The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-05
Machine Law


of machines, and for the pro-
lection and guidance of the cit
izens of our town and surround.
ing country, 1 desire that you
publish so much of the Acts of
the Legislature, 1910, as will be
necessary for the government
of all concerned;
Acts Of The Assembly, p. SO7
"Section 1.-THE following
rate of speed may be maintain
ed, but shall not be exceeded
on any of the highways set
forth in section l, of any city,
town or viliege or county IN
this State, by anyone driving n
machine.
"(a)-A speed of eight miles
an hour around curves or benGS,
or where the roadway is not
plainly visible for n distance of
three hundred feet ahead, and
az the intersection of promi-
nent crossroads, when such
road or highway passes through
the open country; and when
the operator of an automobile
overtakes n vehicle, and indi-
Gates his desire 10 pass said We.
hicle, it shall be the duty of the
driver of the vehicle to bear to
right and decrease his speed 30
less eight miles per hour, so as
to enable the automobile to pass
at the left mt a speed not ex-
ceeding eight miles per hour,
"ic) a speed of eight miles
am hour ON any public highway
where there is gathering of
horses or persons, otherwise
the rate of speed may be TWEEN
ty miles per hour, but this rate
is subject to the conditions set
forth IN the succeeding section
of this Act.
"Section l2-The owner, OPP
orator, conductor, driver or nc
cupant of any such machines
shall keep II careful look ahead
for the approach of horse. back
riders, or vehicles drawn by
horses or other animals, and
upon the approach of such
riders or vehicles, shall slow up,
keep his machine under
thorough and careful control
give ample roadway to such
rider or vehicle and il sigualled
by such rider or occupant OF
such vehicle, or be otherwise
requested thereto, shall imme-
diately bring his machine and
it's engine to a full stop, and
allow ample room and time to
allow such rider or occupant OF
said vehicle to pass And if re-
lquested so to do by said rider
or occupant Of said vehicle, the
owner, operator, conductor
driver or occupant, if Il male
of such machine, shall lead the
horse or horses past the ma.
chine. Should any horse rid
en- or driven in AN opposite di-
rection to that which the ma
chine is travelling give evidence
of fright, then the duty of the
driver shall be the same as il
he had been signalled to by the
rider of the horse or the occu-
pant of the vehicle.
"Section When the op-
orator, owner, occupant, con.
ductor or driver of such ma
chine overtakc n horse or vehi-
Gle travelling in the same direc.
ton with himself, he shall slow
down his speed. signal for the
road by bell or gong or horn
and ii the horse or other vehi-
Gle stop, shall pass at n rate OF
speed not greater than eight
miles per hour. Should such
vehicle or ridden horses not
stop, and the said operator,
owner, driver, conductor, or
occupant of said machine do
sire to pass, he shall do so Mt u
rate of speed not greater than
may be necessary, and shall,
in all cases, use due diligence
and care not to frighten the
horse, or horses. In case of a
machine passing u horse or We
hicle going in the same direc.
ton the provision of section
twelve of this act shall apply