Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-11
BILL PROVIDES FOR
RULES OF THE ROAD
Senator Smith S Proposed Law
If Enforced HOuld Prevent
Accidents


regulate traffic in cities and on tn,
country roads. The bill comes up be
cause existing conditions are such tha
travel IN cities and on the roads O.
the state is dangerous because of tb,
disregard of rules of the road b,
speeders. The bill declares the act i
necessary for the Immediate preser
walton of the public peace"
Because of the fact that in man,
cases where people have been strucl
by automobiles and injured and left
to suffer without help by the partie!
IN the automobile, the act makes il
obligatory on the driver of the auto
mobile striking such a person to stor
and render such aid as is necessary
and in case of collision with another
automobile to render like assistance tC
the occupants of the vehicle struck
The name of the colliding vehicles
their numbers, the time, and the place
of the accident are to be taken, the
items are not to be used as determin.
ing the liability for fault or negligence
Neither party in a collision is to move
away from the place of the collision
without complying with this rule.
Among the many provisions in the
act, the following are briefed:
Vehicles proceeding in opposite di-
reetions pass to the right;
Vehicles proceeding in the same di-
rection overtake each other by passing
to the left.
The signal to pass shall be one blast
of the whistle, or bell.
1t shall be the duty of every over
taken vehicle to turn to the right and
give one-half of the road.
Vehicles approaching an intersection
shall be under control so as to permit
the vehicle on the right of the vehicle
approaching to first cross the intersect-
ing street.
At all intersections the vehicle ap-
preaching the intersection from the
right of any other vehicle approaching
the intersection shall have the right
of way.
Every person in charge of motor
vehicle shall so keep it in control that
when approaching a vehicle drawn by
a horse or horses every reasonable pre-
caution to avoid frightening the ami
mails can be taken.
To protect passengers alighfing from
street ears if necessary the machine
shall be brought to a full stop before
passing,
Joekying or running for position by
at parades is forbidden.
No races for speed shall be held on
the streets or roads except on permis-
sion of authorities and the course
patrolled.
Excess of twenty-five miles per hour
IS defined as unreasonable speed.
Any intoxicated person shall be
deemed eonclusively incapable to oper-
ate and control motor vehicle.
Rights of Tllegitimates.
Bills giving an illegitimate child the
same rights of inheritance to the
fathers property and providing for
the prosecution of father who re-
fused to settle with the mother and
make provision for the maintenance
of the child were introduced into the
senate yesterday. The bill providing
for prosecution of the father for fail
ure to support or settle was introduced
by Senator Olsen and the bill by SEN
ator Smith of Josephine is designed V
force the marriage of the parents of
children.
Senator Olson's bill passed the house
at the 1913 session but failed in the
senate. 1t is modelled after the Wis
consin law, and among its provisions
are the following:
On complaint of the wronged girl the
alleged father may be brought before
a justice of the peace in the presence
of the girl. If he is willing to make a
settlement to care for her
in her illness and also seeur the
county against charges for mainten-
ance of the child, and give bond to
the county from charges, he
IAN be released.
If no settlement is made he can be
leld and released only on bond; if
adiudged guilty he shall be charged
With the maintenance of the child, the
expense Of the mothers illness, and
costs of the legal proceedings.
Senator Smiths bill provides that
the court establishes three things
hat both the father and mother are
capable of marrying, that they are the
parents of the illegitimate child, and
hat the defendant refuses to marry,
hen the court may enter decree
which will have the same effect as a
marriage ceremony.