HomeMy WebLinkAbout103 of 1910 - Ordinance 103 of 1910 – Substitute for No. 78, regulating automobile & other traffic. AN ORD I1T _'_ NC E.
• An ordinance regulating travel and traffic on the streets and
other public places of Salt Lake City, Utah, and repealing Sections
779, 700 and 791 of the Revised Ordi.rnces of Salt Lake City of 1903.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTICI 1. CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITION OF '.LORDS PJTD P?I ASES
USED IN TIIIS ORDINANCE. The words and phrases used in this ordin-
ance, shall for the purposes of this ordinance, unless the same be
contrary to or inconsistent with the context, be construed as
follows, and any such words used in the singular number shall be held.
to include the plural:
STREET, Shall include any highway, public street, avenue, alley,
park, parkway, driveway, bridge, viaduct or public place in Salt Lake
City.
CURB, The lateral boundaries of that portion of a street designat-
ed by curb constructed of stone, cement, concrete or other material or
thing so marked.
VEIIICIN, Equestrians, led horses, and everything on wheels or
runners except street cars, baby carriages and invalid wheel chairs.
HORSES, All animals used for the purpose of riding and drawing
.vehicles.
DRIVER, The rider of wheels and the operator of morots, wheels,
automobiles, and the rider of a horse and the driver of vehicles
drawn by a horse or horses.
CLOSELY BUILT UP, (1) The territory in Salt.'Lake City contigu-
ous to a street which is at that point built up with structures de-
voted to business. •
(2) The territory in Salt lake City contiguous to a street not
devoted to business, Where for not less than a quarter of a mile the
dwelling houses on such highway average 'less than 300 feet apart.
LECTIOI'T 2. KEEP' TO -:RIGHT ":ID E.RSUIIiG. Every driver of a.,
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vehicle meeting another vehicle shall pass on the right.
SECTION 3. OVERTAKING ANOTHER VEHICLE PASS TO THE LEFT.
Every driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle shall pass on
the left side of the overtaken vehicle, and not pull over to the
right until entirely clear of the overtaken vehicle.
SECTION 4. HEAVILY LOADED KEEP CLOSE TO RIGHT CURB. Drivers
of slow moving and heavily laden vehicles shall keep close to the
right curb, on all paved streets.
SECTION 5. KELP TO RIGHT ON ST_ERT DIVIDED BY PARKING AID
VIADUCTS. On all avenues or streets divided by parkway, walk,
sunkenway or vidduct , drivers of vehicles shall keep to the right
of such division.
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SECTION 6. KEEP TO RIGHT RIGID CURB TURNING IBTO,STRB;T TO TEE
RIGHT. Every driver of a vehicle turning into another street to the
right shall turn the corner as near the right hand curb as possible.
SECTION 7. TURITIITG TO THE LEFT WILL TURN AROUND TILE INTER-
SECTION. Every driver of a vehicle turning into another street to
the left shall turn around the intersection of the two streets.
SECTION 8. SHALL IR+SL A COUPLETSTURN 0T) OCT CROSS STRB TS.
Drivers of vehicles that are proceeding correctly along the right
side of the street and desire to discharge or take on merchandise
or passengers on the left side of the street shall cross over,
making a complete turn..
SECTION 9. NOT STOP LEFT SID' TO CURB. ' No vehicle shall
stop or be permitted to by the driver thereof v,Ti_th the left side to
the curb.
SECTION 10. NOT ,STOP Ir C, ET:CEI'T NEAR R TILE aIGHT 112LTD
CURB. ITo driver of a vehicle, unless in en emergency or to allow
another vehicle or pedestrian to cross its path, shall stop the
same in any public street or higlTc:ay except near the right hand curb
thereof, and so as not to obstruct a eroicieg.
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..I:CTICy 11. NOT TO _ROCo-;11 II "PROCESSION. The drivers of
vehicles owned or controlled by any firm, person or corporation
shall not proceed in procession, and a distance of at least twenty-
five (25) feet must be between every such vehicle.
GECTIO1 12. DEIv a.; SIOOL 1 VENIC"L7.'`u ITT TIEL.R .ITIEN STOP:TING .
