The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-05-03
LAW FOR THE AUTO
If YOU DRIVE you OUGHT TO
PRESERVE THIS WITH CARE
Study Until Familiar With the Con-
tent sand Then Preserve for
Frequent Reference.

The following is the law of the road.
Read it with care, and then read it
again, and then cut it out and preserve
for future reference. Furthermore,
make an addition. Stop before attempt
ing to negotiate any railroad crossing
and be sure that you are safe.
EASES .ssT The Iowa Law.
Section 1. Care in meeting and pass
ing-Rules and Regulations. That sec
ton nineteen (19) chapter seventy-two
(r2), of the acts of the Thirty-fourth
general assembly be amended by add
ing thereto the following rules and
regulations for the operation of motor
vehicles upon the public highways:
1) The operator of motor vehicle
shall turn to the right when meeting
another vehicle and in cities and
towns shall at all times travel on the
right hand side of the street, as near
the curb as the condition of the street
will permit.
(2) The operator of motor vehicle
when overtaking and passing another
vehicle, shall pass to the left where
the surface of the ground will permit
and shall drive not the right until
clear of such vehicle.
(3) The operator of motor vehicle
shall, before. stopping, turning or
changing the course of such vehicle,
fist see that there is sufficient space
to make such movement in safety and
shall give visible or audible signal to
the crossing officer, if there be such,
or to the drivers of vehicles following,
of his intention to make such move
ment, by raising the nand and indicat-
ing with it the direction in which he
wishes to turn.
(4) The operator of a motor vehicle
III turning to the right from one street
or highway into another, shall turn the
corner as near the right hand side as
possible; and, in turning to the left
from one street or highway into an
other, shall pass to the right of and
beyond the center before turning.
(6) In cities of the first class, it
shall be unlawful to stop motor We
hicle unless the right side thereof is
next to and parallel with the curb and
as near thereto as the condition of the
street will permit; provided that this
rule shall not apply in cases Of emer-
gcncy, when the stop is made to avoid
accident or to allow pedestrians On We
hicles to cross in front of such motor
vehicle, or when made in obedience 70
the signal of police officer.
ca In cities and towns, it shall be
unlawful for the operator of any mo-
tor vehicle to overtake and pass an
other vehicle at street intersections
in the business district.
(8) 1t shall be unlawful for the OPP
orator of motor vehicle to permit
motor of same to operate in such a
manner as to visibly emit an unduly
great amount of steam, smoke or pro-
ducts of combustion from exhaust
points or openings.
(9) It shall be unlawful for the OPP
orator or owner of any motor vehicle
to operate or permit to be operated
upoh tHC otittto VI any Si'y VI .tOWh
any motor vehicle which has not a
suitable muller in a proper and eff
cicnt working condition and,it shall be
further unlawful for any person to
drive or permit to be driven ION the
streets of any city or town any motor
vehicle with the muller cut out or not
in operation.
(l0) itshall be unlawful for any per-
son 10 cause or permit any motor yes
hiclelto be driven upon any pAblic
street or highway by any person I'M