Regulating Traffic Upon the Public Streets of the City of South Bend

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-ib- Sec. 85. "Unlawful riding. " - -No person shall ride on any street car or vehicle upon any portion thereof not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in'the necessary discharge of a duty, or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise. Sec. 86. "Railroad trains and street cars not to block streets."--It shall be unlawful for the directing officer or the operator of any railroad train or street car to direct the operation of or to operate the same in such a manser as to prevent the use of any street for purposes of travel for a period of time longer than 5 minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to trains or cars in motion other than those engaged in switching. It shall be unlawful for any railroad train or street car to stop within an intersection or on a crosswalk for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers. Sec. 87. "Passing street car on left. " - -(a) The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass upon the left or drive upon the left side of any street car pro- ceeding in the same direction, whether such street car is actually in motion or temporarily at rest, except; 1, ti'hen so directed by a police officer; 2, Whon upon a one -way street; or 3. ;When upon a street where the tracks are so located as to prevent compliance with this section. (b) The driver of any vehicle, when permitted to overtake and pass upon the left of a street car which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any p"senger, shall reduce speed and may proceed only upon exercising due caution for pedestrians, and shall accord pedestrians the right -of -way when reciuired by other sections of this act. Sec. 88. "Passing street car on right. " - he driver of a vehicle overtaking upon the right any street car Aooped or about to stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging any passenger shall stop such vehicle at least 5 feet to the rear of the nearest running board or door of such street car, and thereupon remain standing until all passengers have boarded such car or upon alighting have reached a place of safety, except that where a safety zone has been established a vehicle need not be stopped before passing any such street car, but may proceed past such car at a speed not greater than is reasonable and proper and with due caution for the safe- ty of pedestrians. Sec. 89. "Driving on street -car tracks. " - -(a) The driver of any vehicle proceed- ing upon any street -car track in front of a street car upon a street shall remove such vehicle from the track as soon as practical after signal from the operator of said street car, (b) 'athen a street car has started to cross an intersection, no driver of a ve- hicle shall drive upon or cross the car tracks within the intersection in front of the street car. (c) The driver of a vehicle upon overtaking and passing; a street car shall not turn in front of such street car so as to interfere with or impede its movement. Sec. 90. "Driv9ng through safety zone prohibited. " - -No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.