Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-22
Laws Governing Automobiles.

ity, steam, gas, gasoline, or any other
motive power except animals, on or
along, or across any street, alley, lane,
or avenue of the town, at a greater rate
of speed than that fixed by the State
law; or who shall fail to keep a look out
for animals or travellers either on foot
or riding in and upon the same; or who
fails to aid them in passing when neces-
sary, or who fails to lock his machine
when not in motion; or who fails to per-
form any other requirements of the
State law regulating the running of such
machines, as found in an Act approved
March the 18th, 1910, and known as
Chapter 326, of the Acts of the Assem-
bly, of 1910, page sos ct seq; upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined, not less
than SIS 90 nor more than 500.
STATE LAW.
The operator of a machine shall not
drive in the corporate limits of any city
or town at greater rate of speed than
twelve Q2) miles an hour, except in
cases where the local ordinances of such
city or town shall provide otherwise.
Outside of the corporate limits of any
city or town speed of twenty miles an
hour is permissible, except going around
curves, down sharp declines, or at the
intersection Of any crossroads, or over
the crest of hills, or in passing other
vehicles or riders on roadways, when a
rate of speed not exceeding eight miles
an hour must be observed.
II. The following rate of speed may
be maintained, but shall not be exceed
ed on any of the highway set forth in
section one, of any city, town or village
or county in this State, by anyone driv-
ing machine.
(a) A speed of eight miles an hour
around curves or bends, or where the
roadway is not plainly visible for dis
lance of three hundred feet ahead, and
at the intersection of prominent cross
roads, when such road or highway pass
es through the open country; and when
the operator of an automobile overtakes
a vehicle and indicates his desire to pass
said vehicle, it shall be the duty of the
driver of the vehicle to bear to the right
and decrease his speed to less than eight
miles per hour, so as to enable the auto
mobile to pass at the left at speed not
exceeding eight miles per hour.
(b) A speed of eight miles per hour
where street or highway passes the
built-up portions of a city, town or vii
lage.
(c) A speed of eight miles an hour
at points on any public highway where
there is gathering of horses or per-
SONS. Otherwise the rate of speed may
be twenty miles per hour, but this rate
is subject to the conditions set forth in
the succeeding sections of this act.
(12). The owner, operator, driver, or
occupant of any such machine shall keep
a careful look ahead for the approach
of horseback 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 am
pie roadway to such rider or vehicle, or
be otherwise requested thereto, shall
Immediately bring his machine and en-
CINE to a full stop and allow room and
time to allow such rider or vehicle to
pass. And if requested to do so by said
rider or occupant of said vehicle, the
owner, operator, conductor, driver or
occupant, if a male, of such machine
shall lead the horses past his machine.
Should any horse ridden or driven in an
opposite direction to that which the ma
chine is travelling give evidence of
fright, then the duty of the driver shall
be the same as if he had been signaled
by the rider of the horse or the occu-
psntof the vehicle.
Q3.) When the operator, owner, oc-
cupant, conductor or driver of such ma
chine overtake horse or vehicle travel
ing in the same direction with himself,
he shall slow down speed, signal for the
road by bell or horn, and if the horse or
other vehicle stop, shall pass at rate
of speed not greater than eight miles
per hour. Should such vehicle or rid
den horse not stop, and the said opera
tor, owner, driver, conductor, or occu-
pant of said machine desire to pass, he
shall do so at rate of speed not great
err than may be necessary, and shall, in
all cases, use due diligence and care not
to brighten the horse or horses. In the
case of a machine passing horse or
vehicle going in the same direction the
provision of section twelve of this act
shall apply to the operator, owner, dri-
yer, occupant, or conductor of the ma
chine, except that in such case the
horse or horses shall be held until the
horse or horses become quiet, and then
the machine may proceed.
Every machine shall be provided with
lock, key or other device to prevent it
being set in motion, and no person shall
allow any such machine operated by
him to stand OF remain unattended in