The driver or person in control of the vehicle, in slowing or stopp-
ing, shall signal those in the rear by raising a whip or hand ver-
tically.
SECTION 13. DRIVES TO GIVE SIGNS 3`:;'(:; 17AEING a TURN. No
vehicle shall be turned while in notion, or in starting to turn from a
standstill, unless a signal shall previously be given by raising the
whip or hand, indicating by it the direction in which the turn is to
be made.
SECTION 14. DRIV Ra TO GIVE ;IGT_1EI, P111C111 PEC%aNG r. V'1JO]G.
No person in control of a vehicle shall back same without ample
warning having been given, and while backing unceasing vigilance
must be exercised not to injure those in the rear of them.
SECTION 15. PULL TO RIGHT VEHIC;';' BEHIND DGSIR,NS TO PISS.
Every person in charge of a vehicle shall pull to the right side of
the street or mad when signaled from a vehicle behind desiring to
pass.
SECTION 16. GIGGLE OTT AIL VEHICLES. It shall be unlawful
for any person to ride, drive or propel any bicycle, tricycle, veloci-
pede, motor bicycle, automobile, or any other riding machine or horse-
less vehicle upon the streets of alt Lake City without having attach-
ed thereto a bell or horn in good working order and of proper size
and character sufficient to give warning of the approach of each
vehicle to pedestrians, and to riders and drivers of other vehicles,
and to persons entering or leaving street cars; and such bells and
horns shall not be sounded except when necessary to give yarning;
and the driver of such vehicle shall, before crossing any street
within the business district of Salt Lake City, and before passing
any street car in said district, or elsewhere, and upon approach-
ing ing any pedestrian or vehicle, sound said bell or horn, provided,
that the provisions of this section shall not apply to ambulances or
vehicles belon;inn,•' to the Eire and Police Departments nT
It shall also be unlawful for any person operating any�bicycle,ine or
tricycle, velocipede, motor-cycle, automobile, or any riding
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horseless vehicle to use thereon, while traveling through the streets,
any instrument for the purpose of giving warning which shall produce a
loud, annoying or distressing character, or such
soundt an nutuafry y
that will tend to frighten pedestrians or animals, it being the intention
of this section to prohibit the use of so-called "sirens" or similar
instruments for the purpose of producing unusually loud, or distressing,
or annoying sounds. -
as.uTTUU-17. -BRAKES ON VEHICLES. It shall be unlawful for
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any person to ride, drive or propel any automobile, motor cycle,
bicycle, tricycle or other similar vehicle, unless the same shall be
equipped with a brake or set of brakes which shall be of sufficient
power when applied to bring any such. vehicle when running at a speed
of twelve miles an hour, to a full stop within ten feet from the
point such vehicle was when such brake was applied.
SECTION 18. lCHIVERY NOT TO EUI? WHILE IL.CMI1TE IS STANDING.
It shall be unlawful to permit any automobile, motor cycle, or other
similar vehicle, to stand in any street of the city with any part
of its machinery running, except when occupied by a competent oper-
ator, and then only for a period not to exceed ten minutes.
SECTION 19. MOTORS NOT TO EMIT SMOEM OP STEAM. No person
operating a self-propelled vehicle shall permit the motors of the
same to operate in such a manner as to visibly emit an unduly great
amount of steam, smoke or products of combustion from exhaust pipes
or openings.
• SECTION 20• V-HICLLS 01_ wiTD IN A _OI LE S A?LMR. No
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self-propelled vehicle shall be operated with the
automobile or other p
muffler open, and all such vehicles shall be so equipped as to make the
operation of them as noisless as possible.
