The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-05-27
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unless SUCH person shall have
complied 10 all respects with the
requirements of this act. In no
case shah a person operate a mo-
tor vehicle in the State when in
toxicated, or in a race, or on a bet
or wager, or for the purpose of
making a record.
Sec. 8. No person shah operate
a motor vehicle upon a public
highway at a rate Of speed great
er than is reasonable and proper,
having regard to the traffic and
use of the highway, or SO as to
endanger the life or limb of any
person or the safety of any prop
erty, and shall not, il any event.
while upon any highway, run at
a higher rate of speed thattwen-
ty-6ve miles an hour, and within
the corporate limits of villages
the rate of speed shall not be
greater than eight miles nshour
in the business portion of any
such city or village and not great
er than twelve miles an hour in
all other portions thereof, subject
however, to the other provisions
of this act and local regulations.
Sec. 10. Upon approaching an
interesting highway, a bridge,
damssharpcurYe orsteep descent,
and also in traversing such inter
-secting highway, bridge, dam,
curve or descent, a person oper-
ating a motor vehicle shall have
it under control and operate at
such speed not to exceed five
miles an hour, having regard to
the traffic then on such highway
and the safety Of the public.
Sec. IL. Upon approaching a
horse or horses or other draft
animals, being riden, led or driv-
en- thereon, a person operating a
motor vehicle shall slow down to
a speed not exceeding eight miles
an hour and give reasonable warn
ing of it's approach and use every
reasonable precaution to insure
the safety of such person or ami
NAL, and in case of a horse or
horses or other draft animals, to
prevent frightening the same.
Sec. IL. Any person operating
a motor vehicle shall, at request
or on signal from a person riding,
leading or driving a horse ror
horses or other draft animals,
guide such motor vehicle to the
right of the wrought or Travelled
portion of the highway and i'm
mediately bring such motor vehi-
Gle to a stop, and, if requested,
shall cause the motor of such We
hicle to cease running and to re-
main stationary and noiseless so
long as shall be necessary to pre-
vent accident and insure the safe
ty of others; and it shall also be
the duty of any male chauffeur or
driver of any motor vehicle, and
other male occupants thereof over
the age of fifteen years, while
passing any horse or horses or
other draft animalswhieh appear
frightened, upon the request of
the person in charge of and driv-
ing such horse or horses or other
draft animals, to give such per-
sonal assistance as would be rea-
sonable to insure the safety of
all persons concerned and opre-
vent accident.
Sec. 49, Whenever e. person
operating q motor vehicle shall
meet on a highway any etherper-
son riding or driving 4 horse or
horses or other draft animals OF
any other vehicle, and there be-
ing no occasions to stop, as above
provided, the person operating
such motor vehicle shall reasona:
bly, turn the same to@the right OF
the center of the travelled portion
fof the highway, while the person
approaching shall likewise turn
from the center of the Travelled
portion of the highway so as to
pass the motor vehicle on the op-
posite side of the center of the