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~at intersections in the vicinity of public schools where in the opinion of said Street Superintendent crossing the roadway by school children is dangerous. Said Street Superintendent is farther authorized to mark and maintain with a distinguishing color or metal plates upon the pavement or by signs erected along the curb in a conspicuous manner, the word "School", one h~dred (100) feet distant from each cfm s-walk established as above provided, and it shall be lu~lawful for the operator of any vehicl~ or s~reet car to drive into a cross-walk where there is displayed a sign with the words "School", when there is in said cross-walk upon the side of the roadway upon which said vehicle is coming any vehicle engaged or attempting to cross ~he street. Section X. USE OF ROAD.~.S. It shall be unlawful for any person to stand or walk in the roadway other than in a safety zone or in a cross-walk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic; provided, that no pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a route at right angles to the carb, or by the shortest route to the opposite curb. Section XI. STREET SUPgRINTENDh~T AUT {ORIZED TO ESTABLISH CR~BS-WALKS. The Street Superintendent is hereby a~horized to establish and maintain, by paint marks upon the surface of the roadway, or metal plates at the side of said road cross-walks approximately equal in width to the adjacent sidewalks at all inter- sections in the Central Traffic District and in all Ousiness districts, and in ad~iti~ may establish cross-walks fifteen (18) feet in width as near the middle,as is practicable, of any block in said Central Traffic District, exceeding four ~ndred (400 feet in length. Section XII. PEDESTRIANS TO OBEY SIGNALS. At intersections where traffic is directed by police officer o~ by traffic slgnal~ it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross the roadw~ other ~an with released traffic. Section XIII. PEDESTRI&NS STANDING ON SIDE~,iALKS. In the Central Traffic District, or in any business districts, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to stop or stand on the sidewalk, except as near as is physically possible to the building line or to the curb line. ARTICLE Section XIV. TURNING. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions hereinafter in this seotion set ~orth. (1) In turning to the left, vehicles shall keep to the right.of the inter- section markers and the center of the intersections or of markers placed upon the intersection boundary lines to be crossed by said vehicle in turning to the left; pro- vided, however, that in the absence of any such intersection or boundary llne marker, the operator of any vBhicle shall pass to the center of the intersection before turning. (2) No vehicle shall be turned'to the left at any street intersection or into any alley or driveway, unless said vehicle is at the time, in the line of vehicles nearest the center of the roadway. (3) Between the hour~ of seven A.M. and six P.M. of any day no vehicle shall be turned to the left into or out of any alley or driveway in the Central Traffic District or in any business district or upon any intersection where the Street Super- intendent shall have posted on the approaching side of the roadway a pro~ r signal so directingi4) Between the hours of seven A.~. and six P.~i. of any day no vehicle shall be'turned at an fntersection in the Central Traffic District or in any business distric~ in such manner as to cause the same to proceed in an opposite direction upon the street upon which said ve~icle is traveling at the time of entering said intersections. (5) Right hand turns may be made at any intersecti~ outside the Central Traffic District at any time, regardless of traffic signals, provided, however, that th~ operator of vehicles shall not turn such vehicle to the ~Ight at any intersection or into any alley or driveway ~'~ess such vehicle is, at the time of turning, ~.n the line of traffic nearest the curb to the right of said vehicle. (6) The Street Superintendent is hereby autho~zed to mark intersections in the following manner: A single marker shall be placed at the intersection of me~al lines of intersecting stre*ts when said streets intersect at right angles, except those intersections which in the opinion of the Street Superlntendent shall be marked by placing a marker on each of the intersecting streets at the intersection of the medial lines of the roadway and a prolongation of the property lines of the intersecting stree? For streets which do not intersect at right angles or which can not be marked in either manner above specified in the opinion cE the Street Superintendent he shall mark the same by placing a marker in each of the intersecting streets at the points w~_ch in his opinion shall be most practicable and safe bo the traveling public. SS~ttO~ XV. ONE WAY ALLEYS. In any alley connecting two or more streets, in or terminating in the Central Traffic District, it shall be unlawful to drive any vehicle in a southerly or in an easterly direction. The Street Superintendent is hereby authorized to place and mainta~ signs designating this provision. Section XVI. DRIVING FRO~,~ ALI,EYS It shall be unlawful fop any operator of a vehicle to drive said vehicle of any alley or driveway unless such vehicle has been brought to a C~nplete stop immediately prior to crossing the sidewalk. out 4!