SECTION 21. VEHICLES MUST C TRHY DAMPER LIGHTS. All automobileb
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operating or standing upon the streets of Salt Lain City between one
hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise, shall be provided with
lighted lamps showing white
at least twos lights, visible for a reasonable distance in the direction
towards which such vehicle is going, and one red light attached to the
rear of such vehicle, on left side, visible for a reasonable distance
in the rear thereof. Said lamp shall have a glass on the side thereof
to showawhite light and be so arranged that said white light shall make
the number of said vehicle visible, and all other self-propelled vehicles
operating or standing upon the streets of Salt Lake City between the
hours aforesaid, shall be provided with at lease one lighted lamp
showing white light, visible for a reasonable distance in the direction
towards which such vehicle is going, and. one red light attached to the
rear of such vehicle, visible for a reasonable distance in the rear
thereof, and it shall. be unlawful for the owner, driver or operator of
said vehicle to fail to comply with the provisions of this section.
SECTION 22. VEHICLES TEAT HAVE RIGHT OF STAY. Vehicles of the
Police Department, Fire Department, Fire Patrol, Traffic Emergency Repair,
United States Mail and ambulances shall. have the right of way at all
times in any street or through any procession.
SECTION 23. GOING NORTH OR SOUTH TO HAVE RIGHT OF WAY. All
vehicles traveling north and south on West Temple, State and .fain
Streets have the right of way over vehicles traveling east and west on
West Temple, State and rain Streets.
SECTIOIN 24. TWO OR MUSE VEHICLES SIDE BY SIDE. It shall. be
unlawful for two or more vehicles to travel side by side on any o:C the
streets of the city.
SECTION 25. ;TEVETS NOT TO SE CBO.,'T_.UCTED BY VEHICl S. No vehicle
or street car shall. occupy any street so as to interfere with or interrupt
the passage of other cars or vehicles.
O:i OR ' . T O . _., Any
SECTION 26. VEHICLES :.";:I rG 1, r,. t.�,
vehicle waiting at the curb shall promptly give place to a vehicle about
to take on or let off passengers.
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S'_•iCTIOII 27. PULL TO RIGHT UPON ^Prr.O CH Oii' PT^' ArIr .r.rUa. The
driver or person in control of a vehicle, on the approach of a fire
engine or other apparatus, shall immediately draw up said vehicles as
near as practicable to the right hand curb and parallel thereto and
bring it to a standstill and upon the approach of any police patrol or
ambulance shall turn to the right to eve right of way.
'SECTION 2e. KEEP. TEN FEET FROM STREET C i.S. Every person riding,
driving, propelling or in charge of any vehicle upon any street shall
keep said vehicle at least ten feet from the running board or lowest
step of any street car which has stopped for the purpose of taking on or
discharging passengers, aaxl if by reason of the presence of such vehicles
at the place where such car has stopped, or by reason of the narrowness
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of the street, or for any other reason, it isrpossible to preserve such
distance of ten feet from such running board or lowest step (as herein
prescribed) then such person shall stop such vehicle until such car
shall have taken on or discharged its passengers and again started.
SECTION 29. SPEED LEGULLTIONS. (1) No person shall operate a
self-propelled vehicle on a street of Salt Lahe City at a rate of
speed greater than is reasonable aryl proper having regard to the
width, character, traffic and use of the street, or so as to endanger
life or limb on any street where the territory contiguous thereto is
closely built up, at a greater rate of speed than one mile in six
minutes; or elsewhere in said cit: ata greater rate of speed than one
mile in four minutes.
9,2) Upon approaching a bridge, viaduct, sharp carve, dug-way
or deep descent, alsd in traversing such bridge, viaduct, curve, dug-
way or.descent the person operating such vehicle shall have it ander
control and operate it at a rate of speed not exceeding one mile
in ten minutes, :and upon approaching a crossing or intersecting streets,
at a rate of speed not greater than six miles per hour.
(3) Upon approaching any person walking in the roadway or
traveled portion of any street of Salt Lake City, or a borne or any
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other draft animal being led, ridden or driven therein, or a crossing
of intersecting streets, or a bridge, viaduct or sharp turn or curve,
dug—way or deep descent, sand alsM in passing such person, horse or other
draft animal, and in traversing such crossing, bridge, viaduct, curve,
dug—way or descent, the person operating such self—propelled vehicle
shall have the same under control, and mak shall reduce its speed. If
such horse or other draft animal being do led, ridden or driven, shall
appear to be frightened, or if the person in charge thereof shall request
or signal so to do, by putting up his hand, the person operating said
vehicle shall immediately stop, and if traveling in the opposite
direction, shall remain stationary so long as may be reasonable to allow
such horse or animal to pass; of if traveling in the sane direction,
shall use reasonable caution in thereafter parsing such horse or animal
so as to prevent accident and insure the safety of others, and to prevent
frightening the sane, and shall not use the exhaust cut—out of sash
vehicle when so approaching or passing such horse or other draft animal.
