The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-03-27
Traffic Ordinance of City Of
Dawson, Ga.

vehicle of every sort, to be propelled by
animal or mechanical power, including
automobiles bicycles push carts, trucks,
| or any vehicle or cOntrlVance moving on
; wheels, driven, operated or run in the
streets of the City of Dawson shall OBJ
serve the following rules and regulations:
SECTION /. RULES OF THE ROAD.
l. RULE OF THE ROAD-Each opera
tor or driver of any vehicle hereinbefore
provided for on the streets and alleys of
! the city shall only operate or drive such
vehicle on the right hand side. of the
street or way upon which such vehicle
/ is being propelled, keeping as near the
cable.
2 STOPPING ON STREETs-When
any vehicle herein provided for is stopped
| or brought to a standstill on, the street or
| way the same shall be stopped with the
/ right hand of the operator or driver next
to the sidewalk with the vehicle at an
angle of about 45 degrees and as close
10 the sidewalk as possible (This para
graph only to apply within the fire limits
Of the City of Dawson).
3 LOADING AND UNLOADING
Whenever, for proper purposes, it be-
comes necessary for any vehicle to back
into the sidewalk for rear end loading or
unloading. if a vehicle drawn by animal
power, the animal shall be pulled to the
rights as near parallel with the sidewalk
as IS possible, and made to stand so until
the loading or unloading is completed.
TURNING CORNERS-When turning
" NIlC lG1I MANU- at COIuSIS VI lutGISGCluS
streets the operator or driver of any We
hicle shall proceed from the right hand
side OF the street on which the vehicle is
being operated or driven to and beyond the
center of the intersecting street and pro-
coed to the right hand side of the inter-
secting street, and where the vehicle is
turning to the right hand at corners or
1nterSect1ng streets the vehicle shall be
kept close to the right hand side Of the
corner or intersecting street Upon ap-
preaching crossing or intersections of
public streets or alleys the person oper-
atlng such machine shall cause the horn
bell or whistle to blow Immediately be-
fore turning corners, or crossing inter-
secting streets or alleys and to simulta-
neously check the speed of the machine
so as to stop in time to prevent damage
to any person or thing on or crossing
such street or alley.
SPEED AT CORNERS AND INTER
SECTlONS-In turning corners of street
intersections it shall be unlawful for any
person to drive or operate any vehicle
herein contemplated faster than six miles
per hour.
PASSING VEHICLES TRAVELLING
IN SAME DIRECTION-Any person OPP
Grating or driving any vehicle herein con-
templated desiring to pass another We
hicle ahead shall turn and pass to the
left of such vehicle but remain on the
right hand side of the street.
Z CROSSING STREET FROM ONE
SIDE TO ANOTHER-Any person driv-
ing or operating any vehicle on the
streets desiring to cross from one side of
the street to the other or to turn back in
the opposite direction shall turn to
the left and shall not go be-
yond the center of the street until the
right hand of the driver or operator is
next to the side Of the street towards
which the turn is made.
8 DRIVER TO INDICATE TURNS
Any person operating or driving any au-
tomObile on the streets of the city shall,
before turning at any corner. wave the
direction of his contemplated turn If
such operator or driver does not intend
turning he shall so indicate by pointing
arm straight ahead, and if such operator
or driver desires to cross from one side
of the street to another, or before turning
around (as herein provided for) he shall
always so indicate by extending his arm
to the right.
ANIMALS LEFT STANDING ON
THE STREETS-No horse, mule or other
animal, whether to a vehicle or not. shall
not be left standing on the streets I'M
hitched or unattended
10 CUTTING OUT NUFFLER. ETC
No person operating or driving an auto
mobile or other vehicle of like kind in the
city shall unnecessarily cut off or release
what is known as the ''muffler" or SINH
lar device used for the same purpose.
The sudden opening or closing of the
throttle is prohibited.
II LIGHTS ON MACHINES-No per-
son shall drive an automobile or other
similar machine between shutdown and
sunrise without having one or more
bright lights on the front of the machine
and red light on the rear end thereof.
u It shall be the duty of any person
operating such machine to stop the noise
of the machine upon approaching any an
imal hitched to a vehicle if such animal
shall appear to be afraid of the machine
or its noise in time to avoid damage.
SECTION 2 SPEED REGULATIONS !
1 SPEED OF AUTOMOBILES shall
be unlawful for any person to run or OPP
N1,I,f1 II,
on the streets or alleys of the City of
Dawson at greater speed than fifteen
miles per hour.
2 SPEED-RECKLESS shall be I'M
lawful for any person running or operat-
ing an automobile, or other similar We
hicle within the city to run or operate
the same in a reckless or careless man.
ner, whether said automobile is running
over or under the speed limit of fifteen
miles per hour herein provided. Said
automobile must be operated with due re-
gard to the safety of persons and vehicles
upon the streets and public places and in
such manner as to avoid collision there
with, and no person shall at any time
operate same when he is under the inhu-
ence of whiskey or in an intoxicated con-
dition.
DUTY OF POLICE-It is hereby made
the duty of the police force of the city
to familiarze themselves with the State
law governing the operations of automo-
bileS and to carry offenders against said
law before the Mayor or Other proper
officer, who shall i'm such cases bind the
offenders over to the State Court as is
provided in the Charter of said-city.
SECTION 3. BICYCLES TRICYCLES
OR MOTORCYCLES
BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS-It
shall be unlawful for any person to ride
a bicycle. tricycle. or motorcycle on any
Of the sidewalks Of the City Of Dawson.
2 RIDING IN OR OUT OF ALLEYS
All bicyclists riding into or out of the
public streets or alleys Of the city shall
ring their bells upon approaching the
sidewalks enclosing same, and shall not
make their entrance into or exit from
said street or alley at a faster pace than
the ordinary gait of a pedestrian.
SPEED, BICYCLES. ETC-It shall be
unlawful for any person running or oper-
ating bicycles or motorcycles within the
City of Dawson to exceed the following
rate of speed, towit: Within the fire linn
its of the city ten miles per hour; else
where within the city twelve miles per
hour. All riders must use bells and Ian
terms after dark, in connection with their
machines Riders must ring bells for al
leys corners and crossings.
SECTION 4
Be it further ordained that any person
or persons violating any of the provis-
ions of this ordinance shall be punished
as is prescribed by Section 100 of the