The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-09-12
LAW ON RECKLESS RIDING
Of Motor Vehicles In State Of
Idaho.

The following Is snbmgtted by .
reader:
There is so much reckless drlving
OF automobiles;and riding OF motor
cycles and so many innocent persons
are thereby being killed and Injured
that we desire to give to our readers
and the public generally the laws of
the State Of Idaho regulating the
operation OF these machines. IL will
he seen that the law is sufficiently
stringent to Afford ample protection, !.
aud itls the duty III every public
officer to see that thlsiaw IL observed,
especially nn the streets " our town
where daily this law Is violated aud
deded, TO the great danger OF people,
and especially children un the streets.
Idaho Session Lalws Of 1919, pages
57O.57l:4 afis
Sec. 70, Every mutor vehicle
operated or driven upon the public
highways Of this State shall be pro-
vided with adequate brakes, Ia good
working. order aud sufficient To con
troll such vehicle At all :tiMes when
the same Is iD USE, and, Nm adequate
horn or other d.vIc. Tar signaling
sufficient under All conditions TO give
timely ewarninn uf the approach Uf
The mot,r vehicle, and shall, during
the period from one hour after sun
set " one hour before sunrise. display
at least two lighted lamps on the
front, and one uu the rear Of such
| vehicle, which shall also, display u
red light visible from the rear; the
white light Of such rear lamp shall
shihe upon and illuminate the number
plate carried on the rear Ut such We.
hlcle SO that the said number will be
clearly visible at u distance 0f one
hundred feet. The light Of the front
lamps shall be visible at least Two
hundred feet 10 the direction Ia which
the motor vehicle IL, proceedinn.
Every person operating Or driving u
motor vehicle on the public highways
! OF this State shall alsn, when ap-
/ proaching cross road outside Of the
limits of a city ar Incorporated village.
or another intersectinR highway or
street or curve or ooruer Ia high
way or street, where the operators
view is obstructed, slow down the
spsed Of the same, aud shall sound
his horn or other device for signaling
10 such manner as To give notice
and warning OF his apptoach; Pho
yIDED, That q motor cycle shall be
considered to have complied with the
provisions OF this Sectlodby carrying
one front lamp visible for distance
Of Que hundred feet.
Sec. 81. Whenever a person operat.
ing a motor vehicle shall meet on the
public highway any 0ther person r'd.
,ug or driving horse Or horses, or
other draft animals or any other We.
hicle the person 50 operating such
4 motor vehicle shall reasonably turn
} the same TO the right 50, as To Rivs
half OF the Travelled road, II practic-
able, and fair and equal opportuai-
0 " to pass. to the other, without
interference: or, II they xre ,ravelto,
: In the same direction, the persot
oyeriakiDg shall pass on the left sid
OF the person 50 overtaken, aud Tn
: person oycrtaken shall give the othe
. convenient opportunity SO to pass
III it can be done without endan.er'n
} his owu vehicle. person, horses .
other draft animals: PROVIDED
That IN r,, 'uyon roads nr other ROAD
,,,a.r,nvon an any precilice, siream
river and upuu dpHwass. such peso
onerat,ur such ~ Mr. vehicle shall =
required to take u e s'de oearsso
, any such precipice, ftream OF rive
and the lower side .af the do3"N
, Any person operating ahs no'o'
hicle upon any public high Ssy qua
give warning. ei,he,s b. blo""s
horn or ringing hell, = ith'u "
and not to exceed 0 ae hunn req yar'
distant from any .psrson :. ui"R
driving any horse Or horses, pr ~
vehicles drawn by b, .yses or .''h'
= draft animals, Nhica tlle said mots
vehicle may meet or overtake, ~
shall also give such warning up0
approaching any sharp ID lrn, curv'
or dugway, or nthel DANA rous plat
upon such highway; and upon a
preaching such sharp tun1, curv
duxway, or other dangerous ,tace ul