S VEHICLES. So person shall drive a vehicle
that is so covered in as to prevent the driver thereof from having a
sufficient view of the traffic following and at the sides of such
vehicle, unless there is attached to such vehicle s miror of such
Lind and so placed that the driver of said vehicle may see thereon
the reflection of the street for a distance of at least 200 feet
behind said vehicle.
S5CTIO5 31. YOT 10 0iPi2P BLOCKLJUI:. ho one, shall drive, conduct
or load such vehicle in such nanue:r as to he likely to cause a blocl:acde,
accident, broakd.ovra or injury to man or beast or property.
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so load a vehicle with iron or other material that may etrie together and
produce a great noise, without properly "deadening" it so it `uklal.l cause
no unnecessary noise.
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SECTION 33. GOT TO BE DRIVES' BY CHATTEUR UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF
AGE OR BY OTNER PERSONS CEDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE. No .person under eighteel
te shall enga^;e himself for hire, or be emloyed by any person,
firms of asdriver or chauffeur of any self-
propelled vehicle; and no otl-er person,•-mC,er sixteen years of age shall
drive any self-propelled vehicle, except a wn�ro cycle,
ony, underttheastreets
of Salt Bake City; provided, hovere `t
sixteen years, who shall satisfy the Chief of ?olicc vof ahmstcr ompetencgy
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and secure from such officer a written permi
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drive an automobile Owned by his parents when accompanied by an adult
member of the family.
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SECTION 34. NOT TO .RIDE WITHOUT PERkISSION. No one shall ride
or jump upon the rear of any vehicle without pencission, and when so
riding no part of the body slop of such person shall protrude beyond the
limits of the vehicle.
SECTION 35. BACK= UP TO N CURB TURNED TO 1Til RIGHT. Horses
attached to vehicles backed up to the curb shall be turned to the right.
SECTION 36. UEL VIFUL TO U NECESSL_?ILY OBSTEUCT Pl_5 ECE OF OTTER
VEHICLES. It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian or vehicle to
wilfully or unnecessarily obstruct the passage of any other vehicle
or pedestrian.
SECTION 37. DRIVERS' OBEDIENCE TO COIELEDS OF 07nOOPS. Drivers
must at all tines comply with any directions given by voice or hand of
any officer of the police force as to stopping, starting, approaching or
departing from any place, and also as to the manner of taking up or
letting off passengers and the loading and unloading of vehicles.
SECTION 380 ur:LEJFuL TO THROW OR 1/7IOSIT MILS, _L Ch:i; Pc, IN AN
STREET. No person shall throw, deposit or place upon any street within
Salt Lake City any nails, tacks, crockery, scrap iron, tin, wire,
bottles, glass, thorns or thorny clippings, or thorny or other branches
of trees, or bushes, or boxes, boards, lumber or stones, or any other
article or thing liable to cause the tire of any vehicle to become
punctured, or a vehicle to be otherwise injured or damaged.
SECTION 39. RCCIDEIPS. In case of an accident to a person or
property on the streets of Salt Lake City, due to the operation thereon
of a vehicle, the person operating such vehicle shall stop, and upon
request of the person injured, or any other person present, give such
person his name and address , and if not the owner of such vehicle, the 1
name and address of such owner.
SECTION 40. PIC:'a1Sl. No person shall ride any motor cycle, or
motor bicycle on any street or public place eTi-thin this City unless a
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license has been procured for the 11ee thereof as hereinafter ;rovided.
