The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-09
Rights of the Road.


Turn to the Right.
Whenever any person driving or con-
trolling any vehicle shall meet on any
public highway, post road, or private
way in this State, the persons so meet
ing shall seasonably turn their vehicles
to the right of the center of the road,
SO as to permit each vehicle to pass
without interfering with or interrupt
| ing the other
Section $3.50. Damage for failure to
comply.
If any person shall willfully violate
| the provisions of Section 1892, he shall
| forfeit and pay the sum of. $500, for
| every such violation to the party in
| jured, to be recovered by civil action,
| and such further damages in the same
action as such party may directly sus-
tain by reason of such violation.
Section 6334 Principal Responsible
ity-Only One Liability.
Whenever any person driving yehi
Gle who shall violate the provisions of
| Section 6332 of this act is at the time
in the employ of another, such other
person is liable for the penalty herein
provided the same as if he were the
driver of such vehicle at the time of
such violation; but an election to sue
either the driver or employer is a bar
to an action against the other,
These sections apply to vehicles gen.
orally. There is law appertaining to
automobiles alone, and we desire TO
| give as much of this as applies 10
Rights of the Road
Section l. Defnitions.-The term
| Chauffeur" shall mean any person OPP
! Grating a motor vehicle for hire, or as
/ the employee of the owner of motor
vehicle for hire The term state, as
used in this act, except where other
wise expressly provided, shall also in
~, No Federal
districts of the United States The
term Owner shall include any person
then in the operation of the vehicle
and be synonymous for that purpose
with chauffeur as to the operation OF
the same, and shall also include any
person, firm or association renting
vehicle or having the exclusive use
thereof under lease or otherwise for
a period greater than 80 days, and
these meanings of the term owner
shall be in addition to the usual Sig
MITIGATION of the word. Every moving
thing except railroad and street cars
uDon the streets, roads and highways
Of this State moved by power shall be
vehicle by the terms of this act.
The term motor vehicle" as used in
pressly provided, shall include all We
hicles propelled by any power other
than muscular power. The term man,
ufacturer" and the term dealer shall
signify a person, association or cor
poration having in his, it's or their pos
session vehicles for sale and trade and
for use and operation pursuant there
to, and shall be considered owners OF
vehicles manufactured and dealt in by
them for the purposes of this act PRIOR
to sale and delivery thereof and of all
vehicles held in their possession and
driven by them or their employees.
Section q The laws of the road ev-
erywhere in this State are declared to
be specified in the following subdivis-
ions:
/. Vehicles proceeding in opposite
directions shall pass to the right, CIV
ing one-half the road to each.
2. Vehicles proceeding in the same
direction overtake each other by pass
ing to the left;
maintain it's speed until clear of the
overtaken vehicle, and for such dis
tance thereafter as shall prevent dust
and mud thrown upon the overtaken
vehicle
4. The signal to pass shall be given
by one blast or stroke of horn, bell,
whistle, gong or other signalling de-
vice.
5. Should the overtaken vehicle
then not give way, three such blasts
or signals shall be given, and on failure
to comply herewith the overtaking ve-
hicle may at the next suitable place
safe to both vehicles go by without
further Signal;
g. 1t shall be the duty of every over
taken vehicle to turn to the right and
give one-half of the road to the over
taking vehicle;
7. Vehicles approaching an inter-
secting road, street or highway shall
be under control so as to permit the
vehicle on the right Of the vehicle APP
!, ,inf 1u inf I'M
street, road or highway.
s. At all intersections the vehicle
approaching the intersection from the
right of any other vehicle approaching
the intersection shall have the right Of
way;
9. All vehicles approaching an in
tersection of street, road or highway
with the intention of turning thereat,
shall, in turning to the right, keep
closely to the right and in turning to
the left shall run to and beyond the
center Of the intersection;