The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-25
PROVIDES FOR TOURING
IN YELLOWSTONE PARK
Regulations Cover All Phases of
Motoring; Brakes, Gears, Horns,
Speeds, Penalties, Etc.

Detailed information is given in a
circular just issued by the depart
ment of the interior governing the use
of pleasure automobiles in the nation
al Yellowstone park Only "such au-
tomobiles as are operated for pleasure
and not those carrying passengers who
are paying, either directly or 1ndl-
rectly, for the use of the machine"
will be permitted to enter the park.
The regulations include a schedule
for leaving and arriving at the var
ious points of interest, and no auto
travel is. permitted in the different
sections of the park except between
the hours indicated; this arranging
travel in. the park so that teams will
not have to pass motor driven We
hicles
The horse has the right of way, say
the instructions, and the gasoline in
vention must at all times take the
worst of it. The autos must take the
outside of the road on all hills and
dangerous grades, irrespective of the
direction in which they are, travelling.
If a blow out occurs, or some other
trifling accident which ties up the
auto party more than twenty or thirty
minutes, whatever the time allowed
may be, the party must stay where
they are until the hour next scheduled
for auto travel comes around, which
is usually about six hours later.
The horse in Yellowstone park
maintains a dignity that it has lost in
other sections, and Uncle Sam is Sc
curing for it all of it's inherent rights
Some of the more important of the
regulations follow:
} Motorcycles: Motorcycles are no
J permitted to enter the park.
Tickets of Passage: Ticket of pas
sage must be secured and paid for a
the checking station where the auto
f mobile enters the park. This tickle
g must be conveniently kept, so that
can be exhibited to park guards OF
demand, and must be surrendered a
the last checking station on leaving
1 the park. Tickets of passage will shoN
| (a) name of owner, (b) license mum
| Der of automobile, (c) name of stat
issuing license, (d) make of machin
and manufacturers number, (e) nam
of driver, (f) seating capacity OF ma
chine, and (g) number of passengers.
Fees: Fees are payable in cas-
only, and will be as follows: $7.50 10
a single trip through the park, an
$40 for the season. All permits WI
expire on October 1 Of the year
issue.
Muffler Cut-outs: Muffler cut-ou'
| must be closed while approaching
passing riding horses, horse-drawn W
hicles, hotels, camps, or soldier st'
tons.
Distance Apart-Gears and Brakes
Automobiles while in motion must NJ
be less than so yards apart, except Il
purposes of passing, which is on
permissible on comparatively Level
slight grades. All automobiles, exec
while shifting gears, must retain the
gears constantly enmeshed. Person
desiring to enter the, park in an aut
mobile will be required to satisfy u
guard issuing the ticket OF Dassal
that the machine in general. ana pa
ticularly the brakes and tires. are
first-class working order and capaD
Of making the trip, and that there
sufficient gasoline in the tank
reach the next place where 1t may
obtained, and carry two extra tir'
For this purpose, all drivers VIII
required effectually to block ana SIX
the rear wheels with either foot