The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-05-19
ORDINANCE

An ordinance regulating vehicles in and
places OF the City OF Owosso, and to pre-
| scribe penalty for the violation thereof
The City Of Owosso ordains
Section !. The term vehicle as used in
this ordinance shall be deemed to include
automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles and all
| manner or conveyances drawn by motor
power or by one or more horses or other
draft animals, except such vehicles as shall
| be In use by policemen and firemen, and
traction engines, power road roller and
other vehicles in use under the direction
or authorized representatives of the city
government, also excepting conveyances
operated on permanent tracks In accord
ance with any franchise therefor duly
granted by the Legislative body of the City
| of Owosso. The word driver" as used In
this ordinance includes the driver or
operator of any vehicle"
| The word parking" for the purpose of
this ordinance IL hereby defined to mean
the standing OF any vehicle In a street
alley or public place in the city, either In
charge of driver or without such driver
for longer period than is necessary TO
actually load or unload said vehicle or to
take on or let off passengers.
The words street intersection shall
| mean the area bounded by the side lines,
real or produced, Of two or more streets
which meet or cross each other.
The word horse" shall include any and
all domestic driving animals.
Section 2. The owner, operator, driver,
or person In charge OF any vehicle pro-
PEELED or driven upon the streets, highways
and public places of the City of Owosso,
| shall conform TO and observe the following
| rules of the road upon all streets, alleys.
| avenues and public places in the City of
90 Vehicles shall be driven i'm a care.
| full manner and with due regard for the
| safety and convenience of pedestrians and
(2) Vehicles shall keep to the right
| side of the street except when necessary
to turn to the left in crossing or in over
fp n hnr vol Ialn In for
go .AlEehicles meeting shall pass each
other to me right.
the left of vehicles overtaken, In passing,
and the driver of every vehicle in overtak-
ing and passing another vehicle shall ex
as the circumstances shall demand, and
so as not to produce loss or damage to
oyertaken vehicles or the occupants there
of, provided that no vehicle shall pass on
the left of street car when going in the
same direction with such street car.
(5l vehi, les moving slowly shall keep
right, allowing more swiftly. moving
vehicles free passage to their left.
90 Drivers or operators of vehicles be-
course shall make sure that such move
ment can be made in safety.
"a Vehicles turning to the, right into
corner as near to the right hand curb as
possible
80 Nehi' les turning to the left into an
other street shall pass to the right of and
beyond the center of the street intersec
ton before turning.
(S2) When two or more vehicles are
crossing over an intersection at right
angles, the vehicle on the right shall have
precedence.
co. Vehicles crossing from one side of
the street to another shall do so by turn
ing to the left so as to head in the same
direction as the traffic on that side of the
street toward which the crossing Is made,
and so that said vehicles shall stop with
its right side to the curb of said street
and that no vehicle shall cross from one
side of the street to another or turn around
unless vehicle shall be within street in
tersection, unless such vehicle shall be en-
tering said street from an alley.
Q0) No vehicle. shall be driven through
except with the permission of a police
officer.
U1) The driver or operator of every
vehicle shall give some plainly Visible Cor or
his vehicle at not less than six 90 feet of
the running board or step of any street
car which is stopping for the purpose Of
If by reason OF the presence of other
vehicles at the space where such car Is
stopPng,t or by reason of the narrowness
serve the distance of six 90 feet from
such running board herein prescribed, then
the driver or operator of said vehicle shall
stop the same until such ear shall have
taken on or discharged its passengers and
again started, provided that in passing.
car car which is stopped or has stopped for
passengers, the driver or operator of said
vehicle shall check said vehicle to speed
of not greater than six 90 miles per
hour, and shall pass said car at no greater
speed.
G2) No vehicle shall remain backed up
to the curb except 1t be actually loading
or unloading, and In such case, Ii shall
remain no longer than the actual loading
or unloading requires: Provided In those
streets or portions Of streets In which a
stand and stop as near as possible. parallel
with the curbs and sidewalks
(13) The horse or horses attached to
the vehicle backed up to the curb shall be
turned at right angles to the vehicle and
in the direction in which the traffic upon
that side of the street is moving.
(14) No vehicle shall stop at any cross
walk for longer period than necessary to
permit the occupants to alight or persons
to enter said vehicle or In any such man,
cross walk. and upon paved streets no
vehicle shall stop within the street inter
section.
street except within two (2) feet Of the
curb, nor i'm such way as to obstruct free
passage Of the street, and no vehicle shall
park within ten feet of any fire hydrant,
nor I'm such way as to prevent full access
to said fire hydrant.
(16) The driver of any vehicle shall
stop upon the signal from the police Off
fully observe all signals of said police
officer and when directed either by the
hand of said police officer, or otherwise to
stop or start, such vehicles shall imme
diately comply with said signal
40 The officers and men of the fire
department and fire patrol and their APP
paratus of all kinds, when going to or on
duty, mt or returning from a fire, and the |
officers and men and vehicles of the police |
department and all ambulances shall have |
the Fight of way in any street or public |
place, and through any professions except |
over vehicles carrying United States mail, |
and all vehicles except vehicles carrying |
United States mail, shall upon approaching |
a fire apparatus going to Il fire or upon |
lscertaining when the same Is approach |
ing such vehicle, said vehicle shall pro- |
iced as near as possible to the curb, and |
wait until said fire apparatus has passed |
such vehicle
GS) No vehicle shall he allowed to re-
main upon or be driven through any |
street Of the City of Owosso to wilfully |
blockade or obstruct the street, and no |
vehicle shall he so overloaded that the |
horses or motive power shall be unable to /
move II.
(19) No vehicle used exclusively or pri
narily for advertising purposes shall be |
allowed upon the streets of the City eX-
'cpting upon permission In writing from
he Chief of Police.
cor No person while under the inlu-
,nce of liquor shall drive any kind of |
vehicle upon the streets highways, or pub
ic places of the city.
CD 1t shall be deemed violation of
his ordinance for any person In charge
pr control of any vehicle To make the said