The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-24
AUTO ORDINANCE
LIKELY TOBELAW
Council May Pass Measure at
the Session Next Tues
day Night.
SAFEGUARDS NUMEROUS
MANY RULES WHICH CHAUF-
FEURS MUST OBSERVE.

\ Salt Lakes new automobile or
Y dinance may be passed by the city
council next Tuesday night I'm the
form Of a substitute ordinance which
has been adopted by the council COM
mittee OF the whole. Members Of the
council are bound 20 vote for the or
dinance practically as Il stands. with
the possible revision OF but one or
4 two sections.
one OF these is a provision suggest
ed by the chief Of police giving au-
thority 20 prevent the use Of Main
street as a garage day after day. The
4 important provisions Of the automo-
bile ordinance are.
The proposed ordinance is de-
signed to regulate traffic Of all kinds
on the streets OF salt Lake, with the
exception OF street cars. this class Of
traffic having been covered by an o.
dinance passed several weeks ago.
The universal law Of the road Is
affirmed. requiring all vehicles to turn
TO the right on meeting other vehi-
Giles. and TO the left on Overtaking
another. and also providing that in
the paved districts heavily laden and
\ slow-moving vehicles must keep 10
the right curb.
All vehicles are TO keep to the right
on divided parkways.
Vehicles turning 20 the left at
street corners must turn around in
! tcrscction.
Vehicles crossing streets 20 stop
I must make complete turn and not
I stop with left side 90 curb.
II Drivers must signal when stopping
] turning or backing.
II All sclf-propclled vehicles must
7 have signals Tenor horn for motor
cycles. bass horn for steam and gaso-
line automobiles. bells for bicycles
and electric automobiles. and EonEs
for police and fire department vehi-
right Of way az all times. No sirens"
or "screechersT allowed.
Brakes and Lights.
All self-propelled vehicles must
have effective brakes. muffiers and
be operated In as uoisclcss n manner
az possible. and not emit an undue
amount or smoke
All automobiles must have proper
headlights and taiilight at left side
so arranged as to show red from be-
hind and white light on number
Unlawful for two or more vehicles
20 travel side by side
All Vehicles 20 pull 60 right curb
and stop at approach OF fire appa-
ratus
All vehicles TO keep al least ten fee
from street car taking on or dis
charging passengers.
No person shall operate a self-pro-
PEELED vehicle on street az a rate OF
speed greater that IS reasonable ant
proper. having regard for the width
character and traffic and use OF III,
street. and must not endangcr life or
limb OF pedestrians.
No sclf-prOpelled vehicle shall ex.
coed n speed of one mile in six min.
utcs I'm the closely built up part oi
the city. and elsewhere the speed
limit IS one mile I'm four minutes.
No automobile shall be driven by Z
person under Is years OF age.
Unlawful To deposit tacks. glass OF
other articles in street which MAJ
cause injury 20 tires.
Drivers must obey commands o,
policemen and stop and give nam,
and address In case Of accident
License for motorcycles fixed al s.
year, transferable only with ma
chine. No motorcycle allowed on an
sidewalk
state law regarding registry re-en
acted.
No intoxicated person may driv,
year. transferable only with ma
No vehicle may stop within ten fee
OF fire hydrant
Violation Of any provision Of tn,
ordinance Is a misdemeau6r and pun
ishable by "a fine not to exceed $500