The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-06-18
AUTO|STS MUST
OBSERVE STATE
LAW OR SUFFER

tive to reckless driving. high rate
of speed and total disregard OF
the rules of the road by automobile
lists and resulting in several acci-
dents. none of which, fortunately,
have been serious has caused the
city officials to take co.nizance of
the matter, Chief OF Police Fuller
being instructed to issue notice
which is published in this issue of
The Bulletin, at the same time or
dering him to enforce the laws by
prosecutions for all infractIons and
siolations.
A brief synopsis, which is here
with presented. is very strict and
the pena ties imposed are severe. :
Permitting the motor OF vehicle
10 run while standing without an
attendant upon any street or high
way Is considered and specified as
an offense according to Section 9.
Section also prescribes that all
motor vehicles must be provided
with good and sufficient brakes and
with suitable bell, horn or other
signalling device.
Every motor vehicle. referring TO
automobiles, must display two light
ed lamps which will be visible two
hundred feet In the direction the
vehicle is proceeding.
The number plate at the back OF
the auto must be so lighted that IL
Is legible at a distance of $50 feet.
The act provides:
No person shall drive motor
vehicle or motor bicycle upon any
public highway in this state at
speed greater than is reasonable and
proper, having regard to the traffic
and the use of the way. or so as to
endange the life or limb or injure
the property of any person." tSec-
tion 81
The following rates OF speed.
when exceeded. viii be deemed
prima faeie evidence that the per-
son operating the motor vehicle or
motor bicycle is driving the same at
a speed greater than is reasonable
and proper.
When passing through the closely
built up business portions OF any in
corporated city, town or village, ten
miles an hour:
When passing through the resi-
denee portion of any incorporated
city, town or village, fifteen miles
an hour;
Outside OF the closely built mp
business portion and residence por
tion within any incorporated city,
town or village. twenty miles an
hour:
Outside the limits OF any incorpo-
rated city, town or village. twenty
FIVE miles an hour:
When going around any corner,
or curve. on the public highway.
where the operators view of the
road traffic is obstrueted, six miles
an hour. tSection 10)
| The driver OF motor vehicle
upon approaching a person walking
upon the public highway, or horse or
other draft or domestic animal or
animals being ridden, led or driven
thereon. must give reasonable warn~
ing of his approach and use every
REASONABLE preeaution to avoid In
juring such person. or frightening
or causing injury to such animals,
and, if necessary. such driver must
stop his motor vehicle until it Is
safe to proceed.
Whenever a person operating a
motor vehicle on a public highway
meets any person driving a horse or
lother draft animal or any other We
hicle, the person operating the mo-
tor vehicle and the person so met
must each seasonably turn to the
right of the center of the beaten
track Of such highway, so as to pass
without Interference
Whenever the driver of motor
vehicle overtakes any person riding
or driving upon the public highwavi
he must pass to the feft side Of such
person, and the person about to be
passed. as soon as practicable. upon
signal. must turn TO the right Of the
, center of the beaten track. 80 as to
permit the driver of such motor We
hicle or motor bicycle free passage
to the left.
When the driver of motor We
hIeIe turns from one public highway
onto another Fat an interseetionl.
he must keep to the right of the
center OF such intersection. whether
he turns TO the right or TO the left
1seetion ls1
Penalties varying from ten dollars
to two hundred dol ars are provided
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