New-York tribune., 1906-04-28

II is not am easy matter To tour by auJOmo-
bile IN Europe. as may be seen by the rules laid
down in Switzerland. This calls for Il deposit
of 20 francs for every IOO kilOs gross weight
OF car required. Against the deposit permit
Is gwen, valid for one year. The deposit is
turned ON leaving Switzerland by any of the
frontier stations IN exchange for the permit
Regulations are very exaCting i'm Switzerland.
and motor drivers are not generally liked. To
escape owners permits and plates. ETC. tour
lists must carry permits of their home country
ana that country must be one between which
ana switzerland reciprocity exists Each car
must carry q deep sounding horn The driver
must sound this soon as he intends crossing
vi ONeIlahihS ahother car a cycle or pedestrian
CROSSING the road. lie must also the signal
at all sharp turns in the road or at the end OF
any private road or avenue leading into a pub
nc highway; also at night or in fOggy weather
A car must carry two brakes which r,ust he
used on SlOping ground The brakes must ha
independent, and each must be competent to
stop the car AT fun speed and full power ON
any incline. At night all cars must carry two
lanterns IN lront one green, the other white:
also a red light at the rear. which must he
H5.I,eI WHeueEef the vehicle stops. The driver
must have perfect control of his car al all tIroas
re must SLOW up or even come to a full stop
WhGHeVer lhe NehlcIe might cause an accident
or interfere with traffic or when a saddis 81
harness horse shows signs of fright In cities
villages or hamlets and on mountain roads snead
must never exceed 10 kilometers (six and a o,ar
ter niles an hour. On bridges narrow streets
on steep declines and in front of signboards and
Official posters speed must be reduced 10 sIx
kilometres -four miles) an hour. on no account
must the speed be increased to more than thirty
AAio44iStASS 'ieteen InlleSJ IN the open country
On mountain roads the car must be stopped
whenever federal stagecOach is met Sna-
clal care must be used in passing one of these
coaches In no is a driver allowed To cur
across road in front of vehicle or pedestrian
Nheh stopped the must be run or pushed
20 inc right side Of the road on narrow road
the Ger must be run off the road 10 the side II
posSloe- me driver must not leave his motor
running When ne leaves the car. In case of
dGcIueht ne must stop even II he is not az FAINT
he must see that the injured are cared for and
must Freely show all official papers TO any one
IN authority. Racing highways is strictly
mobiles W aulo-
Dehhark evidently wants the automobile tour
ISL loF lheTe Is no duty machines eDtartns, a.
country when declaration is made that tba 90. 20 a.
temporarily imported for touring nurnosas -
In Russia automobiles may not mass ~, -
TIER SIMPLY by deposittng duties bur sneciaI -
mission must be secured from the sscrat'P s P- -
Finance. such permission must be annIisd' e.
In writing on paper stamped with two sta,,,I,. ~ -
50 copecks t4l cents) each Since the rapi,, ,sa -
De delayed, IL Is eXpedient tC ask for an aariI,
answer giving some urgent reason The drI,-aSr
must declare by which custom stations car ts -
enter ana leave the country and for what anace
or time a permit is sought The reirnbursenrrsot
takes place from two TO ten months after ere iae,
ing The local road and speed rules are hot gen
orally severe eS"
These are the rules for France. Germany and
Italy: anu
France.-Certihcate OF ability. residence nass-
port, two Photographs (unmounted 20 bV 4O
milotnetres), declaration OF makes as TO type
NUMBER horsepower, weight. etc. OF car and
other details, may be and probably will he re
quired- Customs dues OF 80 francs for every 100