Detroit Traffic Regulations in 1929

[Todd_Scott]

I purchased a Detroit Police Department booklet on traffic regulations from 1929 -- and finally scanned it and put it on-line. The regulations really weren't all that different than today's.

There's a map of the CBD included as well.

It's on m-bike at:
http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2010/01/1...ations-in-1929

[Ragtoplover59]

Thats cool, I have one of those little booklets from 1925.

I'm not sure where you read it was from 1929
on your scan [[or page) #2 , it says EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 13, 1926 ?

You can see the one I have standing in the back between the State Police Truck and the Streetcar
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[Todd_Scott]

It says 1929 on the cover. Apparently the rules hadn't changed since they were enacted in 1926.

Does yours say "Rules for Driving" on the cover?

[Ragtoplover59]

This one says Rules of Driving, No date on the cover, date is on the bottom of page 1

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[Todd_Scott]

Have you read Peter Norton's book called Fighting Traffic? It tells the story of -- among other things -- how the rules of the road came about and the struggle between social norms and the automotive industry. As one would expect, Detroit is featured throughout the book.