The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-07
NOTnTCEs

The congested condition of traffic
ON the streets of this village, due to
the increasing number of automobiles
and the narrow escape from serious
accidents in many instances, has
made it necessary for the trustees of
of the village to put in force certain
police and traffic regulations for the
protection of the people using the
streets.
Careless and negligent driving is,
very common, and hereafter all police
officers will be required to apprehend
all persons so driving within the vii
lage limits.
Police officers will be stationed at,
the most congested points in the vii
lage from time to time and are under
orders to strictly enforce the law of
the state and the following police and
traffic regulations:
Sec. /. Drivers of automobiles and
other vehicles shall keep to the right
hand side of the road, excepting
when passing another, when they
shall turn to the left and shall not
pull over to the right until clear of
the vehicle passed.
Sec. 2.-Driyers of automobiles or
other vehicles shall approach the
street crossings slowly, and all mo-
tor vehicles shall give timely signals
with bell, horn or other device requir-
ed by the law to be used for that pur-
pose
Sec. 3. Drivers of automobiles
and other vehicles on approaching a
street car loadngi or unloading pas
senEers shall stop and not pass such
car while passengefs are getting off
or on. fSS ~ J\
Sec. sastprsssrs of all vehicles
turning to the right into another
street shall turn the corner as near
the curb as practicable, All vehicles
turninssto to- Re feit into dnbthef street
shall pass to the right CT and beyond
the center of the intersectlng street
before turning. by
Sec. 5. The driver of an automo-
bile or other vehicle about to
turn la corner in the street
OF that part of the yillagesI
who're traffic is greatest, shall plainly
indicate the direction in which he pur
poses to turn by holding ont the left
or right hand. and when wishing to
stop and there being another vehicle
following, shall hold up his hand to
signify and warn such person follow
ing of his intention to stop.
Sec. 6. Vehicles moving forward
on the right side of street wishing
to stop on the left side shall turn
around before stopping so that when |
motion is resumed said vehicle shall |
proceed along the right side Of the |
street.
Sec. z. No vehicle shall be backed |
in the streets without warning hay
ing been given and the exercise of |
great care while backing, for the safe |
ty of other persons or vehicles in the /
rear.
Sec. s. No vehicle shall stop in
the street except at the curb or in
case of accident and no vehicle shall
stand within ten feet of any inter
secting street corner or crossing.
Sec. .. Drivers of automobiles
shall not permit the engines of their
machines to remain running while
the car is standing in the street for
more than one minute at time, nor
shall they stop such vehicle except at
he pl1rb No Irivar M n /
operating within the village shall
open the muller cutout or permit
In unreasonable amount of smoke to |
escape.
SPEED LIMIT
Section 1891 of the Public Statutes
If Vermont provides as follows:
No automobile Or motor vehicle |
hall be run on public way or priv
tie way laid out under authority OF
statute, in a careless or negligent
manner. If person runs an automo-
'ile or motor vehicle at rate of
peed exceeding ten miles an hour
within a city, incorporated village or
he thickly settled part of town, or
t rate of speed exceeding ten miles
n hour across any bridge of more l
han fifty feet span, it shall be prima
acie evidence that the automobile or ] I
rotor vehicle was run carelessly or
egligently" IL
BY order of the Village Trustees,
s. A. Burt, Il
Chairman of Police Committee. 4
Patrick Brazil
Chief of Police.
ttest; w. p. Hogan, q
Village Clerk.