The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-09
Drivers Should At All Times Realize
What 10 Necessary to be Done
In Case An Emergency
Arises.
MAY AVOID ACCIDENTS
Drivers Are Warned to Keep TO Right,
Not to stop Near Fire Hydrant's
Nor Close to Theatre
Exits.

| One who is familiar with the law
! of the state and the rule of the road,
has compiled the following, which
ought to be of genuine value to all.
| It should be preserved with care, and
put away in some convenient spot for
| future reference. OF course, most
drivers know what to do In most
cases. but they should know what to
do in all cases.
| At all times travel on the right
hand side.
When overtaking and passing an
other vehicle pass to the LETT and do
not drive to the right until clear OF
the vehicle.
| Before stopping, turning or chang
ing the course Of your car see that
there is sufficient space to make such
movement in safety, give visible or
audible signal to the crossing officer.
| If there be one. or to the drivers OF
vehicles following, of your intention
to make such movement, by raising
your hand and indicating with 1t the
direction in which you wish to turn.
In turning to the right from one
street into another, turn the corner
as near the right hand side as pos
sible (that is, cut right around close
/ to the curb)
J In turning to the left from one
street into another, pass to the right
Of and beyond the center of the inter
section before turning.
Head in Right Direction.
In crossing from one side OF
street to the other, turn to the left 50
as to head in the direction in which
the vehicles are moving.
/ Don't stop your car unless the right
/ side is next to, parallel to, and as
near as possible to the curo.
/, Do not overtake and pass another
vehicle at street intersections in the
! business district.
/ Do not permit the motor OF your
car to operate in such manner as
to emit visible and unduly great
amount of steam, smoke or products
of combustion from exhaust pipes.
Never drive car in which the ex.
Ihaust of the motor Is not muffled. and
do not cut out the muf1ler. II Is IN
lawful to use the cut-out.
It is unlawful for any person under
l15 years old to drive car upon any
| street.
Automobiles turning to the right
from one street into another have the
right Of way over vehicles travelling
on the street into which they are
turning.
On the other hand, automobiles
turning to the left into another street
must give the right OF way to vehicles
travelling on the street into which
they are turning.
4 Keep Away from Hydrant.
Do not leave your vehicle stanolne
within twenty feet Of any ire ayoran'
/ unless it is in charge of some one
canable of getting it out of the way
! DO not leave automobiles standing
In front of or within fifteen feet o.
leither side of the entrance to an!
theater, auditorium or other building
where large assemblages of people
are being held.
Do not leave your automobile un
attended with the motor running.
The state sets twenty-five miles ar
hour as the greatest speed which ma!
he considered careful and prudent
driving" anywhere; faster rate II
nresumptiye evidence in case OF In
iury to another person that the driver
was not using care.
/ No Intoxicated Driver.
j Never drive an automobile while in
ttoxicated. Or, better yet, never be
come intoxicated.
And remember this: Any person
operating a motor vehicle, who, TO
person, due to the culpabflity or sale
operator, or to accident. leaves the
place of said injury or accident with
out stopping and giving his name
postoffice address, including stree
and number OF registration number o.
said motor vehicle. to the injured
party or to police officer, or in case
no police officer is in the vicinity o
the place of said injury or accident
then reporting the same to the near
est police station or peace ofhcer
shall be guilty of a felony, punish
: able by fine of lot more than five