.acre cr said vehicles shall be separately licensed', and such license
shall be issued by the License '_ssecsor, signed by the ,"Pryor and attest-
ed by the City eco nler, under the seal of the city, after the payment
by the applicant for such license to the City Treasurer of the sum of
4;3.00 for each license per year. Such license shall be effective
until the 31st de.y of December next following its issuance, and shall
contain the name of the owner, the make, the style and number of such
vehicle, and may be transferred with the machine for which it is
issued, but not otherwise. There shall be issued with such license
a tag four inches in height, to be paid for ha the licensee, stamped
with the number of the license, which tag must be attached to said
vehicle in a conspicuous place where it can be seen at all times.
SECTION. 41. thai OF SIDE".:'ALKS BY i.00TOii CYCISS, Pc. No person
shall operate a motor cycle, or motor bicycle upon any sidewalk of
Salt Lake City.
SECTION 42. 1.'1UPFLEI1S Oil IJOTOP. CYCIihi. :To motor cycle or motor
bicycle shall be operated on the s treets o Eial.t Lake Ci ti ei thout a
muffler being attached thereto.
a:CTIOh Y13. 711.a k. livery motor carriage whether propelled by
gasoline, electricity or steam, shall at all times while being used or
operated upon the streets of Salt _bake City, have a number assigned to it
by the Secretary of State of the State of Ut.h, displayed on the back
or rear 'thereof in a conspicuous place and manner, securely fastened so
as not to swing, and so that the same cannot be raised to show the back
of said number, and so as to be plainly visible, the number to be
Arabic numerals and upon a plate or eurker, the said number to be
followed by the initial letter of this state on the plate or marker, the
figures thereon to be four inches high aryl each stroke thereof to be
one-half, and the said letter thereon to be not less thnn one inch in
widthv and at all times unobscured.
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person shall use or operate any motor carriage whether propelled by
gasoline, electricity or steam upon the streets of Salt LaThe City as
mechanic, employee or for hire, without having obtained from the
Secretary of State of the State of Utah, a badge, as provided in
Subdivisions 1,2 and 3, of Section 5, of Chapter 113 of the laws of
Utah, 1909, vinich badge shall be worn by such ._person pinned to his
'cuous ,lace at all times while he is operating
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Ili such carriage, and no such person shall voluntarily permit any other
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person to wear said badgenor shall any person :,bile operating said
II; carriage wear any badge belonging to ".pother person, or a fictitioUS
badge.
Ir SECTION 45. INTOXICATION. It shall be unlawful for any person
while in an intoxicated condition to ride or drive, or attempt to
ride or drive any animal, or to ride, drive or propel, or attempt to
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ride, or propel any vehicle, or to have charge or control of
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any animal or vehicle on any public street of this city.
S'ECTIOId4 That Sections 779, 780 and 781 of the Tovised
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of ,3alt babe City of 1903, be, and_ :.:he same are hereby repeal-
ed.Ordinances
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SYCTIOr m, ,A rD iUT It shall be
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unlawful for any person to hitch, or to leave standing, or to cause or
Ipermit to be hitched or left standing, or to cause or permit to be
left standing any vehicle in any
public street within ten feet of any
' fire hydrant.
SECTION 48. ?'ENALTIlS FOR VIOLATIONS. Any person, firm or
corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punishable as such.
II — -. SECTION 47t. ''11 ordinances and -resolutions or parts of
ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed
to the extent of such conflict.
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and reserred to the , ayor for his a tiro
Approved this ,24«day of July:l910. 61 tecor x.
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SECTION 441. ELPO OF DRIVERS
TO KEEP Every
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firm or ele vi engagedbusiness of RECORD. or hiring out •
self-Propelled vehicles, and employing or chauffeurs to operate i such vehicles, shall keep a record containing the name,. addresshich reco and
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on of each driver or chauffeur in his or its employ,
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shall he shorn to any peace officer demand. All persons ending
machines shall keep a record of name and address
persons to
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SECTION 44. PERMIT TO PE OB`.CAIrED TO STA"D IN FRONT OF PRT0,:!ISES.
It shall be unlawful for any driver o a vehicle , hick is for hire, to
permit such vehicle to stand or remaiofin front of any place of business
r;ithont first obtaining the consent of the tenant of such Mace and the
permission of the Chief of Police.
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