in charge of the police traffic department and the coming "safety" campaign. (9) Hero is the manner in which the new traffic semaphores are operated from the street comers. (10) The new traffic semaphoie at Third South and State streets. (11) The old "arm sisnals " which will shortly give way to the flashing of the semaphores. (12) Judge John F. To bin, city police judge, before whom all traffic offenders will be arraigned. (13) Chief of Police J. Parley Whito, who will co-operate with the traffic department depart-ment for the enforcement of regulations. J'irftelAv -rnPt HftKi-' w r:;rk, ta t );kw "Z -k: - i - v ... mvmtf&fS&z. : - - K2 j: Drivers Have a Right to Expect That all persons be preventeil !; from hooking on behind vehicles, or i stealing rides on street care. - That, all pedestrians do not cross I; heavy-traffic streets at other places than regular street crossings. ;! That persons crossing streets do not carry umbrellas or bundles so as to obstruct their view. ;i That persons do not read news- papers while crossing the street. ' !; That persons wallc on the sidewalk , instead of on the roadway. , ' a ' : That persons in crossing streets keep their eyes open.' r That passengers do not alight ; from street cars while in motion. ,' W It . !; That children shall not be allowed ; to play in the streets where the traf-I traf-I fic is at all heavy That children on bicycles be can-; can-; honed against hanging on to motor cars. Pedestrians Have a Right to Expect That drivers refrain from speedy or wreckless driving. !; That drivers refrain from operat- ing vehicles with ftmlty steering !; trear, without adequate ' brakes or ' sound signals, without lights, or with dazzling liphts. e ! i That drivers do not operate ve- ! hiclea when intoxicated. ! That drivers of vehicles gi-e the proper signals wheu about to stop, start or. make a turn. ' That drivers do not pa?s or ap- I; proach within eight feet of a street ; car which is stopping to discharge or receive passengers. ', That drivers keep to the right. ;! That drivers in passing overtaken ' vehicles keep to the left. ! That drivers keep to the right of j' car-stop safety zones. ; That drivers exercise proper pre- J cautions in approaching street inter- sections. !; j Both Drivers and Pedestrians Have a Right j to Expect j !; Laws that shall insure eafctv, and as rapid progress of vehicles as is ; consistent with safety. , v ! !; That no driver be pennilted to operate unies? he is competent to do s-o. That a speedy or reckless drive be promptly summoned or arretted. 5 That the number of the ear of a reckless driver be taken 'and properlv reported if tiie officer is unable to apprehend the driver. ' That in every accident a Ji?t of proper witnesses be taken. J That every driver charged with intoxication be immediately examined ; as to bis coudUion. " y Si That patrolnirn on post notify the o'vnrs of garages of measures ! being taken by the police to prevent acoblents. i Si ; Thnt in every ncnident. however triial. thp poln-p officer on Hufv be !; -articular to examine the brakes and steering aparatus and report on them! Sj t hi? j r ri s v I i 1 kw fj p.