The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-05
Forbidden to Operate Motor vehi-

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under the influence of intoxiCantS. or SO
as to injure the life or safety of any per
son, or the property of any person, nor
after causing injury to persons or prop
erty, go on or away, without reasonable
excuse therefore, without making himself
or herself known.
Mufflers Required at All Times.
Section 7. Be it enacted and ordained,
That every motor vehicle OF every kind
operated in Frederick city shall be pro-
vided with muffler to be so complete in
its construction as to prevent any unneC-
essary. intense or prolonged noise in the
operation or management OF said motor
vehicle, or the machinery in connection
Herewith, and said muller shall not be
cut out or put out of operation; and the
operator OF every motor vehicle shallClose
down the motor OF such vehicle when the
vehicle is upon Unpublished, avenue, al
ley or public highway, and not in motion,
provided said operator leaves said Vehl-
Gle; and ii shall be unlawful for any OPP
orator or driver of any such motor vehicle
to make any extraordinary intense or
prolonged noise upon any of the streets,
avenues, alleys and public highways. Incl
dent to the starting, moving or adjusting
the machinery of any such vehicle; or
sound any siren whistle or other alarm
device which makes an unnecessary, loud
or discordant alarm, at any time.
Rights of Way.
Section s. Be 1t enacted and ordained,
That all motor vehicles, motorcycles BIZ
cycles, triCycles. horse-drawn vehicles
and animals of the horse kind moving
North or South shall have the right of
way over any such vehicles or animals
moving East or West, but this right of
way shall not be construed as relieving
the operator or driver of any such vehicle
or animal, having such right of way, from
exercising due caution to prevent COLI
sion with other vehicles, animals or Pc
deStrlanS.
Rules of the Road.
Section @ Be it enacted and ordained,
That all motor vehicles. motorcycles, tri-
cycles, and horse drawn vehicles. when
being driven upon the streets, avenues,
alleys, and public highways of Frederick.
and all riders or drivers, of animals of the
horse kind, when being so driven or rid
den, upon meeting others shall turn to
the right of the center of the highway. so
as to pass without Interference. except
the apparatus of the fire departments re-
spending to fire alarm which must also
conform to this general rule, unless the
right side ofthe roadway is obstructed or
in an unsafe condition tor its use. in
which case the drivers must give due
warning and use extraordinary care to
avoid accident; and any vehicle or rider
of any animal of the horse kind oVertak-
inc ~
shall pass to the left of the vehicle or ami
NAL so overtaken; said vehicle or animal
so overtaken shall promptly, upon signal,
turn to the right in order to allow free
pass ge on the left At the intersection
OF all streets, avenues, alleys and public
highways all vehicles and riders ami drl-
vers OF animals of the horse kind shall
keep to the right Of the center of
such stress avenues, alleys aud public
highways when turning to the right and
pass to the right of the center Of such in
terseCtIon when turning to the left; and all
riders and drivers of any such vehicles or
animals of the horse kind, driving, riding
or passing through the streets, avenues.
alleys and highways of Frederick (Where
there is room sufficient for two to pass,
shall keep TO that sid. of the street ave
nue., alley or highway, on their right
hands respectively in the passing direC-
ton, and it shall be unlawful for the rider
or driver of any such vehicle, or animal Of
the horse kind, to ride or drive in the
middle of the street avenue, alley or
highway or on he side of the way on his
left hand so as to prevent or obstruCt an
other from passing as aforesaid
Unlawful to Obstruct HIGHWAYS.
Section 10. BE it enacted and ordained,
That whenever any motor or horse
drawn vehicle shall have entered any
street. avenue, alley or public high
way, in Frederick, VIII there is not suf-
fcient room for two vehicles to pass, no
other vehicle shall enter the said street,
avenue, alley or public highway in the
opposite direction. but shall remain in
the adjacent highway until the first shall
with all diligence, have passed through.
Traffic Regulations and Unlawful
DISTINCTIONS.
I Section H. Be it enacted and ordained,
That all drivers of any such motor vehi-
cles or horse-drawn vehicles in notion
following each other on any street, ave
nue., allev or public highway within the
City of Frederick except in funeral pro
Cessions, shall maintain clear interval of
not less than fifteen feet between every
two consecutive vehicles, including ami
mails drawing the same. in the event the
same are drawn by animals OF the horse
kind; and the drivers of all horsedrawn
vehicles shall at all times keep either
upon the seat thereof or at the head of
the animal or team drawing the same,
and shall at all times be on the lookout,
and also shall guard against the run
ming away of such animal or team.
Vehicles shall not be allowed to stand or
be driven two or more abreast on either
side of the streets upon which the Car
tracks are laid; and no such vehicle shall
stop abreast of another vehicle upon any
street. avenue, alley or highway to the
obstruction of traffic therein, nor shall any
vehicle stop upon street crossing or
upon the carriage way of a street inter-
section; and no driver of any such vehi
Gle shall drive the same on any footways
or pavements except for the unloading
of hay, straw, corn, oats or other proven
der or merchandise, and they shall not
remain longer than one hour, nor injure
any neighboring pavement
Bells Required on Sleighs.
Section IL. Be it enacted and ordained,
That no driver Of vehicle upon runners
or rail tracks shall pass through the
streets, avenues, alleys and highways of
Frederick, unless one or more bell or
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Dpnn VWntnt.