Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1906-05-05

public driveway or mbliC highway in
This State by anyone driN ine a motor
vehicle. 60 \ speed of one mile ia
ten minutes upon the sharp curves
or highway aud At the intersection
OF prominent cross roads where such
roads on highway passes through the
open country w \ speed OF one mile
in ten minutes where such streets
uI highway passes through the built
mp portion of Il city, town on VILLAGE:
except cities OF lG.UUo inhabitants or
over. clSrwhrr" except rs otherwise
provided in this subtitle, speed of
one mile in five minutes. provided,
however. that nothing in this section
contained shall permit any person To
drive a motor vehicle at any speed
greater than is reasonable, having re
gard to the traffic ana uSc OF high
WAYS, or 80 as To "ndan2rr the life or
limb, or to injure the property OF any
person, ana il is further provided that
nothing in This section contained shall
aH,Ct the right OF any person injured
in his person or property by h" neg
hgent operation OF motor vehicle to
sue ana recover damages A. heretofore
l!5- Upon approaching u person
walking in the roadway of a public
highway. or Il horse OF other draft ami
mai being ridden. led or driven there
ON. Il person operating a motor vehicle,
shall give reasonable warning of its
approach 10y signalling with a horn
or other device, and shall reduce the
speed OF such vehicle to Il speed not
exceeding one mile in ten minutes.
while near to and passing such ami
mails so ridden. led or driven as ator"-
said, ANA il shall be- the duty of the
person 50 riding. leading or driving
such horse or other animal when APP
preached from the rear as soon as
practicable, To turn To tn" right OF the
centre of the roadway, leaving Il clear
open space tor such motor Nrhlclr 10
pass II such horse or other draft
animal shall appear frightened At the
approach of such motor vrhic.c.
whether approaching from the front
or rear or ii the person in charge of
such animal shall signal by raising
his hand. the person in charge of
such motor vehicle, if going toward
such horse from an opposite direction.
shall guide the motor vehicle as far
as practicable To the sid" of the road
way, and bring the same to a stop, and
remain standing until the person in
charge OF such horse or other animal
can drive or ;tlight, and lead his horse
by, or II going III the sam" direction,
shall reduc" the speed of such motor
Hehi"l" and bring the same To stop
until such person in char" OF such
horse or other draft animal shall have
hdd reasonable time to ahght. if dcSir-
ed, and take hold Of such horse or
other draft animal. or otherwise con
trol the same. In meeting OF ONrrtah-
m" horses on other draft animals rid
den on driven by ladies or children I'M
attended by man it shall be the duty
OF tn" person in charE" OF motor We
hicle To use every reasonable preCau
tlon To avoid frightening such horse or
"thel animal, and il requested so 10
do, To stop such motor vehicle. ali&ht
therefrom, and lead such horse or
other animal by such motor vehicle,
and take such other precantiUn as may
b" necessary to avoid accident. The
norm or other signal device shall b"
used only for the purpose of giving a
signal of approach and shall not
b" sounded whll" passing horse
or other draft animal. The
horn or other signal device shall
also be sounded i'll approaching sharp
curves intersectin@ highways and the
tops of hills, when driving i'll the open
country. In passing a horse or other
draft animal left unattended by the
roadside, whether hitchtd or unhitch
ed, and whether in Il city. town or vii
lase, or i'll the open country, the per
son in charge or motor vehicle shall
reduce the speed thereof to a mile i'll
ten minutes, and upon any sign of the