Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25
NO. 1ae.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE UNIFORM
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State OF Vermont;
Section I The terms highway"
roads" public highway, or public
road" as used in this act OF In chapter
10 of the Public Statutes and amend
ments thereof land in this act Chap Io2
@. l., as proposed) shall include a high
way or thoroughfare OF any kind used
by the public, whether actually dedicated
to the public and accepted by the proper
authorities or otherwise. Wherever the
terms reasonable care" due care or
terms OF like import are used IN this act
they shall be taken TO mean such care
as a reasonably cautious and prudent
person would have used under the same
or similar circumstances.
Sec. ?. A person shall not operate or
cause TO be operated a vehicle OF any
kind upon any OF the public highways
Of this state contrary TO any OF the fol-
lowing provisions:
Cd Meeting. Vehicles meeting while
moving in opposite directions shall exer-
else due care and shall each keep TO
the right OF the center of the highway
so as to pass without interference, and
at a rate OF speed not exceeding twenty
miles an hour.
% Right OF Way. Except as herein
after provided. all vehicles shall give
the right OF way TO other vehicles ap-
preaching at interesting highways from
the right: and shall have right Of way
over those approaching from the left:
provided that street cars and plainly
designated police department, fire de
partment and United States mail We
hicles and anbulances shall at all times
have the right of way over other We
hicles; and provided, further, that wher-
ever traffic officers are stationed, they
shall have full power TO regulate traffic
irrespective OF the foregoing provisions.
80 interesting Highways. All in
tersecting highways shall be approached
and entered slowly and with due care
to avoid accident: In making a turn TO
the right into an interesting highway
vehicles shall keep to the right OF the
center OF both interesting highways and
close to the rigilt-hand side OF the same
In making turn 10 the left into an in
tersecting highway, the operator or
driver OF the vehicle about TO make
such turn shall reduce speed as an indi-
cation OF his intention TO make the turn
and pass to the right OF and beyond the
center OF the highway intersection before
turning.
"a Overtaking. A vehicle overtak-
ing another vehicle going in the same
direction shall pass to the left OF the
vehicle so overtaken. but IN 50 doing
shall exercise due care and shall not
pass to the left OF the center OF the
highway unless the way ahead IS clear
of approaching traffic. The vehicle over
taken shall promptly, upon signal, turn
10 the right-hand side OF the highway IN
order TO allow free passage on It's left
~ Distracted View No vehicle
shall pass another from the rear at the
top OF hill or on a curve where the
view ahead IS in any wise INSTRUCTED, or
while the vehicle ahead IS crossing an
interesting highway or Is about TO turn
into the same.
(6) Passing Street Cars. The driver
or operator Of every vehicle shall bring
the same to a full stop not less than FIVE
feet from the rear OF any street car
headed in the same direction which has
stopped for the purpose OF taking on or
discharg1ng passengers, and remain
Standing until such car has taken on
or discharged its passengers, provided,
however, that in cities, towns and VII
lagos where the streets are OF sufficient
width, outside OF street car tracks, 10
permit the safe passage Of vehicles under
such circumstances this regulation may
be modified by local ordinance or Tegu-
lation
u Slow MOVING V ehIcleS- IN cities,
towns and villages or other places where
vehicular traffic IS heavy, moving
vehicles shall keep at all times as close
10 the right-hand side Of the highway as
reasonably practicable.
20 Curves All curves shall be ap-
preached and entered with due care 70
avoid accident, and all vehicles rounding
the same shall keep as far TO the right
hand side OF the highway as reasonably
practicable, and proceed with due care
to avoid accident
90, Divided Streets and Circular
Driveways. On divided streets or other
highways and also in passing around a
circular driveway, all vehicles shall
enter. keep and leave 10 the right unless
traffic signs conspicuously posted indicate
otherwise
(Io) Turning, Stopping and Back
ing 4 person shall not turn or back q
vehicle OF any kind N public highway
without taking due and reasonable care
10 avoid injury to other users OF the
highway IN 50 doing. 4 vehicle shall moi
be driven in q backward direction far
theT than Is absolutely necessary Il
avoid accident, or TO proceed on its way
(ID Barriers A person shall no
drive any vehicle over any highway
across which there IS a barrier OF sigT
indicating that such highway Is closec
10 public travel.
a person who violates a provision o
this acI shall he fined not more than fit