Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-30
New Law Now in Effect Govern
ing Automobiles in
Salt Lake.
SOME HINTS TO CHAUFFEURS
One Mile In Six Minutes l. Limit set
BY City Council In New
Ordinance.

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last Monday might. and its approval
b. Mayor Bralsford July IS, the
police depa rtm snt and motor head
quarters have been besleged with in
quiries as to the requirements Of the
a new ordinance And as Il Is the func-
ton of all great newspapers to keep
the public informed In regard 10 all
matters of progress, municipal ana
+. otherwise brief but comprehensive
3, resume of the provisions Of the Or
dinance Is herewith appended
The new ordinance pretaces the
heavy matter with n glossary Of terms,
g. in which are defined the words ana
phrases OF the ordinance ''patols
Thus street is defined TO Include
any highway. public street avenue,
park, driveway bridge. vladuct or pun
lie place in Salt Lake city. A curb
comprises the lateral boundaries OF
O street designated by curb or stone
construction of street. y Nehicle m
cludes equestrians. led horses ana
everything on wheels or runners except
street cars, baby carriages and
invalid wheel chairs. Horses are de-
fined AS all animals used for the
purpose OF riding and drawing
vehicles. A driver Is the rider OF
wheel or the operator OF motor,
wheel or automobile.
to the right" is Incorporated into the
requirements of the ordinance for the
guidance OF "A driver OF vehicle meet
ing the driver OF another vehicle. In
attempting to pass tho other fellow
with a swlfter. machine, however, the
ordinance eDjoins the passer TO pass
the pnssee on the left side, and makes
II compulsory for the vehicle so passed
to null over TO the right TO allow the
man with the heavier horsepower to
get by.
HEAVY VEHICLES
All heavily laden vehicles must keep
close to the curb on all paved streets
30 that the 10y riders" may not eX-
perlence the uncomfortable sensation
OF running into them, and so that ttaf-
flc generally will not be blocked. IL Is
made incumbent on drivers turning mo
another street to the left TO turn around
the street intersection. Drivers desir-
ing TO discharge merchandise or pas
sengers on the left side of the street
shall cross over. making q complete
turn. No vehicle shall stop with the
left side to any curb, neither shall any
driver, except In case OF emergency or
to allow a pedestrian or vehicle TO cross
I Il path, stop his vehicle in the public
street except near the right hand curb.
and then so as not to obstruct any
crossing.
The practise OF delivery or other
vehicles OF making a procession down
Main street must cease, according to
the dictum OF the ordinance. and 20
feet must intervene between vehicles |
4 any such parade or procession In the |
future.
GIVING THE HIGH SIGN.
A driver must give the high sign |
when he desires TO Indicate to vehicles |
In the rear that he wishes TO stop or
to make turn Said sign shall be
given by raising the hand or the whip |
Warning must also be given when a
vehicle Is to be- backed, and "unceas-
ing vigilance" ls to be exercised by the
driver to see that he runs over as few
people as possible while performing
this expert piece OF ownership.
II IL made incumbent upon owners
OF and bicycle tricycle.. velocipede.
motor cycle. automobile or other riding
machine or horseless vehicle to provide
such machine with "A bell or horn In
good working order" and OF proper
size TO give warning OF its approach
; UGH bells and horns. however shall
not be sounded except to give such
warning and In some cases to sound
the last requiem TO the citizen before
permitting the wheels OF the horseless
vehicle to pass over him. this being
considered a complete exculpstion OF
the driver OF the Joy wagon" and
hitting farewell blast to the pedestrian
All bicycles. tricycles, velocipedes and
electric vehicles are to use bell but
motor cycles must be provided with
tenor horn and all automobiles. except J
alectrics. shall use n bass horn and
police, fire department and ambulance
:ehicles must use gong Thus the
lermonies are 10 be preserved In all the
lin and hustle OF street traflc.
INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE.
II Is further provided IN the inter-
est OF harmony, that no instrument OF
warning shall become an instrument Of
torture, the ordinance specifically pro-
'tding that no instrument for the pur-
pose Of giving warning shall be used
which shall produce a sound of an un-
usually loud annoying or distressing
1haraoter, or such that viii tend to
brighten pedestrians or animals, II be-
ing the intention of this section tospro-
ntbit the use of sirens or similar in
7truments for the purpose OF producing
loud, or distressing or an
moving sounds" A. saxophone solos
and conCertina scrceChes are not speci-
Really inhibited. the daily concert fur
1ished by the various freak" autos Of
he city may still be relied upon to
alter TO the local musical ear
Another section Inv the interest Of
suffering humanity is that prohibiting
he emission Of smoke or steam by
motor cars The odors OF the street
are not TO be added 20 By any motor or
norseless vehicle operated so az 10
emit an unduly great amount OF steam.
smoke or products OF combustion" from /
Exhaust pipes or openings Neither
shall any such vehicle be operated with
he muftler open. and two white lights |
front and ono red light in the rear
shan be carried by all vehicles when
-raVeiing at night
RIGHTS or WAY.
Vehicles travelling north and south
nave right 81 way over vehicles travel |
ng east or west Police, fire patrol
emergency repair. United States mail
md ambulance vehicles have rieht OF
way over everything. No two vehicles
shall line up ana travel side bv side
along the streets OF Salt Lake. the
kioosh' thus being placed upon the
gentle art Of racing down Main street
ana similar thoroushfarcs where now
md then more or less people do con-
sreeate. All vehicles shall nun an To
ne right upon the approach OF fire an.
1aretus. ana shall maintain the
respectful distance or 10 feet away
rom street cars.
Pedestrians whose impending fato !
1as been proclaimed bv due ana SO