Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-08-06
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The General Assembly OF
North Carolina, at its last
session, passed a very stringent
law governing the rate of speed
and operation Of automobiles,
bicycles, ETC., applicable to
Wayne, Guilford and Wake
counties.
The purpose Of the law is not
to work a hardship upon the
owners and operators of the
machines named in the act, but
is for the preservation of life
and to protect both man and
beast from accidents that are
liable to occur from the too
fast running of these machines,
especially in the cities where
women, children, and horses
easily frighted, are always to
be found.
The rate Of speed at which
automobiles are operated in
his city, IS entirely too fast,
md is in violation Of the law.
The law expressly says that
in no event shall these machines
De operated at a greater speed
than six miles an hour in bust
ness and closely built up por-
tons OF municipalities, nor
more than fifteen miles an
TOUR outside such municipal
tiles, while some of the owners
Of machines in this city run at
the rate Of twenty-five miles
an hour on our principle streets.
The owners and operators of
these machines are doubtless
not aware of the existence of
this law and that they are vio-
lating same, hence, for the in
formation of all concerned, we
publish the act as follows
CHAPTER 612
AN ACT RELATING TO THE CON-
troll AND MANAGEMENT OF
AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER We
HICLES UPON PUBLIC ROADS
AND HIGHWAYS IN GUILFORD,
WAKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
SECTION l. All persons riding on
bicycles, tricycle., tandem bicycle, loco
mobiles, automobiles or other motor
vehicle, shall, on meeting carriages or
vehicles, keep to the right so as to leave
two-thirds of the road free: Provided,
however, that any person operating a
locomobile, automobile, motor cycle or
other motor vehicle on any public road
or highway or in any public place shall
not operate the same at a rate of speed
greater than is reasonable and O
having regard to the use in common of
such highway or place, or so as to en-
dagger the life or limb of ary person:
and in no event shall such locomobile,
automobile, motor cycle Or other motor
vehicle be operated at a greater speed
than six miles an hour in the business
and closely built up portion Of any mu-
nicipality of or IN Guilford, Wake and
Wayne counties, nor more than ten
miles an hour in the other portions Of
such municipalities; nor more than ff-
teen miles an hour outside such munich
palities in said counties Provided.
that at a sharp curve in any public road
or highway, or at a crossing of the
same, the rate of speed shall not ex-
coed four miles an hour, which rates of
speed in any municipality in said coun-
ties shall not be diminished nor prohib-
tied by any ordinances, rule or regula-
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other authorities unless the public
safety shall require it: and provided.
that any person or persons operating a
locomobile, automobile, motor cycle or
other motor vehicles on any such pub,
lie road or highway, any public stree.
or place in said county, shah AT he re-
quest or on signal b. puttase M the
hand from the person ridisss, lea dino or
driving a horse, or horses. ~ ofber
ANIMALS, nring such bcon,obile. auto
moblle, motor cycle or other motor We
nlcle immediately to a stop, and if
trayellng IN The opposite direction,
SHAH refaast stationary so long as may
ps ~reaS@sooly necessary to allow such
iloLses o,lJrses or animals to pass (anu
Ia cas-, such horse. horses or other an
ma S appear to be frightened, and he is
r. -quested to do SO, the person operat.
ing such lOcOmOblle, automobile, motor
cycle or other motor vehicle shall cause
the motor thereof to cease running Sc
long as shall be necessary to prevent
accident and insure the safety of per
sons using such public road, highway Oh
public plac }, and if travelling in the
same direction, use reasonable care anC
caution in thereafter, passing such
horse, horses or otner animal, and be
under the same restrictions as ar
herein provided relat'ng to stopping a
request or on signal by putting up tlt
hand: and provided, that such loconlo
mobile. motor cycle or other vehicle
shall during the period from one hou-
after sunset to one hour before sunrise
exhibit a lamp, or lamps, showing
wn1te light or lights for a reasonable
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