Regulating the Use of Streets, Alleys and Courts in the City of South Bend

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• shall pass to the right of the center of the intersection. • Section 8. No Left Turns at Certain Intersections. -- Left turns by vehicles are prohibited on Michigan Street. at the intersections of Jefferson Boulevard, Washington Avenue, and Colfax Avenue. Section 9. Marking Pavement for Turns. -- Where the street is of sufficient width the Board of Public Safety shall cause two lanes of . i traffic for turns to be designated by markers or signs upon the pavement at congested intersections or where safety zones are established. It shall be unlawful for any driver to fail to turn in accordance with such pavement markings and with any of the rules regarding right and left turns. Section 10. Discharging or Receiving Passengers at Congested Intersections. -- No vehicle shall be permitted to stop at any inter- j section where an automatic signal is stationed, or where a street car safety zone is established, or at any congested intersection, to dis- � charge or receive passengers, and no person shall get on or off any vehicle at such points, unless it is possible for such vehicle to draw close to the curb so as not to obstruct the flow of traffic; and any I such stopping for such purpose shall be for only such length of time as is necessary to discharge or receive passengers immediately, or only as incidental to waiting for a "Go" signal. No vehicle shall load or unload freight or merchandise at any such points. Section 11. By-pass Routes and "Vehicular Loop". -- By-pass routes around the central business section of the city are hereby established. That section of the city bounded by Madison, William, Monroe and St. Joseph Streets, and the St. Joseph River including said boundary streets shall be understood as the "Vehicular Loop" , and such boundary streets, as by-pass routes, shall become preferential or through streets as hereinafter provided. :o. Section 12. Preferential or Through Streets. -- The follow- ! ing streets or portions thereof, except at such intersections where automatic signals are stationed, are hereby designated as preferential or through streets, as defined in Section 1. • -4-