The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-08

passing to the left shall not, unless
compelled to by the width of the
road, pass to the left side of such
road, but shall as far as possible keep
to the right when passing the vehicle
overtaken.
A vehicle when turning into an
other road to the left shall before
turning pass, when possible to the
right of and beyond the centre of the
intersection of the two roads.
No vehicle shall be stopped on any
road or street except such vehicle
shall be drawn to the side, and when
such road or street has a curbing then
such vehicle shall be drawn close to
the curb.
Every driver or operator of any We
hicle following any street car when
passing such street car when it is
stopped to take on or to discharge pas
sengers shall keep at least eight feet
from the right hand running board or
low step of such car, and shall give
IN audible indication of approach to
the car, and shall exercise due pre-
caution not to interfere with or injure
the passengers getting on or off the
car.
If by reason of the presence of other
vehicles at the place where the car is
stopping or by reason of the narrow
ness of the street or road, or for any
other reason, it is not possible to pre-
serve such eight-foot distance, then
the driver or operator shall bring his
vehicle to a full stop until the a
shall have taken on or discharged its
passengers and again started; provi-
ded, however, that nothing in this
section shall apply to street cars ope-
rated on tracks which are laid at the
side of any public road, highway or
turnpike, and further provided, that
when street cars are operated on any
track at the side of any road or street
that every driver or operator of any
vehicle moving in the same direction
as such car shall pass same under
the precautions as above at a radius
of eight feet from either the right
hand or the left hand running board,
as the case may be, and if proceed
ing in the opposite direction to such
car shall use due care, and that, fur
Their, when passing a standing street
car to take on or let off passengers,
the vehicle shall not be operated or
driven at a greater speed than six
miles an hour until entirely clear of
the street car.
A vehicle proceeding in the same di-
r~ection as a street car operated on
tracks in the centre of any public road,
street, highway or turnpike, shall pass
such street car on its right, provided,
however, when through narrowness of
the road or street, or through a con-
gestion of traffic standing at the curb
or side of such road or street, it is
impossible or unsafe to pass such
street a as above, then by exercising
exceptional caution the vehicle may
pass on the left of such street car.
1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to hitch or leave standing or to
cause or permit to be hitched or left
standing, any animal, or to leave
standing or cause or permit to be left
standing any vehicle, or to stop or
cause to be stopped, any animal or We
hicle in or upon any public street
within ten feet of a fire hydrant, un-
persons capable of driving the same,
some person capable of driving or
operating the same.
Provision is made in the law for
Iit USE VI Clie SlSudlS IldI nave gen
orally been adopted all over the coun-
try of indicating by extending the
hand or a "whoa" when it is intended
to turn or stop. Provision is also made
that bicycle riders carrying a lighted
lamp sufficiently powerful to be seer
for a distance of two hundred feet and
a signal which can be heard for the
same distance.
Right-of-way Rules.
Every driver or operator of a vehi-
Gle approaching the intersection of a
street or public road shall grant the
right Of the a at such intersection
to any vehicle approaching from its
right; provided that whenever traffic
officers are stationed that they shall
have full power to regulate traffic.
Slow-moving and heavy-laden vehi-
cles shall keep as near the right
hand boundary of the road or the
right-hand curb, as the case may be,
as possible, so as to allow free pas