The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-23
REGULATIONS
FOR TRAFFIC
Town and Village Fathers
COllab0rate i'm Pro-
posed List
OFFICIALS TO MEET
OWNERS AND DRIVERS

Conference Called for Saturday Night
at 7.3o in Selectmsn's Room-sug-
gestions Desired for Possible I'm
provement of Code.
The village commissioners and tbe
selectmen of Brattleboro have collab-
GRATED in drafting set of traffic reg
ulations to be operative within the
limits of Brattleboro. The two boar IS
Will meet Saturday evening at 7.30
clock IN tae office of the selectmen
In the town hall building to hear and
consider suggestions by any interested
IN such regulations. Owners and driv-
cFs OF all Kinds of vehicles are urged
70 read the proposed rules and to ap-
pear at the meeting of the two boards
ana make such suggestions FIR i'm
pfoFement as may seem advisable to
them.
The law of the road as provided bv
number l1l of the Acts of 1910 and
@pphed to conditions in Brattleboro is
as follows:
l. An vehicles snail pass each ot1-
er to the right.
.. Any vehicle in overtaking
another shall pass to the left of it.
). All vehicles turning to the rioht
into another street shall turn the cor
ner as near the curb as practicable.
All vehicles turning to tac left into
another street shall keep to ana pass
to the right of the intersection Of the
eenters Of such streets.
l. An operator of an automobile
on approaching Il crossing or inter
seetIng highway, bridge. sharp turn.
steep descent or brow of a hill. shall
nave the same under perfect control
and give timely signal.
;. Where there is not an nnob-
structed view of the road for at least
100 yards, the operator of an autono-
bile shall keep his vehicle on the
right OF the center of the Travelled
part of the highway.
In addition the following traffic re-
gulations arc proposed
l. No vehicle shall pass another
o1ead unless there is a clear way of
ct least 100 feet in advance of the We
hicle ahead.
:. No vehicle shall stop or stand at
the intersection of any street.
). No vehicle shall stop with its
left side to the curb No vehicle shall
stop IN public street except with IFS
right side close to and parallel with
the curb
/. No vehicle saall remain backed
up to the curb except when actuaIlv
loading or unloading merchandise.
coal or machinery, and then FIR only
50 long as may be necessary.
.. No person shall scatter or per
mt 10 be scattered from any vehicle
or otherwise any metal, glass or other
substance, and no person shall leave
IN any place, broken bottles in any
streets or cutters.
8: On Main street between the
bridge and the fountain. all vehicles
shaH keep to the right of tae street
railway track when possible.
Z. The driver of vehicle about II
turn, either from Il standstill or in
motion, shall give timely signal bv
hand or whip or in some unmistakabIe
manner to indicate the direction of
the turn
5. The driver of a vehicle shall on
approaching a street car not in mo-
tion, slow down so as to safeguard
passengers who are aliglting
3. All vehicles crossing from one
side of the street to the other shall
do SO at the intersection of streets so
as to head in the same direction as
traffic on that side of the street.
10. Any vehicle on the approach of
a fire apparatus shall Immediately
draw near to and parallel with the
curb and stop. Any street car saallI
stop so as not to interfere with the
passage of the apparatus.
II. No vehicle shall be allowed to
stand on Elliot street in front of the
engine house.
y. The driver of any vehicle shall
stop and start upon a signal from
police officer.
l3. The word vehicle includes hors-
es or any other animals hitched to ve
hicles, lead norses. vehicles of any
kind or anything on wheels except
street-ears and baby carriages
lA. Whoever violates the foregoing
rules and regulations, shall be fined
not exceeding $50 for each offense.